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Ricco Ross is an American actor best known for his role as Private Frost in the 1986 sci-fi horror film Aliens, directed by James Cameron.

Ricco joins the show to discuss his Role in a new TV series produced by Tyler Perry, Beauty in Black. This drama series follows Kimmie, a young woman working in a strip club, as she navigates her life and dreams of escaping her challenging circumstances. The series explores themes of self-discovery, empowerment, and resilience as Kimmie is presented with opportunities that could change her life.

Pamela Rich-Wheeler is the Executive Director for The Business Center. Latoya Johnson is the Owner of Natural Body Essentials, and Winner of TBC’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award; Participant & Winner of the 2024 Healthcare and Beauty Cohort;

Debu Gandhi is the Senior Director of Immigration Policy at the Center for American Progress. He has past experience as a chief counsel for immigration for the US Senate Judiciary Committee, and guided the Democratic caucus on immigration law, legislative strategy and vote recommendations. In his role at the Center of American Progress, Mr. Gandhi currently leads the organization’s efforts to fix the badly broken immigration system.

He joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to talk about immigration during the current Trump Administration.

Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald join the show. They are board certified physicians and they are twins. The Doctors talk to us about measles outbreaks happening in areas across the country, including the Philadelphia suburbs. What’s causing them, how can you tell if your child has measles, and what can parents do to keep their child from getting infected?

Councilwoman Dr. Nina Ahmad joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the City of Philadelphia filing a lawsuit against JUUL Labs Incorporation for creating the e-cigarette epidemic among youth in Philadelphia.

Dr. James Peterson and Sara Lomax hosted the "Heart To Heart: Mind, Body and Spirit Approaches to Heart Health" show on Evening WURDs. They were joined by fitness expert David Miller to discuss the importance of physical activity and how it's imperative for heart health.

Tanya T. Morris is the Founder & CEO of Mom Your Business, which she started in 2017 to help professional women, entrepreneurs and organizational leaders. Ms. Morris serves as the Mentor Mogul of Mom Your Business to help black female entrepreneurs through education, resources and capital, and since 2021 Mom Your Business has helped founders raise over $500,000 in capital.

She joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss more about Mom Your Business and if the current administration government funding freezing or its perspective of DEI affected entrepreneurs.

Dr. Kaia Niambi Shivers, founder of Ark Republic and Black Farmers Index, about how Black farmers will navigate challenges without DEI and federal funding. She highlighted how society keeps rebranding old movements despite Black people leading agricultural innovation for centuries. Black farmers face systemic barriers without proper support yet continue to push forward with resilience.

Dr. James Peterson and Sara Lomax hosted the "Heart To Heart: Mind, Body and Spirit Approaches to Heart Health" show on Evening WURDs. They were joined by Psychologist Dr. Nicole Christian Braithwaite and E. Bernard Alexander from Black Men Heal to discuss how racism and current news has created pre-conditioned heart disease and related problems.

Dr. James Peterson and Sara Lomax hosted the "Heart To Heart: Mind, Body and Spirit Approaches to Heart Health" show on Evening WURDs. They were joined by Chrystal Dunkers from Point & Pivot Counseling, CEO of "Speak Life Transformation" Natasha Bryant, Dr. Carol Penn and Founder of "Quadefy LLC" Dr. Phillip Roundtree to discuss the mind and body connection.