WURD Radio

Larry Platt is the co-founder of the Philadelphia citizen. He joins Dr. Peterson on the Citizen WURD segment to discuss the tax reform commission plan.

Article Link: https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/a-progressive-tax-plan/

The Twin Sister Docs, Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald joins the show. They speak on the latest measles outbreak, the formula to fight aging, what scientists have learned about COVID and more.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.