WURD Radio

Devon Ombres is the Senior Director of Courts and Legal Policy at the Center for American Progress. Before joining American Progress, Mr. Ombres served at the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and for the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

He joins Dr. Peterson for this weeks Center for American Progress segment to give a preview on the major cases still on the Supreme Court’s docket.

Julia Cadwallender is the Managing Director of Read By 4th. Elizabeth Cieri is the Director of Program Design & Development at the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. They both join Dr. Peterson for the Philly Reads segment on Evening WURDs to discuss Summer Literacy opportunities for the Philadelphia youth.

Alexis Pedrick is the Chief Storyteller and Podcast Host at the Science History Institute, where she oversees the creative team responsible for the Institute’s award-winning podcasts and builds out a strategic vision for storytelling.

She joins Dr. Peterson to discuss the Science History Institutes new podcast — Innate: How Science INvented the Myth of Race, a multi-year project that shares the history of racism in American science and medicine; and the institutes upcoming family-friendly and free events.

Black hair salons could face steep price increases if tariffs go forward. Tracey Calhoun, founder and CEO of Miracles Hair Salon, joins us to talk about it.

Lawyer and critical race theorist Dr. Tim Golden joins us to talk about a plan for reparations in Tulsa and a historical wrong in New Orleans.

Rodney Mcleod joins the show. He is Co-Founder of Change Our Future Foundation and Super Bowl 52 Champion. Rodney talks to us about their Sneaker Ball Fundraising Gala, approaching on June 6th.

Kristen de Marco Executive Director of Gateway HorseWorks, Meredith Lowe, Principal of Morrison Elementary School in Olney, and Dr. Nathalie Nérée, Chief of Special Education and Diverse Learners for the School District of Philadelphia talk about an innovative and highly successful new therapeutic program that uses horses and donkeys to support social and emotional learning for students with behavioral challenges and disabilities.

Marc Stier, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Policy Center, talked about provisions to cut SNAP and Medicaid benefits in the large tax and spending bill that is now being negotiated in the U.S. Senate and what Pennsylvanians stand to lose if it is passed.

Sofiya Ballin from “Brightness in Black” joins the show. She shares with us a powerful conversation between Gwendolyn Jenkins and former Philadelphia Eagle and Super Bowl 52 winner, Malcolm Jenkins.

Katrice Miller, Founder of Corporate Consulting Group LLC, Katrice helps professionals fast-track their careers, command higher salaries, and transition into leadership or consulting roles with clarity and confidence. She has 25+ years of experience in law, government, and corporate spaces, and her client roster includes Amazon, Starbucks, Microsoft, and the U.S. Department of Labor.