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Chris Norwood joined Dr. Peterson for the weekly Critical Commentary with Cousin Chris segment on Evening WURDs to discuss 18th century Black History and more.

Dr. Nikia Owens is the President/CEO of Campaign for Working Families: an organization whose mission is to build and champion the financial well-being and economic mobility of individuals and families by leading programming and advocating for policies, initiatives, and support systems that ensure equitable opportunities and financial stability.

Dr. Owens joins the show to talk about the various tax services that Working Families offers to low-income individuals & families. She also talks about the Earned Tax Income Credit: about $100 million of which is left unclaimed each year in Philadelphia.

Maria Smilios is an award-winning author of The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis: this book explores the journey of the young Black nurses who traveled from the South to New York City during the Great Depression to care for individuals with tuberculosis at the city’s municipal hospital after the white nursing workforce quit en masse.

Maria joins the show to further discuss what motivated her to write about this story, and to talk about the importance this instance had in medical history.

Linn Washington Jr., is a Professor of Journalism at Temple, where he is a co-founder of the award-winning Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab. In addition to his Temple degrees, Washington holds a law degree from Yale University. Linn joins us to talk about the influence of Elon Musk, and what, if anything, the courts and Congress can do about it.

Dennis Miller, President Greater Philadelphia Area Veteran Chamber of Commerce joins the show. His grandmother, Ms. Sylvia was born on Feb. 13, 1922, and served as a member of the 6888.

Actor Morris Chestnut joins us to talk about his newest project, "Watson". It returns Sunday February 16th 9/8CT on CBS. …"Watson" features Morris Chestnut as its lead.

Karen Taylor-Bass is an award-winning media strategist, activist, author, and inspirational speaker. She is the creator of the annual International Soulful Yoga: A Hybrid Experience. Bass has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Sirius XM, AARP, Fox News, and Dr. Oz.

Karen joins the show to talk about a few statistics about heart health to further drive home the message of why people need to pay proper attention to their cardiovascular health.

P.O.C. (Proof of Consciousness) is the host of WURD’s environment-centered Friday morning show, “ecoWURD Magazine,” which airs every Friday from 10am to 11am ET. She is also the visionary Founder and Host of REVIVE RADIO, an influential online broadcasting platform.

P.O.C. joins the show to talk about the Super Bowl 59 halftime show where 5-Time Grammy Award-winning rapper, Kendrick Lamar, performed. P.O.C. breaks down the meaning behind Kendrick's performance at the Super Bowl.

WURD's Chris Murray joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory and the Kendrick Lamar halftime show.

Michael Sozan is a senior fellow at Center for American Progress, where he focuses on democracy and government reform. He joined Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss Trump’s administration.