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Talk Show Host Al Butler Shares Thoughts on ‘White Mothers Raising Black Sons’

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My mom gave me a book of Malcolm X speeches. She also bought me Public Enemy and N.W.A. … From the MSNBC article “How my white mother shaped me into a black man” by ALBERT L. BUTLERI am an avid watcher of Melissa Harris-Perry, so I was not at all surprised–and was quite pleased–when host Melissa Harris-Perry tackled the subject of white mothers raising black boys in America in the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict. Prior to turning to her panel, the professor reminisced about her white mother offering a relevant (yet often overlooked) point that white mothers of black … Continue reading Talk Show Host Al Butler Shares Thoughts on ‘White Mothers Raising Black Sons’

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900 AM WURD Debuts New Daily Show Line-Up

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Stephanie Renee in store promo with Dwele New Morning, Midday, and Music Mix Shows 900AM WURD is taking a bold approach to 2013 by celebrating 10 years of service to the African-American community in Philadelphia. We believe that change is constant throughout life and a new year is the perfect time to switch a few things up! “Wake Up With WURD”, the new morning drive show from 7am – 10am, will take a brand new, morning team approach anchored by veteran WURD Host Stef Renee. A powerful network of co-hosts will partner with Stef on a daily basis to add … Continue reading 900 AM WURD Debuts New Daily Show Line-Up

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What’s In A Name: African American, Black and Urban Radio

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What’s your take? African American or Black? Talk Show Host Albert Butler of 900 AM WURD (…a Black talk radio station) recently appeared on the FOX Philadelphia morning program ‘Good Day.’ Each Thursday the show tackles topics in a series they call “Race in America.” The topic this week was over the issue of what to call Americans, whose heritage, ethnicity, and culture are from people originally from the continent of Africa. An interesting discussion especially given the fact that present day Africans, who have no connection to slavery do not call themselves ‘African American’ after they immigrate to the … Continue reading What’s In A Name: African American, Black and Urban Radio

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900 AM WURD Radio Host Al Butler Profiled

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Afternoon talk show is attracting the attention of the coveted 18-35 demographic “I tend to see the glass as half-full and someone’s coming to fill it up real soon,” says Al Butler, host of the “Al B! in the Afternoon” show on 900 AM WURD, before letting out a wry laugh. “Philadelphia challenges that sometimes.” Smack in the middle of the AM dial—brash sports talk to the left and right-wing attack dogs to the right—the 39-year-old South Philly resident has been a fixture at the “urban talk” station for nearly five years. “The concept of what we do on the … Continue reading 900 AM WURD Radio Host Al Butler Profiled

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>Talk Show Host Al Butler Goes After Nigerian Dating Scammer and Asks for Your Help

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> Butler says…I am Albert Butler and I made this video because Im tired of these scammers connected to Nigeria using my images to dupe women emotionally and financially… AND FOR THE RECORD, you can ONLY find me on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace. THATS IT. If you see my images on ANY OTHER social networking/dating website it is a FAKE! … PLEASE HELP ME SPREAD THE WORD!!! All we can say is WOW! This is really unbelievable. Al Butler is the afternoon talk show host on 900 AM WURD in Philadelphia. Continue reading >Talk Show Host Al Butler Goes After Nigerian Dating Scammer and Asks for Your Help