Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney joined Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD to talk Pre-K, beverage tax [...]
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To stop flash mobs, parents must step into the world of social media
I watched with concern as yet another unruly group of teens created chaos in Center City on [...]
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Tariq El Shabazz on running for District Attorney
Tariq El Shabazz is a Philadelphia lawyer who worked as a defense attorney and as an assistant [...]
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How do we fix Philadelphia’s poverty under President Trump?
In the hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in on Friday, the battle for America’s soul [...]
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‘You can’t take the black vote for granted’
IT WAS DAY ONE of the Democratic National Convention, and liberal icon Rev. Al Sharpton stood with [...]
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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hit Philly
I watched Hillary Clinton when she took the stage Wednesday at the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention at [...]
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Economic recovery or gentrification?
The City of Philadelphia's 10-year tax abatement on new construction has led to the gentrification of our most [...]
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Black voters must demand more of Clinton and Sanders
The pitched battle being waged by Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to win the support of South [...]
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Solomon interviews Commissioner Richard Ross
On his 900 am WURD radio show, Solomon Jones speaks with newly appointed Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard [...]
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Bigotry must not cloud Hartnett investigation
As darkness draped the streets of West Philadelphia, Edward Archer was caught on video walking up to [...]
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In “Creed” Philadelphia fights poverty
“We’re Philadelphia and we fight.” That’s what Chip Kelly said early in his tenure as head coach of [...]
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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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