Election 2020
OnWURD 2020 in Black
Black voters played a critical role in electing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and in those tense days after the election, as officials in the Pennsylvania Convention Center counted, recounted, and certified the votes, all eyes were on Philadelphia. Black voters came through, and WURD played a critical role. Sara Lomax-Reese talks with hosts Solomon Jones, Joann Bell, Charles Ellison, and Bishop Dwayne Royster.
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Racial Justice Uprisings
OnWURD 2020 in Black
Sara Lomax-Reese looks back on the racial justice uprisings. Long before George Floyd’s murder and the global protests it sparked, WURD was talking - all day, every day - about systemic racism, police brutality, and the violence white supremacy perpetuates.
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A Lifeline During COVID 19
OnWURD 2020 in Black
When the coronavirus shut the world down in March, Sara Lomax-Reese knew WURD Radio would be a lifeline for many of its listeners. The station stepped up and in this episode, you’ll hear from hosts Andrea Lawful Sanders and Solomon Jones about how they've covered the pandemic on-air and the ways the WURD family has been impacted, too.
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The Importance of independent Black Media
OnWURD 2020 in Black
In our premiere episode, Sara Lomax-Resse digs deep into the importance of independent Black media with Philadelphia radio legend Cody Anderson and WURD hosts Charles Ellison and Syreeta Martin. WURD is one of the only Black-owned and Black-operated talk radio stations in the country, and its reach goes beyond the airwaves.
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OnWURD 2020 in Black
OnWURD 2020 in Black
Black Lives have always mattered at WURD Radio, one of the only Black-owned talk radio stations left in the country. For the new OnWURD podcast, join host Sara Lomax-Reese for a special four-part series, 2020 in Black. From the pandemic to the global protests against systemic racism to the 2020 election, OnWURD celebrates the full humanity and complexity of Black people in this pivotal year. Independent. Black. Media. OnWURD!
info_outlineIn our premiere episode, Sara Lomax-Resse digs deep into the importance of independent Black media with Philadelphia radio legend Cody Anderson and WURD hosts Charles Ellison and Syreeta Martin. WURD is one of the only Black-owned and Black-operated talk radio stations in the country, and its reach goes beyond the airwaves. WURD’s story is also the story of Sara’s family. Her father, Walter P. Lomax, Jr, M.D., bought the station in 2001. He had supported Philadelphia’s Black community over his successful career as a physician, and he recognized that WURD would give his community a voice even after he was gone. In her decade as CEO, Sara has extended her father’s legacy, always with a goal of centering the full humanity of Black people at the core of everything WURD Radio does each day.