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Congressman Dwight Evans is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District which includes Northwest and West Philadelphia and parts of North, South, and Center City Philadelphia since 2019.

Congressman Evans joins the show to talk about a proposed $11 million grant that would go to the city of Philadelphia received as a part of the Philadelphia Community Charging Project Regional Partnership, which would fund the installation of up to 200 charging ports throughout the Philadelphia region, including suburban and rural areas.

Chris Norwood joined Dr. Peterson on the weekly Critical Commentary with Cousin Chris segment on Evening WURDs.

Scott Walcoff is the Senior Associate Athletic Director at Temple University. He joins the show to talk about Temple's Mascot, Hooter, and his birthday, and he also discusses other promotions Temple has upcoming.

David Greenberg is a media historian, author, and professor of history and media studies at Rutgers University. He joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss his recently released book “John Lewis: A Life.”

Ann Smith joined Dr. Peterson for the monthly Evening Stories segment on Evening WURDs to discuss "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes.

Dr. Stacy Holland is the Executive Director of Elevate215, which is a group of educators and community conveners who work to create a brighter future for Philadelphia. She joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the teacher shortage, increasing the number of teachers of color, and more.

Julian Shendelman and Taylor Townes are the directors of Blue Stoop, which is a home for Philly writers. They joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to talk about the “Power to the Pen: Writing for Revolution” program, and how Philadelphia writers can fuel their creative and connect with fellow writers at Blue Stoop.

Brother Shomari joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss an upcoming event at the Community College of Philadelphia on Friday, February 21st from 1PM to 4PM called "Race, Manhood and Power."

Rev. Sherry Hall is the Director of Community Programming at Help Inc. Yusuf Fluellen is the Executive Director at Help Inc. They both joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss their upcoming event.

Michael Harriot of The Grio joins us to talk about whether the Trump administration's policies line up with what he expected, and to discuss what Black people should do about it.