Curtis J. Jones Jr. is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Philadelphia City Council. In 2007, he was elected to represent the 4th District, which covers parts of North, Northwest, and West Philadelphia. He joins the broadcast to talk about the issue of housing and renting in his community.

State Senator Vincent Hughes joins Joann Bell and Vanessa Fields as WURD broadcasts live from ACHIEVEability's office. He joins the show to talk about school funding, investing in the housing in Philadelphia, and much more.

Rue Landau and Kendra Brooks join Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to break down Philadelphia’s ICE Out legislation, passed with a veto-proof majority. They discuss what the bill does, how it protects immigrant communities, and what happens next as it heads to the mayor for consideration.

Evening WURDs hosts The Immigration Equation: A WURD and URL Media Roundtable segment with Erika Carlos, Rommel Owed, Levi Rickert and Fritznel Octave.

Erika Carlos is the Editor of Chief at El Telecolote, which covers latinx news, arts and culture in San Francisco.

Rommel Ojeda is an award winning Community Correspondent at Documented New York.

Levi Rickert is the Founder, Publisher and Editor of Native News, covering Native American news.

Fritznel Octave is a Haiti Editor for the Haitian Times.

They all joined Dr. Peterson for this roundtable to discuss how ICE is impacting immigrant families and communities across the nation.

Councilman Isaiah Thomas joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the breaking news about the Philadelphia School District delaying the vote on a controversial plan to close 17 schools.

District Attorney Larry Krasner is the 26th District Attorney of Philadelphia. He was originally elected to the position in 2017 and is currently serving his third term as Philadelphia's District Attorney. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss plans to improve public safety, and the recent charges against a man for scamming a senior.

Butch Reynolds is an Olympic Medalist and former 400-meter world record holder. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his story about how he was falsely accused and banned for drug use for two years by the IAAF until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Reynolds due to an apparent drug testing procedural flaw.

Daniel Lee is the marketing director and activities coordinator for "A Place Like Home II", an adult day care center. He joins this special edition of The Midday Break Room on Jackie Robinson Day to talk about A Place Like Home II, and to also discuss the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson.

Heather McGhee is a policy expert, advocate for economic and racial justice, and the author of “The Sum of Us”. She joined Dr. Peterson and Sara Lomax to discuss her book, "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together".

Chris Norwood joined Dr. Peterson for this week's critical commentary segment to discuss the rights to education, and the importance of parental responsibility when it comes to their children getting proper education.