Tamika D. Mallory is a trailblazing social justice leader, movement strategist, globally recognized civil rights activist, cofounder of Until Freedom and the historic Women’s March, and author of “I Lived to Tell the Story”. This memoir is a powerful reflection on her life and activism. The book details her journey as a leading social justice advocate, covering her experiences growing up in New York City, her involvement in movements like Black Lives Matter, and her fight for racial and gender equality.

Tamika joins the show to further talk about eh context behind her memoir.

Lori Thomson is the owner of Vera Doyle. She returns to Evening WURDs to talk to Dr. Peterson about her entrepreneurial journey and to discuss her upcoming events celebrating the 2nd anniversary of Vera Doyle.

In the anniversary month, Vera Doyle is having a Tarot Reading event on Friday, March 21st; and the next day on Saturday, March 22nd, having a film screening of “Build The Table: The Daily Dressings Brand Story”, executive produced by Emmy Award winning Not Jax Productions.

At the end of the month, Lori Thomson will have Tracey L. Rogers for a “create your own horoscope” event on Friday, March 28th.

Vera Doyle is located at 7118 Germantown Avenue; Philadelphia, 19119. More info can be found at veradoyle.com

Dr. Erin Chapman is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at George Washington University. She is a scholar of race and sexuality in U.S. culture and a historian of gender politics in the 20-century black freedom moment. She joins Dr. Peterson for the Tuesday teach-in segment to discuss her research on Loraine Hansberry and the AFAM History Survey course she teaches.

Professor Rachel Barkow is the author of the newly released book "Justice Abandoned: How the Supreme Court Ignored the Constitution and Enabled Mass Incarceration." She is also Professor of Law at NYU School of Law, and has written numerous books and articles regarding criminal law and policy, including her 2019 release Prisoner of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration.

She joins Dr. Peterson to discuss her new book "Justice Abandoned," why America incarcerates citizens more than any other country and the Supreme Court’s role in mass incarceration.

Junior Brainard and Rainah Chambliss, Co-Presidents of AFT Local 2026 representing staff and faculty at CCP announce their upcoming vote to authorize a strike in their 14-month negotiations for better wages and supports for students.

Eric Cole and Kai Stewart of WURD's Un-packing with Eric & Kai discuss the launch of their HIV/AIDS campaign, Philly S.A.F.E., and the need for sexual health education in the wake of Trump administration rollbacks.

Melvin Powell III is Green Philly’s Events and Marketing Manager. He joins Dr. Peterson to discuss more about Green Philly’s “Sustainability in Motion” event on Tuesday March 18th, which EcoWURD is a facilitator for.

Dr. Deborah Willis is a professor, and the chair of the Department of Photography and Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where she teaches courses on cultural histories visualizing the Black body, women, and gender. She joins Dr. Peterson to discuss her book event at the Barnes Foundation this Sunday, March 16th from 1PM - 2PM regarding the newly released “Kamala: Her Historic, Joyful and Auspicious Spirit to the White House."

Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairman Sharif Street joins the show. He talks to us about where the party goes from here, after fractures begin to show.

Former Alabama State Senator Doug Jones joins Dr. Peterson on the Center for American Progress segment on Evening WURDs to talk about the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, and his advice to the Democrats.