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Atty. Areva Martin Discusses Her New Book “Awakening”
“Awakening: Ladies, Leadership and The Lies We’ve Been Told”
A new book by attorney, political commentator and author Areva Martin has a word for women. The word is “Awakening”. A self-help book and feminist manifesto all in one. She describes it as a call for action and gender equity in a post COVID world. We sit down with Areva Martin to talk about “Awakening: Ladies, Leadership and The Lies We’ve Been Told”.

DC To Offer More Households Discounted Utility Bills
The savings amount to almost 500-dollars a year for electric bills, 300 for those who don’t have electric heat.

DC Area Bracing For Heavy Rain From Hurricane Ian
The heaviest rain is expected to drench the DMV overnight, with some places bracing for five inches.

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“Birthing Justice”: The Black Maternal Health Crisis
We talk about the documentary and the issue.
The new documentary “Birthing Justice” will be screened this week at the Congressional Black Caucus annual legislative conference. It explore the difficult and delicate topic of Black maternal health. We talk about the documentary and the issue.


New Area Code Coming For Maryland
It will cover the same areas that currently use the 240 and 301 area codes.

Remnants Of Ian To Impact MD Late Friday Night
Ian is currently entering the Atlantic and is expected to make a northwest turn toward the Carolinas tomorrow.

The Circus Is In Town
The Flip Circus is in town through October 10th at the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda
United Way NCA’s Annual Project Community Connect is October 3rdto 8thand provides essential services to those at risk of or are experiencing homelessness as well as the region’s ALICE population. WHUR will be broadcasting live the Daily Drum next Monday October 3rdat Prince George’s Community College from Project Community Connect. For more information go here:
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Walking a Dog While Black
A lawsuit is being filed in this case.
We’ve of heard of driving while black. But what about walking a dog while black? That’s what a DC man says happened this summer when he was walking a dog, had a confrontation with a police officer and ended up in jail.
Jonathan McKinney, Business owner (not pictured)


Wills and Estate Planning
Don’t leave family or loved ones behind without final instructions.
It’s not easy to talk about. As a matter of fact, for many families, talking about end-of-life business doesn’t happen at all. When that doesn’t happen and a loved one passes… family members are left scrambling to figure out what to do about final wishes, funeral services, valuable personal property, even real estate. We answer your questions about wills and estate planning.
Resources:
Shakisha A. Morgan, Esq., The Morgan Firm
First Baptist Church of Glenarden International Virtual Exit Plan Symposium Saturday, October 15th, 2022, 9 AM – 1 PM This is a free event. Click here to register


Student Loan Cancellation Lawsuit
The group says the decision to cancel the debt is illegal because it wasn’t approved by Congress.

Jan 6 Committee Postpones Hearing Because of Ian
In a tweet, the panel confirmed it’s being moved as Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida.

September is Nat’l. Sickle Cell Awareness Month
We’re going talking about the latest in treatment.
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. During tonight’s Medical Monday conversation we’re going to talk about the latest in treatment. There’s also some difficult news from the CDC about children with Sickle Cell Anemia.
Resources:
Sickle Cell Disease Center, Howard University Hospital
Sickle Cell Blood Drive Information


Hurricane Ian Continues U.S. Approach
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ian will pass west of the Florida Keys late tomorrow.

Commanders Choosing Between Hog Or Dog Mascot
The official reveal is set for January 1st.

Breast Cancer Awareness Celebration
Miriam Turns Bethesda Blues and Jazz “Pink” benefit fundraising concert is Saturday October 1st.
Miriam Turn Bethesda Blues Pink Saturday, October 1stto kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The event features a musical concert and awards ceremony. For more information go here:
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5k Walk, Rock the Park, and March for the Arts
Details on free events and activities happening this week around the DMV are inside of this week’s WHUR Community’s Choice.
Get ready for an enchanted and magical day. Join Duke Ellington School of the Arts for its March for the Arts . Come out and experience live performances, good food, and more. www.marchfordesa.flipcause.com
Rock the Park
Enjoy a weekend of free music. Downtown DC Business Improvement District presents Rock the Park DC Weekender Festival October 8th and 9th at Franklin Park. Hear local and internationally known performers and DJs. www.downtowndc.org
8th Annual ASA 5k
Lace up your shoes and walk to end cancer. Come out October 8th for the 8TH Annual ASA Women USA 5k Walk at the Glenn Dale Community Center. www.globalgiving.org
Alpha KEL Academy
The Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity are accepting applications for their program for young males. The Alpha KEL Academy is open for middle and high school youth. www.aphiakel.org
4th Annual District Hunt
Get ready for a real challenge. Game Genius is hosting its 4th Annual District Hunt, an outdoor adventure challenge October 1st thru 10th. The fun is open to everyone. www.gamegenius.org
DC DISB Loan Forgiveness
The DC Department of Insurance Securities and Banking is offering support with Public Service Loan Forgiveness. You must apply by October 31stwww.disb.dc.gov
Flip Circus
Flip Circus offers tickets to non profits. The fun is at the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. www.flipcircus.com.
WHUR Community’s Choice
To get your non-profit on the air and web, email Renee Nash at rnash@whur.com at least three weeks before your event.
THE JOURNEY: “Dr. Anthony Wilbon – The Future of Howard’s School of Business”
President Frederick has an insightful conversation with Dr. Anthony Wilbon, Dean of the Howard University School of Business.
ABOUT
As a graduate of Howard University’s MBA program, he ultimately returned to Alma Mater in 2011, serving in positions of increasing responsibility within the School of Business. He began as a professor before becoming Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Administration and ultimately being appointed Dean of the School of Business in May 2020. On this episode of “The Journey,” President Frederick has an insightful conversation with Dr. Anthony Wilbon, Dean of the Howard University School of Business.
Air Date: March 21, 2021
Should You Date On The Job?
Is it a wise or appropriate thing to do?
The Boston Celtics have suspended head coach Ime Udoka for the entire upcoming season after team officials found he had an improper consensual relationship with a woman on the Celtics’ staff. It is a violation of Celtics’ workplace guidelines. Udoka has apologized and accepted the team’s action. Dating on the job. Would you do it? Is it a wise or appropriate thing to do?


DC Monkeypox Clinics Switch To Walk-Up Today
The District is nearing 500 confirmed cases since late June.

Shelter In Place Order After Shots Fired In N. Virginia
Police are still looking for a suspect.

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Michelle Obama To Promote New Book With Tour
The publication is titled The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times.

Student Loan Forgiveness
The deadline to apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is October 31st.
The DC Department of Insurance Securities and Banking is offering support with Public Service Loan Forgiveness. You must apply by October 31st. For more information go here:
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“The Intruders”, A Play About Gentrification
The good, the bad and the discussion about gentrification.
Depending on who you are, where you live and long you’ve been living there, the term “gentrification” can mean very different things. Some good, some bad. It’s a conversation and sometimes an argument that has been growing in DC for years. It’s also the focus of a new play titled “The Intruders” on stage this week at Silver Spring’s Black Box Theater. Tonight we discuss the play and the issue.
Resources:
Play and Ticket Information

NY AG Files Civil Lawsuit Against Trump
In a statement, Trump’s lawyers say the lawsuit is merely a way for James to advance her political agenda.

Celebrating All Things Art
Art All Night kicks off this Friday, September 23rd
Art All Night is Friday, September 23rdand Saturday, September 24thin 20 different Main Street corridors with both indoor and outdoor public and private spaces. The events will be from 5pm to 2am. For more information go here:
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Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
New statistics on the pay gap. We go behind the numbers.
September 21st is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Every year, the day marks just how long it would take a black woman to earn what men earn in one year. Once again, the news isn’t encouraging. Tonight, we’ll hear new statistics on the pay gap and we’ll go behind the numbers.
Resources:
One Fair Wage


January 6th Committee Sets New Hearing Next Week
The committee is thought to be pushing to get a final report out before November’s midterm elections.

Empowering Women and Girls Through Education and Training
The SOFEI Group is hosting their C1B1 Summit, September 24.
SOFEI Group is a non-profit organization helping to empower women to emerge from economic instability thru education, training and development. They are hosting their “C1B1” Summit September 24thfrom 8:30am to 1:30pm at Harborside Hotel in Oxon Hill, MD. For more information go here:
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The Economic Plight of the Black Farmer
Where is the debt relief for black farmers who are really struggling to stay afloat?
If you are asked to picture what a modern commercial farmer looks like… what do you see? Perhaps you may imagine a white man, his face reddened and skin lined by years of planting, tilling, harvesting crops to make a living. That would not be inaccurate. But there are also modern commercial Black farmers in America… doing the same kind of work. They are a smaller, but significant part of this country’s agricultural industry. But there are issues black farmers are fighting for today. Issues that have existed for decades. We’re talking about debt relief for black farmers who are really struggling to stay afloat.
Resources:
National Black Farmers Association

Helping To Make College A Reality
College Bound is helping High School Students enter and graduate from College
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Do you qualify for the PSLF?
It’s called Public Service Loan Forgiveness or PSLF. It’s a way for people with student loans that are waying them down to get those loans paid off. There are conditions underwhich you have to qualify. But a lot of people may fit the bill.
Resources:
Public Student Service Loan Info
DC Student Loan Ombudsman

Amtrak Restoring Canceled Trains After Strike Averted
Many of Amtrak trains run on tracks owned companies that would have been impacted by a strike.

Griner, Whelan Families To Meet Biden Tomorrow
Despite plans for the White House meetings, there is no sign that a breakthrough is imminent.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, the White House announced Friday.

“He wanted to let them know that they remain front of mind and that his team is working on this every day on making sure that Brittney and Paul return home safely,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at Thursday’s press briefing at the White House.
The separate meetings are to be the first in-person encounter between Biden and the families and are taking place amid sustained but so far unsuccessful efforts by the administration to secure the Americans’ release. The administration said in July that it had made a “substantial proposal” to get them home, but despite plans for the White House meetings, there is no sign that a breakthrough is imminent.
“Girls’ Night Out”, Party For a Purpose
Girls Night Out by Shawn Nancy is this Saturday, September 17th at Katzen Arts Center
Girls’ Night Out by Shawn Yancy is Saturday, September 17thfrom 5pm to 9pm at Katzen Arts Center in NW DC. For ore information go here:
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Reporters’ Roundtable
The Prince George’s County youth curfew, Quinta Brunson, Jimmy Kimmel and The Emmy Awards, Queen Elizabeth II.
We’re at the Reporters’ Roundtable with the top stories of the week. On deck tonight, gun education in the Montgomery County Schools.
The Prince George’s County youth curfew, Quinta Brunson, Jimmy Kimmel and the Emmy awards, the so-called “Shopping Cart Killer”, Anthony Robinson. Singer Jesse Powell and comedian David Arnold pass away. The passing of Queen Elizabeth II, what do black people think about it?


Amtrak Canceling All Long Distance Service Ahead of Strike
it would be the first national railroad strike in 30 years

VA Votes To Rename Confederate Highways
Lee Highway will be called Route 29, while Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway will become Route 50.

Black Women, Business, Challenges and Success
How can women of color keep their businesses afloat and successful?
When it comes to women-owned businesses in the U.S., the growth is exponential. More and more of them are taking risks to stake their claim in the business world. That includes women of color. With those risks also come layers of stuggle. How can women of color keep their businesses afloat and successful?
Resources:
Women Elevating Women Conference (Conference closed/resource information available)
DC Startup Week/Innovation Equity Impact Fund


CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly’s federal trial on charges accusing him of making child pornography and rigging his 2008 child porn trial went to the jury on Tuesday after prosecutors and the defense wrapped up their cases.
A day after prosecutors delivered their closing argument, Kelly’s lead attorney made hers. Standing at a podium a few feet in front of the jurors, Jennifer Bonjean noted that many key government witnesses, including some of the women who accused Kelly of sexually abusing them, testified with immunity to ensure they wouldn’t be charged with previously lying to authorities.

Bonjean said they hadn’t come to the courthouse in Chicago, Kelly’s hometown, to tell the unvarnished truth. “They came in here,” she said, “to tell the government’s version of the truth.”
Among others, she cited Kelly ex-girlfriend Lisa Van Allen, who testified about how she stole a sex tape from a Kelly gym bag in the early 2000s. Bonjean also pointed to the testimony of Kelly’s former merchandizing agent Charles Freeman, who told jurors that he asked the singer for $1 million in exchange for returning another sex tape that could potentially incriminate the singer. Both testified with immunity.
White House Working Intently To Avert National Rail Strike
The secretaries of labor, agriculture and transportation are also involved.

On The Golf Course For College Scholarships
The Northern Virginia Delta Education and Community Service Foundation is hosting their 4th Golf Tournament September 19th
The Northern Virginia Delta Education and Community Service Foundation is hosting their 4thAnnual Golf Tournament Monday, September 19that the Laurel Hill Golf Club of Northern Virginia from 8am to 2pm. Proceeds go towards future scholarships and more. For more information go here:
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Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich
County Executive Marc Elrich talks politics and public safety in Montgomery County
We’re talking to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. He discusses his razor-thin win in the Democratic primary, youth crime and the curfew in Prince George’s County, rent control and so much more.

Biden To Talk About Cancer Initiative
Biden is also expected to deliver remarks at an event touting the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Stabbings At Hyattsville Festival
Violence breaks out at local festival over the weekend.
Connecting Businesses With BWI Marshall Airport
The Synergy BWI 2022 Business Conference is Tuesday September 20th.
Synergy BWI 2022 Business Networking Conference is Tuesday, September 20thfrom 8am to 4pm at Live Casino and Hotel Maryland.
Synergy BWI 2022 Business Networking Conference is Tuesday, September 20th from 8am to 4pm at Live Casino and Hotel Maryland. For more information go here:
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