PWD Black History Month Spotlight: Nina Breeden: In honor of Black History Month, we'd like to introduce you to some of PWD's unsung heroes
February 25, 2026
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Michelle Bailey
Today we’ll talk with Nina Breeden, an Administrative Services Supervisor with the Plumbing Repairs Unit, Homeowners’ Emergency Loan Program (HELP) division, who has been with the Water Department for 20 years.
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PWD Black History Month Spotlight: David Harris: In honor of Black History Month, we'd like to introduce you to some of PWD's unsung heroes
February 23, 2026
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Michelle Bailey
Today we’ll talk with David Harris, a Customer Service Representative in our Customer Information Unit, who has been at PWD for 8 years.
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PWD Black History Month Spotlight: Laurice Smith: In honor of Black History Month, we'd like to introduce you to some of PWD's unsung heroes
February 20, 2026
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Michelle Bailey
Today we’ll talk with Laurice Smith, our General Counsel and Divisional Deputy City Solicitor, who has been at PWD for 8 months but working for the City for almost 10 years.
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PWD Black History Month Spotlight: Darnell Jordan: In honor of Black History Month, we'd like to introduce you to some of PWD's unsung heroes
February 18, 2026
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Michelle Bailey
Today we’ll talk with Darnell Jordan, Water Conveyance Supervisor in Waterway Restoration, who has been at PWD for 15 years.
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PWD Black History Month Spotlight: Noella M: In honor of Black History Month, we'd like to introduce you to some of PWD's unsung heroes
February 16, 2026
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Michelle Bailey
Today we’ll talk with Noella M, an Environmental Scientist Specialist at the Bureau of Laboratory Services and Aquatic Biology Lab, who has been at PWD for 8 years.
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PWD Black History Month Spotlight: Valerie Sheppard: In honor of Black History Month, we'd like to introduce you to some of PWD's unsung heroes
February 13, 2026
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Michelle Bailey
Today we’ll talk with Valerie Sheppard, Employee and Labor Relations Analyst in Human Resources, who has been at PWD for 14 years.
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PWD Black History Month Spotlight: Joy Wilson: In honor of Black History Month, we'd like to introduce you to some of PWD's unsung heroes
February 11, 2026
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Michelle Bailey
Today we’ll talk with Joy Wilson, an Engineering Supervisor 2 in Planning & Research, who has been at PWD for 12 years.
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PWD Black History Month Spotlight: Naeem Crawley: In honor of Black History Month, we'd like to introduce you to some of PWD's unsung heroes
February 9, 2026
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Michelle Bailey
Today we’ll talk with Naeem Crawly, Water Conveyance Systems Assistant Superintendent with the Distribution Unit, and has been at PWD for over 20 years!
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What Black History Month Means at PWD
February 21, 2025
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Michelle Bailey
We have the pleasure of featuring four Philadelphia Water Department employees for Black History Month. We asked them to share their stories about working at PWD, things they have learned during their careers, and what Black History means to them.
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Access to Pools, Resources Unlocks Our Kids’ Potential
April 1, 2022
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Commissioner Randy E. Hayman, Esq.
America’s Black children are nearly six times more likely to drown than white children. As the Water Commissioner here in Philadelphia, when I step back to consider the disparities which can turn water from a source of life into a fatal threat, I see at the core of the problem a theme which ripples out into so many other areas of life where inequities cause harm: a lack of access.
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