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Jennifer Igbonoba talks to four former federal workers as they reflect on their exit and what they hope for the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692656011b3ad44d380256d4/1f66f0e6-48c4-4498-83a5-2e9fa8475559/Image+2.jpeg NEWS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692656011b3ad44d380256d4/21917200-36b0-41f2-bb63-85b2996f91f4/Image+3.jpeg NEWS In July, President Donald Trump enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cut more than $1 trillion in Medicaid funding and added new eligibility requirements for the program. The move is poised to leave 10 million Americans without health coverage, threatening access to medical care for low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities. Hear from a D.C. mother, a George Washington University student and a disability rights advocate on what those cuts mean for care — and for independence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692656011b3ad44d380256d4/4f7f18dc-48f2-4215-aa66-3ec16d212a94/Image+5.jpeg NEWS Since his first term, President Donald Trump has made decisions and spread information that encourage the diminishment of female reproductive freedoms. Since he reentered office in January 2024, Trump has continued his rhetoric against important aspects reproductive health components, particularly contraceptives and abortion. This news segment discusses the importance of birth control to the daily lives of women in the United States in the context of the current administration. This package features two college-age women who have been on birth control for years discussing how birth control has improved their lives and their opinions on the political decisions being made, as well as Dr. Helen Deitch, a pediatric and adolescent gynecologist, who offers her medical expertise on the subject. Through listening to personal testimony and examining statistics, we answer why birth control access is crucial in 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692656011b3ad44d380256d4/3c00703c-d055-41e7-beb7-d116027ab4c1/1.png NEWS This news package is about the recent news of the increased price of $100,000 for the H-1B visa that employers must pay for any new and renewal visa applications to sponsor any foreign workers. This package specifically focuses on the education purposes of the H1B visa, specifically from the voices of international faculty, who are heavily impacted, and international students. You will hear three voices from three different universities in the DMV area. The student voice is Nino, who is a junior Thai student from Georgetown University, sharing his opinion and future hopes regarding staying in the country or going back to Thailand. The second is Marc Lajoie, an SMPA professor at GWU who is directly impacted by this news, and the third is Ron Hira, a political science professor at Howard University who is an expert in public policy and finds this news “scandal-ridden.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692656011b3ad44d380256d4/a292b947-04ec-459b-a2c0-d9c956307f7d/Laban+ng+Katawan+at+Katauhan+The+Filipino+Fight+for+Gender+Justice+Presentation+in+Pink+and+Dark+Plum+Flat+and+Minimalist+Illustration.png NEWS DC is suing the federal government over new threats on sex education funding (PREP & Title V SRAE). The new restrictions that the Trump administration has proposed would force schools and programs to take out references to gender diversity in sex education curriculum, or risk losing funding. This would propose a risk to LGBTQ+ students, losing access to inclusive health information. Sexual education educators see firsthand the effect of including references to gender identity in their curriculum can have on a student. Making students feel comfortable, included, and educated on resources is a huge aspect of Grassroots Health, an organization located in D.C. that teaches sexual education to middle school students. With an open and inclusive curriculum, Grassroots Health uses examples and rhetoric that make all students feel comfortable. Through talking with the executive director of Grassroots Health, as well as team members, I looked at their perspective through what they teach, and how important they feel gender identity is to the curriculum that they are teaching. 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While ticks bring many dangers, a common one being Lyme disease, a severe allergy called Alpha-gal syndrome has recently come to light after a recent death. The lone star tick is the carrier of this illness, and one bite from this tick can cause alpha-gal, which is a serious illness that causes an allergic reaction to mammalian products. People with alpha-gal syndrome are forced to remove red meat completely from their diet, or risk anaphylaxis. Researchers think that as many as 450,000 people in the U.S. may be affected. Professor John Lill is a biology professor at the George Washington University as well as a field biologist, who is living with alpha-gal syndrome. Sharon Forsyth is also living with alpha-gal, and has since created resources and awareness for this allergy. Caroline Tone, a student and lab assistant at GW, has a lab partner contract alpha-gal. 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I aim to honor the complexity of Black agrarianism in America without diverting from the joy, creativity, learning and cultural restoration that is Afroecology. GROUNDED serves to illustrate a continuum of Black ecological identity that has always existed in America, even when it was violently repressed by white colonizers, ultimately arguing that reconnecting to the land is more than just an agricultural act – it is a way to reclaim visibility, create collective resilience and imagine a future in which Black youth can thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/692656011b3ad44d380256d4/a3e1ef72-02fc-44e7-87ff-4f38191f8447/Environmental+Documentary+Thumbnail+-+Rory+Quealy.jpg MINI DOCS Data centers powering the expansion of artificial intelligence have been popping up all around the country - especially in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia region. 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