Posts by JD
Solomon Jones returns to WURD Radio and delivers commentary on 100.3 WRNB and Classix 107.9
Solomon Jones is on the move again. This time it’s back to the airwaves of WURD 96.1 FM, Pennsylvania’s only black owned talk-radio station, where the Inquirer and Daily News columnist previously worked as a host from 2014 to 2017. Starting May 6, Jones will host the Wake Up With WURD morning show, replacing current…

Interview with Robin Walton, Christian author
Robin Walton has written a new book based on the biblical story of Ruth. Solomon Jones spoke with her about it on Praise 107.9 HD2.

I still think Jussie Smollett lyin’ … a black perspective
Jussie lyin’. We got the Nigerian brothers on tape buying all the stuff. And we got Jussie actin’ like he had the Mueller report on his phone.

Time for Democrats to refocus on beating Trump in 2020
The Mueller report was supposed to give us that gotcha moment when the dirty deeds of Donald Trump would be laid bare for all the world to see. It almost happened, too. Mueller got indictments, convictions or guilty pleas from 34 people and three companies, including Trump’s former lawyer, campaign manager, and national security advisor. Mueller…

Rendell and developer try opening illegal drug house in Kensington. What’s safe about that?
Now that developers have succeeded in making Philadelphia one of the most gentrified cities in America, they’re partnering with current and former city officials like Ed Rendell to open a drug house for mostly white addicts. Rendell and Safehouse, the non-profit he chairs, are finalizing a deal to get a free lease from a major…

Black sellouts like Candace Owens are frighteningly effective
The rise of white supremacy has been debated at length in the wake of the deadly shootings that killed 50 people in two New Zealand mosques. But the rise of black sellouts like Candace Owens has been largely ignored.

Trump has time to watch Saturday Night Live and tweet angrily about it
With all that’s going on in the world, I don’t have the energy to watch Saturday Night Live. But Trump does.

Maria Quinones Sanchez talks soda tax with Solomon
Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez talks to Solomon Jones on Praise 107.9 about her bill that could phase out the soda tax.

Solomon Interviews Philly DA Larry Krasner
Solomon Jones interviews Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Praise 107.9 on a wide range of criminal justice issues–from the death penalty to cash bail and Safe Injection Sites.

It’s about time somebody addressed the soda tax scam
I was glad to hear that City Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez introduced legislation that could phase out the soda tax, because I believe the soda tax is a scam.
