Dr. Andrea “Dr. Dre” Humphrey is a dynamic pastor, author, leadership strategist, motivational speaker, and life coach known for helping high-capacity leaders move from isolation to alignment with their purpose. She is the founding and Lead Pastor of H.O.P.E.’s House International Ministries and has equipped leaders around the world with practical tools for transformational growth.

Dr. Humphrey is the author of the book, Cheerleaders, Coaches, Comrades & Champions: Building The Team That Builds You. This book centers around the theme, “no one does it by themselves”. Dr. Humphrey Humphrey shares real stories and practical insights on building a support team that cheers you on, challenges you to grow, and opens doors you didn’t even know existed.

Dr. Nia Bailey is the CEO and founder of The Byrd Cancer Foundation, an organization whose mission is to assist individuals battling cancer by connecting them to support and resources.

On Saturday, April 18th, The Byrd Cancer Education & Advocacy Foundation will host the 3rd Annual All Things Cancer + Wellness Expo at the DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City, bringing together healthcare professionals, survivors, advocates, and community organizations for a day of education, empowerment, and access to care.

Dr. Nia joins the show to further discuss the context of the All Things Cancer + Wellness Expo.

Pastor Jonny Rashid joins the show. He is Pastor of the Mennonite Church in West Philadelphia. He is also a leader in the NO ICE protests in Philadelphia

State Representative Morgan Cephas joins the show. She talks to us about why she withdrew from the race for the 3rd Congressional District and what’s next for her.

International security expert Dr. Nola Haynes joins the show. She talks to us about the war in Iran and the prospects for diplomacy.

Dr. Brian Kwoba is an Associate Professor of History, and the Director of African and African American Studies at the University of Memphis. Over the past 2 decades, Dr. Kwoba has been an activist on issues including anti-imperialism, immigrant workers rights, decolonization education and pan-Africanism.

He joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Tuesday teach-in segment to discuss in depth his new book “Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism”.

Ryan Mulholland is the Senior Fellow for International Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress. The Center for American Progress published a state by state analysis which found that Trump’s tariffs have cost small-business importers $306,000 on average. In Pennsylvania, that cost is $430,000.

Ryan joined Dr. Peterson to discuss more about the state by state analysis of Trump's first year of Tariff's.

Dr. Rachel Slaughter is a literacy expert and veteran educator with over 30 years of experience, helps educators use multicultural literature with rigor and intention to boost reading comprehension, critical thinking, and student engagement. Her work shows that when students see themselves in texts and teachers know how to teach those texts well, reading confidence and achievement rise across subjects.

Dr. Slaughter joins the show totalk about how reading confidence and teens rise when the students see themselves represented in texts, and when teachers know how to teach the texts well.

David Buckholtz is a program specialist for Graduate Philadelphia, an organization that helps to advance the social and economic mobility of non-traditional adult learners through postsecondary degree attainment, workforce advancement, and living wage employment. There, he supports adult learners in achieving their education and career goals. With over a decade of experience in workforce development, STEM education, and community engagement, he has designed and led programs that connect individuals to resources, foster partnerships, and strengthen the city’s talent pipeline.

Lauren Rowland works in the Office of Family and Community Engagement (FACE) at the School District of Philadelphia, is a proud District graduate, and the daughter of a retired Philly educator. She oversees the District's Parent & Family University program as well as FACE professional learning for staff to empower them to build stronger home-school relationships.

On April 11th 2026, the School District of Philadelphia and Parent & Family University, in conjunction with Graduate Philadelphia, will be having a job fair. This event will take place from 10:30am to 1:30pm at the school district headquarters: 440 North Broad St. There will be over 25 employers and various community partners on-site, including AmeriHealth, PA Career Link, Aramark, Temple University, and more. The job fair will also include:

Lauren and Davis join the program to further talk about the job fair, and the various aspects that will be featured in it.

Njemele Anderson, also known as “Sistah Njemele” in African-centered education spaces, is a teacher at SLA Beeber. She has been an educator for over 25 years, with a formal teaching experience spanning 20 years in public and charter school settings. Antoine Stroman is a teacher at Bodine High School. Additionally, he has been working as a developer of curriculum, including projects with PhilWP, Temple University, and WHYY.

Dr. Bonnee Breese Bentum is an itinerant gifted teacher at The School District of Philadelphia. She is an award-winning educator, speaker, and advocate with 24+ years in the School District of Philadelphia. Jenee Lee is a teacher at the KIPP School at Whittier. Her current work with the Philadelphia Writing Project centers on building a living archive of Black educators and unsung heroes in North Philadelphia.

They’re from “Building a Living Archive”, a Spencer Foundation-funded research-practice partnership among the Philadelphia Writing Project (PhilWP), The Colored Girls Museum (TCGM), and the School District of Philadelphia.

The students of all these teachers have completed some powerful work in regard to the upcoming semiquincentennial. Their students have completed works in reclaiming and rewriting Black Philadelphian histories through oral history, poetry, digital storytelling, GIS mapping, and public exhibition. They all join the show to talk about the context behind the work their students have been doing.