Zakia Ringgold is the founder and CEO of her own cosmetic business, "Soaps by Zakia". Zakia joins the show to further give her take on how to start a business, especially as a Black Woman.

Terrika Knox is the founder of "Herb & Orchid", her own non-alcoholic sparking wine brand. She joins the show to further discuss what went into her creating this brand, and why she decided to go the no-alcoholic route.

Chris Norwood joins Dr. Peterson on the weekly Critical Commentary with Chris Norwood segment to listen and react to a clip about Kamala Harris in honor of Women's History Month and more.

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Dr. Derek Griffith is a professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Griffith’s program of research focuses on developing anti-racism approaches to achieve racial, ethnic and gender equity in health.

He is a respected author, the Chair of Global Action on Men’s Health, and Editor-of-Chief of the International Journal of Men’s Social & Community Health. He joins Dr. Peterson to discuss racial and gender inequities in health, especially with our current administration.

Camille Proctor is the Founder and Executive Director of The Color of Autism - a nonprofit that she founded in 2009 that has become a lifeline for countless African American families, by supporting children on the autism spectrum.

She joins Evening WURDs to discuss more about The Color of Autism, and how we can all be a support system to the autism community.

Katie Sykes is the current president of NExT Philadelphia (Network of Extraordinary Talent): a vibrant community of young professionals aged 21 to 44, united by a shared commitment to thrive in leadership development, economic empowerment, and community volunteerism.

Katie joins the show to further talk about her role at NExT Philadelphia, and to further talk about its initiative.

Christen Johnson is the owner of Poppa’s Custards, a Philadelphia based, Black family & women owned packaged food business; and a 2024 winner of Level Up.

As Co-Founder and majority owner of Poppa’s Custard, Christen has been hands-on driving the establishment, and growth of Poppa’s Custard since its founding in her family’s kitchen in 2020. Driving engagement and acting as the voice of Poppa’s Custard in all marketing and customer engagement efforts to help Poppa’s Custard become a growing local brand business with regional and national aspirations.

She joins Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to share her experience as an entrepreneur.

Robin Lynette is a MUA/Esthetician & an Event Producer. She joins the show to talk about her career in the beautician industry, and to further talk about her business, "Recharge Beauty & Wellness": her own beautician and event planning business.

Dominique Brundidge is an anesthesiologist & a critical care doctor at Lankenau Hospital. He joins the show to talk about his career in the healthcare field.

Odessa K. is a fitness trainer, and is the CEO of "O.K. Training", her own fitness training program. She joins the show to talk about how important it is to work out on a consistent basis.