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By Madhusmita Bora
The Chicago Defender, founded in 1905, featured the…
Here’s a roundup of the biggest Lively-HOOD-related topics of conversation recently on WURD Radio. Syreeta Scott, owner of Duafe Holistic Hair Salon,…
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All throughout Black History Month, Andrea Lawful Sanders highlighted Black entrepreneurs under age 20. Here are those interviews, in case…
The community-grounded accelerator program will provide $10K in grant funding and training to Philadelphia-area media entrepreneurs of color
Applications are now open…
No Seat At the Table Corporations Vowed to Diversify Their Boards So much for the racial reckoning This story is a collaboration…
photographed by Tezarah Wilkins for WURD Radio By Madhusmita Bora George Floyd’s high-profile police killing and the ensuing public discourse on anti-Black…
Financial literacy courses are essential to instill principles of saving, budgeting, and investing, which leads to financial responsibility. These classes provide students…
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A solid financial education foundation can be key to future success managing money. Unfortunately, many younger…
The next generation of workers is increasingly shifting away from college degrees to entrepreneurship due to the desire for a controlled, debt-free…
Organizations that support the launch and growth of small businesses are vital actors. While these organizations may partner with the corporate sector,…
On August 13th in Philly, Can’t Wait Live: A Concert for Jobs, Climate and Care is on at the Mann, this is…
Following a year of disconnection and disruption from traditional learning and working for many young people, summer youth employment programming such as…
WURD Radio's Lively-HOOD Brand Ambassador, Seraiah Nicole visited Franny Lou's Porch for their grand re-opening. The Black women owners of the Kensington…
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In a globally connected, constantly stimulated world, it can be difficult for businesses to stand out from the…
By Shari Kruzinski
With COVID-19 vaccinations underway, restrictions easing and the school year wrapping up, many people are ready to get out…
WURD Radio and The Plug, a tech media platform, are collaborating to amplify the stories of Philadelphia’s burgeoning Black technology sector.
Southern University and A&M College’s medical marijuana program has already brought in more than $2 million for the Baton Rouge-based HBCU
Companies like Shopify, Instacart, and now Amazon, have pledged to lift their platforms in support of onboarding more Black and brown business…
Juneteenth, named by combining June and 19, marks the day in 1865 when federal troops descended on Galveston, Texas, with news that…
The field of accounting is overwhelmingly white. Rumbi Bwerinofa-Petrozzello, a forensic accountant, wants to change that.
Rumbi Bwerinofa-Petrozzello, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn for…
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As businesses in Philadelphia look ahead to the next chapter following the pandemic, WURD Radio has engaged Seraiah Nicole…
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Ten financial literacy innovations were awarded grants and support by the PhilDev Foundation and Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation, Inc.…
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Junior Wallstreeters, Inc. a non-profit, is excited once again to provide an…
In the first of a series, we spotlight three Greater Philadelphia tech training organizations to help you find the one that is…
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On April 22, 2021, the Philadelphia City Council passed a new ordinance prohibiting employers from…
Jefferson believes real estate has a quadruple bottom line combining financial feasibility with environmental sustainability, social consciousness, and design excellence. Join the College of…
Written by Technically Media CEO Chris Wink, Technical.ly’s new Culture Builder newsletter features tips on growing powerful teams and dynamic workplaces.
One of the most common emails I receive…
The annual influx of seasonal foreign workers has stalled in places because of the pandemic and businesses have also struggled to attract…
If the industry won’t change on principle, it can at least change for the money. Reform would enrich people of color, and…
Written by Hadriana Lowenkron
The Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) and Ben Franklin Technology Partners are teaming up with Coded By…
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The American Jobs Plan While the American Rescue Plan is changing the course of the pandemic and delivering relief…
For a long time our conversations about diversity in the media were divorced from revenue and fundraising strategies. But this is the…
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The newly-released 2021 addition of a popular catalog of Black-owned businesses in Philadelphia offers some concrete data on…
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