In order to understand the position in which Boehner found himself just prior to his announcement that [...]
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Top 5 Live-Wednesday September 23
Top 5 Live-WURD Wednesday September 23 1. Pope Francis arrives in US, faces a polarized country Pope Francis arrived [...]
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Pope Francis visit: Poor Philly families left out
I find it ironic that as Pope Francis comes to join us for the World Meeting of Families, [...]
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Ahmed Mohamed: Muslim is the new black
I was angry when I read the story of 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed, an Irving Tx., teen who [...]
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School is in session. Futures are at stake.
PUBLIC SCHOOL is in session in Philadelphia, and the hopes of a generation will hang in the balance. It [...]
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Top 5 Live-Tuesday September 8
Top 5 Live-WURD Tuesday September 8 1. Mother’s 911 call: My sons are trying to kill me Two Atlanta-area [...]
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Don’t blame Black Lives Matter
Daron Goforth, a Houston-area sheriff’s deputy, was killed when Shannon Miles allegedly approached from behind and pumped [...]
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Top 5 Live-Wednesday August 26
Top 5 Live-WURD Wednesday August 26 1. White House jumper killed after pulling knife at Pennsylvania court A man [...]
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Katrina a decade later
A DECADE ago, when Hurricane Katrina poured her wrath on the Gulf Coast, America wasn't prepared for [...]
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Philly schools could be broke by mid-October
When I was a child, the start of the school year was a time of giddy anticipation. That [...]
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Mourning 50 years of the Voting Rights Act
I want to be proud on this, the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, [...]
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Even in preschool black lives matter
AS A BLACK FATHER, I was alarmed to learn what government studies consistently show. For black children, the [...]
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