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PA's only Black-owned talk station. 96.1FM, 900AM, . Also home to and . Member of @URL_Media network. (RTs ≠ endorsements)
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In a
@url_media
exclusive,
@AnitaHill
, professor at
@BrandeisU
, writes about what it means for a Black woman to serve on the
#SupremeCourt
. Plus, read what The Duchess of Sussex told her about the groundbreaking pick.
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#WURDoftheDay
by
@ellisonreport
From 'Low IQ' to
#BrettKavanaugh
to 'Dog.' The
#BlackWoman
Vote Works — But, How Much Does It Matter? READ here:
#BlackWomenLead
#onWURD
#WURD2018
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Richard Arvin Overton (b. 5/11/1906) is an American supercentenarian who, at 112 years old, is both the oldest verified surviving U.S. war veteran and the oldest living man in the United States.
#VeteransDay
#BlackTwitter
#BlackHistory
via
@HistoryHeroes
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Hundreds of years of Black women blood, sweat, tears & scholarship on the subject apparently wasn’t convincing enough
There's now actual proof that people are biased against black women's natural hair 😡
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Reminder!
#July4thConcert
starts today at 5pm with
@leslieodomjr
,
@YazzTheGreatest
,
@leonbridges
& many more!
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#WURDNews
: Students in Philadelphia Area Walk Out of Schools as Part of National Protest of Gun Violence (NBC 10...
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President Biden sat down with Andrea Lawful-Sanders on "The Source"
@onWURD
for an exclusive interview after his debate with Trump.
They discussed his debate performance, impact on PA's Black communities, voter engagement, and more.
#WURDRadio
#TheSource
#BidenInterview
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It's with a very heavy heart that we confirm that radio icon Cody Anderson made transition Saturday evening. Cody was instrumental in breathing life into WURD and shepherding it over our almost 20 years, first as General Manager & most recently as a beloved host, mentor & friend.
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.
@DrIbram
X. Kendi is the bestselling author of "How to Be an Antiracist." He is also a stage IV colon cancer survivor.
He'll join Evening WURDs'
@NickTShow
at 4:30 p.m. today to discuss the importance of early screening. CC:
@CCAlliance
@IBXFDN
@PennMedicine
@Labcorp
#gotoknow
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Made it down to the Church of the Advocate today in North Philly, and spotted State Rep.
@malcolmkenyatta
#WURDonPolitics
#WURDontheStreet
#electionday
#election2020
#votepa
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Today is July 31st, & we want to celebrate the man who started it all. WURD Radio was founded almost 18 yrs ago & is still the only Black owned & operated talk radio station in PA, 1 of 3 in the country. Happy Birthday! Dr. Walter P. Lomax, Jr. We appreciate your contributions!🎈
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Sheila Oliver becomes New Jersey's first Black lieutenant governor!
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A decade before the Supreme Court overturned separate-but-equal legislation, Pauli Murray was already fighting for social justice. We’ve got free tickets to a virtual advance screening of the new documentary “My Name is Pauli Murray” -- get yours at !
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🗣️🗣️ After 9 wonderful years,
#WurdRadio
would like to send a special thank you and farewell to
#PoliticalSource
and
#CityCouncilLive
host Vincent Thompson (
@mediamancomm
)!
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TOMORROW, 4/13, Philadelphia’s leading Black media outlets are partnering with
@EnonTab
to host a mayoral candidate forum focused on Black issues. The forum will feature
@solomonjones1
,
@PhillyTrib
,
@PhillySundaySUN
,
@FunTimesMag
. Come out or tune in at 96.1FM/900AM from 7-9PM.
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“When an elderly person dies, a library burns to the ground” ~ African Proverb
It’s with deep sadness that we post that longtime WURD host and devoted friend to the station Joey Temple has joined the ancestors. He will be greatly missed by us at the station. Rest In Honor Joey
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#WURDonStarbucks
LISTEN at 9am ET LIVE as
@Starbucks
COO Rosalind Brewer talks
#BlackAtStarbucks
arrests,
#Starbucks
response w/
#WakeUpWithWURD
@floodthedrummer
#onWURD
(LIVE stream | 96.1FM, 900AM in
#Philly
)
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WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR OWN. This week is Buy Black Week. Go and support our black folks. Are we prolonging racism by creating businesses for us by us? Call in and share your thoughts with us at 2156348065
#wakeupwithwurd
#buyblack
#buyblackweek
#blackbusinesses
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Missed our 'EVENING WURDs' interview?
Catch Dr. James Peterson & Sarah Kendzior, Ph.D. discussing the heated Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump race & Trump’s authoritarianism.
Don’t miss this vital convo!
Listen on
#WURDRadio
#CommunityVoice
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Black Farmers to Receive $5 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill To Pay Off Debt, Establish Equity Commission -
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Yesterday evening, WURD President and CEO Sara M. Lomax sat down with Nikole Hannah-Jones (
@nhannahjones
) before the MLK Jr. Lecture in Social Justice at Penn Annenberg Center for Performing Arts. (1/3)
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WURD CEO
@saralomaxreese
’s interview with
@AnitaHill
. If you missed it you can watch it again on WURD Radio’s FACEBOOK LIVE. ✊🏾
#anitahill
#supremecourtjustice
#WURDRadio
#blackhistorymonth
#eveningwurds
#politics
#democracy
#intersectionality
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When Walter P. Lomax Jr., M.D. purchased WURD nearly 20 years ago, he changed the landscape of independent Black media in Philadelphia and beyond. Two decades later, WURD is the only Black-owned and operated talk radio station in Pennsylvania. (1/2)
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"Happy Father's Day to my late father, Walter P. Lomax Jr., M.D. Your legacy burns bright through your children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and of course WURD Radio." - Sara
#fathersday
#celebratedad
#familyphoto
#selfie
#wurdradio
#quotesfromdad
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‘The first but not the last’: State Representative Joanna McClinton on being the first Black woman to lead the Democratic Caucus in Pennsylvania
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Celebrating the birthday of Octavius Catto, a Philadelphia civil rights hero
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Just letting it sink in. 😊 18th and Walter P. Lomax Jr., M.D Way. 🙌🏾
Founder’s Day 2021 was perfect. ✊🏾 Thanks to all who celebrated with us.
#foundersday
#wurdradio
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The Facebook Journalism Project commits $5M Investment Supporting Diversity and Entrepreneurship in US Local News. Sara Lomax-Reese, CEO of WURD Radio in Philadelphia, w/a 30-year career focused on Black media entrepreneurship will lead the new BIPOC Accelerator of the program.
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Accountability, Access and A Path Forward: Why Black Media Matters
Sara M. Lomax, President and CEO, WURD Radio joins Wake Up With WURD on Monday, July 8th at 7:40 a.m.
#WURDRadio
#BlackTalkMedia
#Philly
#PA
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Hiding in plain sight, one of Philadelphia's sacred sites of Black History.
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Happy Women’s History Month from WURD. This month, we’ll be spotlighting some of the trailblazing women who have influenced the landscape of Black media. Keep it locked in to WURD all month long and join us in celebrating
#WomensHistory
. 🤎
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2. Federal judge orders state to provide Mumia Abu-Jamal with hepatitis C treatment
#Top5Live
#WakeUpWithWURD
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We are proud to introduce
@keatondnichols
new show, The Lounge, 7-10pm everyday, starting on January 3‼️‼️‼️
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Repost •
@farmerjawnphilly
The excitement when your new store is opening in 10 days🌱reconnecting food & farming & empowering people to have control of their food supply!
.
FarmerJawn Greenery, a Food-Focused Garden Center will open at 6730 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA…
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Congratulations to our host
@solomonjones1
! He will be receiving the Lew Klein's Award today from
@TempleUniv
.
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Check out the Odunde Festival today. When you walk along the 2300 block of South Street, it is now renamed Lois Fernandez Way to honor the late founder, who died last year.
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.
@ReignOfApril
is here to discuss the pay gap between black and white actors. How does that happen?
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At 96 years old, the beautiful Black icon we know as Cicely Tyson has passed on. She was an Emmy and Tony award winning actress and author❤️ . You will be missed Queen.
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The 2020 election has been called. Congratulations to Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States and the first Woman, Black, and Southeast Asian Vice President, Kamala Harris.
#onwurd
@KamalaHarris
@JoeBiden
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Live on
#WakeUpWithWURD
@ChefTavia
speaking with host
@solomonjones1
#winner
of
@FoodNetwork
#ChoppedJunior
🍴🍽🍴🏆🎗
#BlackGirlMagic
✨✨
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Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements
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The Philadelphia Tribune is America’s oldest continuously published Black newspaper. PHL travelers can experience its legacy through two stores, in Terminals A-West and E. The stores pay homage to their namesake publication showcasing the history of the newspaper.
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“Philadelphia started the free library system. Ours should be the best. Investing in libraries and recreation centers will bring our neighborhoods back.”
@CouncilmemberJG
#EarthDay
#ecowurd
#librarydirectors
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Cody Anderson, radio pioneer and long-time general manager of WDAS 105.3, dies
via
@phillytrib
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“White America has been raised to believe … the police are always the good guys -- and frankly, that black lives matter less than white comfort.”
#EverydayRacism
Tune in tomorrow 5:30p we will be hosting
#BeingWhileBlack
“White America has been raised to believe … the police are always the good guys -- and frankly, that black lives matter less than white comfort.”
#EverydayRacism
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Coming up:
@keatondnichols
is joined by
@NAAGAGUNS1
President Phillip Smith in
#TheLounge
to discuss rising Black Gun Ownership
#onWURD
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BREAKING: President Obama will give a farewell address on Tuesday, January 10 from Chicago, his hometown, most...
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In celebration of Women's History Month we are calling on Young Black Women leaders to share your stories of community empowerment thru an exciting 3-city contest called
#LEVELUP
: A Celebration of Women Who Got Next. cc:
@WVON1690
@RadioFreeKJLH
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“Let the process play out.”
@solomonjones1
on
#wakeupwithwurd
speaks on John McNesby’s input on the investigation of the Philadelphia Facebook Police.
#wrongiswrong
share you thoughts with us. Call in at 2156348065
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"If we can come through slavery, the Middle Passage, and Jim Crowe, we can come through this." -
@solomonjones1
on fighting systemic racism.
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Rev. Michael Eric Dyson launches 'REPRESENT' - a crucial book on voting rights.
Join
@ThePhlCitizen
on 9/17 for an exclusive event with Dyson & co-author Marc Favreau. Hosted by
@WURD
's James Peterson. Listen live on WURD.
RSVP:
#RepresentationMatters
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Thank you for supporting and preserving independent Black media! Here is a message from our President & CEO Sara Lomax-Reese
#WURDradio
#forWURDtelethon
#forWURDradio
#blackmedia
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Join us at
#WURDonViolence
in our
#Quest
for a
#gunviolence
free
#Philly
. Transmit/Transform Thur, 7/26, 2pm, LIVE on WURD at 4pm ET
@BartramsGarden
MORE INFO, RSVP at Partnered w/
@BrokeinPhilly
@resolvephilly
@whyy
@lenfestinst
@POVdocs
@Villagephilly
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Listen to WURD Radio All Day Today in remembrance of the 35th anniversary of the atrocity that was the MOVE bombing. We'll have programming and discussions curated by Ulysses "Butch" Slaughter and Brother Shomari. 900AM, 96.1FM, & the WURD App. Join us.
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Intern
@nubiannydja
and Wake Up host
@solomonjones1
were both unapologetically pro-black in studio today!
#BlackLivesMatter
#StayBlack
✊🏾
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Four states — New Jersey, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington — have recently considered bills that would criminalize calling the police when crimes haven’t occurred, some specifying calls that “unlawfully discriminate” or target “protected classes.”
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Coming up next is Ariell Johnson, founder and president of Philly comic store
@AmalgamPhilly
❗️
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Did you know that the majority of the executive leadership team at
#WURD
is made up of Black women? To celebrate Women's History Month, we’re shouting out the women who lead our organization: (1/🧵)
•
@slomaxreese
, CEO and President of WURD Radio and Co-Founder of
@url_media
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Talked to someone helping out at the polls and asked what the crowd has been like today in Strawberry Mansion. Here’s what they had to say...
#WURDonPolitics
#electionday
#philly
#WURDonthestreets
#election2020
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Set your clocks and join us tomorrow morning for the PA Senate debate at 10-11am EST featuring
@ConorLambPA
,
@malcolmkenyatta
, & John Fetterman. The debate will be live
#onwurd
with hosts and moderators,
@solomonjones1
,
@ellisonreport
, & Joanne Bell. You don’t want to miss this!
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Solomon and producer, Kwasa, having a sweet moment this morning. Happy Friday everyone!
#WUWW
@solomonjones1
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@solomonjones1
today at Philadelphia Police Headquarters at 8th and Race Streets!
#RallyforJustice
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Denzel Washington, Viola Davis win Screen Actors Guild Awards for roles in 'Fences'...
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Follow
@AmalgamPhilly
black owned comic store and Coffeeshop. It is located at 2578 Frankfort Ave.
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Happy belated birthday to Super Producer
@kalaj_musicnerd
. Show her some love if you haven’t already! 🥳
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Independent filmmaker Asli Dukan is on air with us NOW to discuss her new dystopian film entitled The Battle of Philadelphia!
@solomonjones1
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We are broadcasting LIVE from 27th Annual
#AfricanAmericanChildrensBook
Fair are you coming down to
@CCPedu
doors o
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BlackStar is celebrating 10 years of supporting Black, Brown, and Indigenous filmmakers with 5 full days of virtual and in-person events! Get your
@blackstarfest
festival passes and tickets:
#BlackStar10
#byindiemeansnecessary
#BSFF21
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.
@jblumgart
joined
#WakeUpWithWURD
w/ .
@floodthedrummer
this morning to discuss one of his recent .
@PlanPhilly
articles, which happens to be the most trafficked post in the site’s history. —
#phillynews
#BlackHistory
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Tonight at 9pm, watch our very own Andrea Lawful-Sanders, host of "The Source" on WURD Radio, being interviewed by Laura Coates on CNN!
Andrea will discuss her exclusive interview with President Biden covering his debate performance.
#WURDRadio
#TheSource
#BidenInterview
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HAPPY JACKIE ROBINSON DAY! Tune in to WURD today from 10am-12pm as we celebrate this great figure in baseball history.
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke Baseball's color barrier when he made his historic MLB debut.
Every year on April 15, Baseball honors Jackie's legacy
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We’re live now on with Sonia Sanchez,
@urucker
,
@KaiDavisPoet
and
@slomaxreese
, speaking on the anniversary of
#GeorgeFloyd
’s murder.
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Mike Bloomberg Donates $100 Million To HBCU Medical Schools To Create More Black Doctors -
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‘Give somebody a voice’: Philly lost two Black radio icons. How their historic legacies live on
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Six companies control most of the media, we are defying and telling our own stories from our own perspective.
#BlackMedia
#BlackTwitter
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Since 5/28, 33% rise in
#Philly
homicides, 6% rise in
#gunviolence
. Join us at
#WURDonViolence
to stop it. Transmit/Transform Thur, 7/26, 2pm, LIVE on WURD at 4pm ET
@BartramsGarden
@BrokeinPhilly
@resolvephilly
@whyy
@lenfestinst
@POVdocs
@Villagephilly
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WURD is hiring interns! Internships at WURD are designed for college students interested in careers in marketing,...
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Congrats to
@dralastanford
. An honor that is well deserved. ✊🏾
Meet the 76 Most Influential People in Philadelphia, class of 2021:
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FIRST EVER
@onWURD
#Empowerment
Expo this Sat., 12.2.17
@CCPedu
1700 Spring Garden Street in
#PHILLY
, 10am - 6pm.
#BlackBusiness
Holiday Marketplace, panels, workshops, screenings,
#Wellness
Pavilion, Career Fair & more! Don't miss it. more info:
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#WURDAlert
: WURD Celebrates First
#Kwanzaa
Boathouse Row Light Show in
#Philly
- Vincent Thompson
@mediamancomm
Prompts Official City Celebration, Will Broadcast LIVE From Event
@PhillyMayor
@PhiladelphiaGov
@phillytrib
@thephilacitizen
#onWURD
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This June we celebrate Black Music Month and the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop with an insightful and entertaining event. Join us for “Message in the Music” Friday June 16 from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street. (1/🧵)
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Billionaires Have Made an Absolute Killing During the Pandemic. The Number Is Staggering.
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Our 3rd Annual
#ecowurd
Environmental Justice Summit is this coming Monday! Join us for virtual and in person programming at
@bartramsgarden
from 1 to 4pm.
Our keynote speaker is Zulene Mayfield and will also feature panelists,
@RepRabb
@YaFavTrashman
, and many more!
#onwurd
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TODAY at 2pm
@kendraphlcouncil
will be joined by
@KeeangaYamahtta
,
@RPhillipsEsq
,
@catchatweetdown
,
@CMThomasPHL
,
@MauriceWFP
,
@alastanford
, and others to discuss COVID-19, the uprisings, and what a Black stimulus would mean for Philly. Moderated by WURD Host
@amadeelaila
.
#wurd
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