This week's guest for the Tuesday Teach-In segment is with activist and educator Ismael Jimenez. Jimenez and Dr. Peterson discuss the importance of media like comic books and hip hop and how they shaped the growth and development of the youth.

Author Richard Kreitner joins Evening WURDs to talk about his newly released book - Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery. Host Dr. Peterson had an honest conversation about the American Jews during the Civil War, those who were for slavery and those wishing to abolish it.

Diona Murray joins the show. She is the founder of Barren Fruit. Diona talks to us about National Infertility Awareness Month. Why is it critical for Black women, especially, to have safe spaces to share their reproductive health journeys?

Olympic Swimmer, Cullen Jones joins the show. May is Water Safety Month. Diversity in aquatics

is needed to increase access to swimming pools and highlight the historical barriers that have prevented many Black and underserved communities from learning to swim.

Sharon Neilson joins the show. She is the project manager for woodland academy child development center. Sharon talks to us about Children First’s Racial Equity Committee "The Childcare Crunch: The Economic Impact of A Day Without Childcare"

Alex Jacquez former Special Assistant to President Biden for Economic Development and Industrial Strategy joins the show. He is currently Chief of Policy & Advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative. He talks to us about how President Trump’s disastrous tariff policies are already hitting small businesses and manufacturers, the backbone of the US industrial base.

Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald are board certified physicians and they are twins. The doctors talk to us about new cancer research pioneered by Memorial Sloan Kettering points to a strong alternative to chemotherapy, surgery and radiation for some forms of cancer.

Leslie Fields-Cruz is the executive director of Black Public Media. Black Public Media supports the development of visionary content creators and distributes

stories about the global Black experience to inspire a more equitable and inclusive future.

Leslie joins the show to talk about Black Public Media currently being on target to hit $2 million in funding this year for film and immersive projects through its "PitchBLACK Forum" — the largest pitch competition of its kind in the United States for independent filmmakers & creative technologists who create Black content.

Allison Russell is a Grammy-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and activist known for her powerful blend of folk, Americana, blues, and roots music.

Allison joins the show to talk about the content of her music, her career journey working in the entertainment industry, and the May 2nd show she has at the Philadelphia Theatre of the Living Arts. She also spoke about working the country/Americana roots genre ,and whether Beyonce’s country success hurt or helped Blacks in country music.

George Dines is the host of the podcast, "The Common Sense Millionaire": a podcast that gives listeners financial tips on how to be smarter from a financial and investment perspective.

Georgre joins the show to talk about whether he believes the US will go into a recession in the rise of PResident Donald Trump's tariffs, multiple state suing Donald Trump over his tariffs, and more.