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WURD will be starting May off right! Come join the WURD Family as we present SISTERS IN THE STRUGGLE: Unleashing the Power of Black Women Tech Entrepreneurs! This panel will discuss the marginalization of black women in tech and the lack of funding, support, and credibility they receive. Join WURD Radio on May 2nd and CLICK BELOW to register!

#WURDoftheDay: Don’t Believe The “Alt-Right is Dying” Hype
By: Charles D. Ellison

Over the past month now, there has been a remarkably sizable number of stories suggesting that the infamous “Alt-Right,” a euphemistic substitute phrase for what the rest of us know as “white nationalism,” is on the decline. If these outlets aren’t outright stating the alt-right movement (of Charlottesville, VA fame) has imploded, they’re definitely suggesting it’s in a downward spiral.

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Wake Up With WURD guest host, Dr. Aaron Smith, interviews Nijmie Dzurinko. Dzurinko is a co-founder of Put People First! PA and a coordinator of the PA Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.

Lexi White from New Voices for Reproductive Justice, join Yashira Rivera and Stephanie Renée on-air to discuss local and national legislation affecting access to reproductive care and statistics on overall quality of life issues for women of color.

What happened to Kanye West? Keaton Nichols and his guest, Tauheedah, discuss what could possibly be going on with the Chicago native.

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