Dr. Shanda McManus is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and author of the forthcoming memoir Brother Epistles (June 2026). A powerful advocate for health equity, she educates medical and community audiences on weathering, narrative medicine, and how to dismantle health disparities.

Her book, Brother Epistles, examines gun violence as a public health crisis through intimate letters to her brother Monir, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in North Philadelphia in 1992. Drawing on both personal grief and her two decades of clinical experience, the book explores the systemic factors that disproportionately affect young men in urban communities.

Dr. Shanda will join the show to further discuss the context of her book. Her book will be released on June 23rd, 2026.

Host of New World View David Barnes and WURD's Roxi Fab team up to host the 2026 Juneteenth Parade and Festival live from Malcom X Park. Hour two features guest: Jennifer Turnage, Philadelphia Water Department. All presented by: The Pennsylvania Lottery, Jefferson Health Plans, Harmelin Media, Dedicated Seniors Medical Center, and the Philadelphia Water Department.

Host of New World View David Barnes and WURD's Roxi Fab team up to host the 2026 Juneteenth Parade and Festival live from Malcom X Park. The first hour has interviews with Felicia Williams,

PAJI Juneteenth Parade event organizer, Dr. Shirlana Dash, CEO of SELF Inc, Kia Durham, and Todd Harrison, Jefferson Health Plans, and Chester Hicks from the Dedicated Senior Medical Center. All presented by: The Pennsylvania Lottery, Jefferson Health Plans, Harmelin Media, Dedicated Seniors Medical Center, and the Philadelphia Water Department.

Tech Life Steph talks new tech headlines and gives tips on how to avoid certain AI-generated scams targeting black users online. Later in the show, Tech Life Steph is joined by Kunbi Tinuoye, CEO of Urban Geeks, to discuss Byron Allen buying Buzzfeed and to predict what this could mean for the tech space.

On this episode of On The Record with Ernest Owens, Sharon Vaughn, the first vice chair of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee joins the the show.

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All of this was made possible by the sponsorship of the Pennsylvania Lottery.

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All of this was made possible by the sponsorship of the Pennsylvania Lottery.

P.O.C. is joined by Zakia Stewart, Founder and Creative Director, Empathy's Edge, here at AAMP in partnership with Creative Philadelphia.

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All of this was made possible by the sponsorship of the Pennsylvania Lottery.

P.O.C. is joined by Tiffany Murphy, owner of Art & Soul.

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All of this was made possible by the sponsorship of the Pennsylvania Lottery.

P.O.C. is joined by Michael Wilson, Assistant Curator at AAMP.

WURD Radio host of ECO-WURD Magazine P.O.C. hosts the African American Museum of Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party live event. P.OC. reports live from the African American Museum of Philadelphia at 701 Arch Street, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, with a variety of guests on standby to offer all types of deals and information about the Juneteenth Holiday celebration. All of this was made possible by the sponsorship of the Pennsylvania Lottery.

P.O.C. is joined by Frank Jackson of Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books.