Voice: Charles D. Ellison
Reality Check: Cracking The Youth Voter Code
Want to get more young protesters casting a vote? WURD's midday hose urges that we start by taking them seriously
By Charles D. Ellison
Reality Check: In Policing, Prevention is the Best Medicine
How about we keep murderous cops off the force to begin with? WURD’s midday host lays out a plan to do that
By Charles D. Ellison
Reality Check: Reinventing the Police Advisory Commission Wheel
Three years ago, Mayor Kenney “reestablished” the department’s civilian oversight board. So, WURD’s afternoon host wonders, what’s so different this time?
By Charles D. Ellison
Reality Check: Even a pandemic can’t stop the murders
Philly’s homicide rate continues to rise, even during the quarantine. Where, WURD’s mid-day host wonders, is Danielle Outlaw in all this?
By Charles D. Ellison
Get The Kids Connected Already
It’s nearly 50 days into the pandemic and thousands of school kids still aren’t able to access online learning. WURD’s midday host wonders, why can’t we be more like Detroit?
By Charles D. Ellison
Reality Check: Unprecedented Doesn’t Mean Unexpected
The City, like the country, was unprepared for Covid-19, WURD’s midday host contends. How do we do better now?
By Charles D. Ellison
Reality Check: We Shouldn’t Have To Pick Sides Over Gun Violence
People are being shot while the Mayor Jim Kenney and the D.A. Larry Krasner snipe at each other. Where, WURD’s midday host wonders, are the leaders we need?
By Charles D. Ellison
Reality Check: We Must Save the Election
WURD’s midday host warns that coronavirus-inspired primary delays could lead to voter suppression and a win for Trump in November—unless we take action now
By Charles D. Ellison