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Join WHUT For This Months Taping of Vocal Point
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Watch Vocal Point Episodes Here
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Death Toll From Devastating Tornado Revised Down
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85-Year-Old Graduates From College, Finds Job
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Makers of DC: Howard Trailblazers
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Join WHUT For This Months Taping of Vocal Point
WHUT/Howard University Television presents VOCAL POINT Ongoing Stigmas of Homosexuality in Communities of Color Join us for a live taping in the WHUT studios on Tuesday, June 11 at 7pm (Doors open at 6:30pm) 2222 4th Street NW, Washington DC 20059 Vocal Point is a new series from WHUT focuses on a wide variety of [...]
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Watch Vocal Point Episodes Here
Vocal Point is a new series from WHUT focuses on a wide variety of important issues and concerns relevant to the greater DC metro area. We’re bringing together subject matter experts, advocates, community leaders and personal stories from those directly affected to gain a deeper understanding of the issues as well as identify resources [...]
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Death Toll From Devastating Tornado Revised Down
Mark Memmott and EYDER PERALTA May 21, 2013 6:00 AM A day after a monster EF-5 tornado pummeled Moore, Okla., the focus turned to the victims. NPR’s Wade Goodwyn spent the day in the city talking to survivors. Christie Parrish decided to leave her home for her sister’s shelter. “You could hear [the tornado] like a mile [...]
Health & Wellness
85-Year-Old Graduates From College, Finds Job
Willadene Zedan is leaving Marian University on Saturday with a bachelor’s degree, academic honors and a job offer. The employment market being what it is for newly minted college graduates, Willadene Zedan would stand out at Saturday’s commencement at Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wis., if only for the fact that she’ll begin the [...]
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Makers of DC: Howard Trailblazers
Makers : Howard Trailblazers is a series of vignettes centered around motivating and inspiring future “Makers” within the local community. What started off as a panel of distinguished faculty at Howard University discussing issues spiraling from the Makers documentary, became a collection of vignettes that enabled these dynamic woman to delve into the stories behind [...]
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How Parents Can Help Children Reach Their Potential Brain Power
Posted November 2, 2012 by Michael Cadenhead
by JoAnn Deak, Ph.D. Over the past ten years, all of my professional time has been devoted to keeping up with the staggering onslaught of research on the brain and its implications for parents and schools. Imaging live, healthy and working brains via computer has increased our understanding of how pliable and changeable brains are [...]
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Sandy Shifts Attention to Local Leaders, Away From Presidential Race
Posted November 2, 2012 by Michael Cadenhead
Cars on 14th Street and Avenue C under water. The largest public transportation system in the world shuttered. 5,700 flights canceled. Nearly 7 million people across the East Coast in the dark. And the final campaign push one week until Election Day? On hold. As Hurricane Sandy barreled up the eastern United States before weakening, the super-storm [...]
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5 Tips for Getting a Government Job
Posted November 13, 2012 by Michael Cadenhead
The pay and benefits can be great, but the application process has its own special protocol With the election behind us, I think this is a good time to shift our attention away from elective jobs to the thousands of federal job openings out there. Employment opportunities exist in all 50 states and overseas. You [...]
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Sandy Leaves N.J. Reeling, N.Y. Life Gets Slow Restart
Posted November 2, 2012 by Michael Cadenhead
Transcript JEFFREY BROWN: The losses in life and property kept growing today in the wake of Sandy. The U.S. death toll reached 92 and the focus on physical damage shifted to New Jersey, where the monster storm blasted barrier islands and other waterside cities. The massive force of the storm’s destruction along the JerseyShore came [...]
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Don’t Believe Everything You Read on Food Labels
Posted May 21, 2013 by Michael Cadenhead
Some seemingly healthy claims can mislead shoppers. Here’s how to spot the telltale signs of ‘leanwashing.’ By now, most of us are savvy enough to know that what we choose to eat really can make a difference in our health. So we’re naturally enticed by packaged foods that call out supposedly health-conscious features like “whole [...]
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