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Professor and Chair of the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University Dr. Mark Anthony Neal joins Dr. Peterson to discuss black arts, expression and music. The conversation further delves into an exploration of hip-hop culture and Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance.

Philadelphia's own Rennie Harris joins Evening WURDs to talk to Dr. Peterson about his upcoming show, "American Street Dancer" at Penn Live Arts Friday, March 14th and Saturday, March 15th; and the dance & arts industries within black culture.

Dr. Danielle Spragan is a cardiac (heart) surgeon who specializes in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery for the treatment of coronary artery disease. Dr. Spragan specializes in the treatment of coronary artery disease and advanced heart failure. She offers the most advanced, minimally invasive and robotic techniques available to restore blood flow to the heart.

Dr. Spragan joins the show to further discuss Coronary Artery Disease, what it entails, and how people can go about living their lives to further prevent contracting the disease.

Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which formerly was The Undefeated.

Michael joins the show to talk about the state of the Philadelphia 76ers, especially given the fact that Joel Embiid is out for the season. He also weighs in on the NFL prospects at the NFL combine, the play of college female basketball player, JuJu Watkins, and more.

Dr. Jerika Johnstone is a certified Kemetic Yoga instructor. Kemetic Yoga refers to the entire spiritual system of self-development created by the sages of ancient Egypt.

Dr. Johnstonse joins the show to further talk about her career as a yoga instructor, and to also talk about what Kemnetic Yoga entails, and discuss its benefits.

Maurice Sampson, Eastern Pennsylvania Director for Clean Water Action, about the loss of DEI and its impact on Black communities. He emphasized how DEI is important for environmental justice and how consumers hold real buying power. Without DEI, Black communities can face more significant ecological risks, showing why collective action and conscious spending matter now more than ever.

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 Ruth King from Mindful of Race Institute to discuss how racism and current news has created pre-conditioned heart disease and related problems.

Bernice L. McFadden is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Tulane University and the author of several critically acclaimed novels, including Sugar, The Warmest December, Loving Donovan, and more.

Bernice joins the show to further discuss the context of her memoir, "Firstborn Girls": a text that traces her life from a near fatal incident when she died in a car crash in Detroit, only to be resuscitated after her mother pulled her from the flaming wreckage.

Evening WURDs's Dr. James Peterson and WURD's CEO Sara Lomax hosted the Heart to Heart: Mind, Body and Spirit Approaches to Heart Health show on Evening WURDs. They were joined by Dr. Deborah L. Crabbe, Theresa Rowe-Ruffin, Dr. Sanul Corrielus and David Miller to discuss cardiovascular health.

Evening WURDs's Dr. James Peterson and WURD's CEO Sara Lomax hosted the Heart to Heart: Mind, Body and Spirit Approaches to Heart Health show on Evening WURDs. They were joined by Solomon Jones to discuss the amount of stress we are under that impacts heart health. They were also joined by Chrystal Dunkers, Natasha Bryant, Dr. Carol Penn and Dr. Phillip Roundtree to discuss the mind and body connection.