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After holding a six-hour sit-in on the floor of a southwest Virginia congressman’s district office, NAACP President Cornell Williams Brooks was arrested and charged with trespassing by local police on Monday. About 20 activists, including Roanoke NAACP Chapter President Brenda Hale and members of the NAACP Youth Council, spent the day peacefully waiting for their
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A local chapter of Gays Against Guns protested in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, calling for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) to “come out” and stop gun lobbying. Chanting “How many more have to die?” outside the NSSF Firearms Import and Export Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, the group also rallied for the
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Year after year, as he meticulously swept the dining hall floors at Yale University, Corey Menafee passed beneath the stained glass window depicting African American slaves carrying bales of cotton in a snowy white cotton field. And year after year, as black students protested the window’s presence and the school refused to remove it, Menafee
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As wildfires burn across the American West, a fight is raging behind closed doors on Capitol Hill as Democrats and Republicans go back and forth on the best funding to battle the blazes. Democrats want to give the U.S. Forest Service more money and greater flexibility to fight deadly blazes currently ravaging parts of California,
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Uterine discomfort and heavy bleeding has been a constant presence in Renee Brown Small’s life. “I was in my 20’s and I couldn’t go to the beach with my girlfriends because of the bleeding,” says Small. Small is one of many African American women who suffer with fibroids— non-cancerous uterine tumors that can grow as
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Democrats said their 26-hour sit-in on the House floor was meant to force votes on two gun control measures, but as they made clear themselves Thursday, the real vote they’re targeting is the one on Nov. 8 — Election Day. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, noting that the proposals have already failed in committee, said
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Most months my menstrual periods are beyond painful. I can’t walk, my lower back is wracked with unbearable pain and my pelvic area feels like it’s on fire. I’ve tried everything from Percocet to muscle relaxers, getting little to no relief. When I heard there was a new device on the market promising to instantly
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Endometriosis, the word itself sounds like an incurable disease, and unfortunately that’s true. I should know. I have it. Endometriosis — or “endo” — occurs when cells that line the uterus spread to other places of the body creating implants and adhesions, or internal scar tissue. These implants can end up on the bladder, ovaries,
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While the theme of the 88th annual Academy Awards is “We all dream in gold,” that dream does not seem to be attainable for actors of color this year. Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs along with directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinki announced the 24 category nominations Thursday morning from
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Over the past decade, millions of monarch butterflies have disappeared. They’re known for migrating millions of miles between the U.S. and Mexico every year, but environmentalists are concerned that this great migration could soon be lost forever. Chandelis Duster has more on why monarch numbers are declining and what can be done to stop it.
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Here I am anchoring AU District Wire News One Minute Update.
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I produced a segment of our politics newscast. I decided to make this segment about the Latino vote and the upcoming 2016 Presidential Election. I booked Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, a Research Associate from Pew Research Center to be our guest. She couldn’t come into the studio, so we interviewed her via Skype.
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Epilepsy, a condition causing recurring seizures affects over 65 million people worldwide. There is no cure for the condition, but there is a form therapy that helps manage the condition and it doesn’t involve medicine. Chandelis Duster has more on how the use of art helps those dealing with the condition.
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Here is another news package created by me. The interview with David Resch was shot using a tripod. Everything else was shot off the shoulder so I could get closer to the action. People in cities around the world took to the streets with pillows in celebration of the International Pillow Fight. Chandelis Duster has more
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This news package aired in the Entertainment and Lifestyle special edition show of District Wire News. I interviewed Hollistic Health Coach Meredith Gersten about how women with the disease endometriosis can stay healthy and be fit. It’s the first news story of the segment.
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Here is a news package shot and edited by me. I shot everything off the shoulder except for the beginning, the interview with Dr. Hanson, and my reporter stand-up. Recent events at the University of Oklahoma, University of Maryland, and the University of Virginia has started widespread protests about race. American University students are speaking
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Here is a newscast that was produced by me. I added stories in the AP ENPS rundown, decided what kind of stories they would be (Readers, VO/SOT’s, PKG’s), wrote teases, and booked guests to be on the show. In this segment of District Wire News, we cover the news and current events of March 16, 2015
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A recent study published in the European Journal of Nutrition by a team of scientists in Italy found that caffeine and coffee drinking are not related to endometriosis. The team evaluated eight studies, including 1,407 women with the condition who consumed coffee or a caffeine related drink. The women were 15 to 56 years old
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The Pentagon has admitted some packages carrying weapons and medical supplies that were air dropped in Kobani over the weekend may have landed in the hands of the terrorist group ISIS. Earlier this week the Pentagon said 27 of 28 airdropped U.S. supplies reached Kurdish forces fighting in Kobani and only one was destroyed by
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RICHMOND, Va. – On a chilly, Saturday morning in October, Kim Beers and her family take pictures in the parking lot of the Innsbrook Markel Plaza as they wait for the walk to begin. They are wearing purple sweatshirts with “Team Sullivan” in pink letters that they decorated with rhinestones the Sunday before. For the first
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