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Creating An Exercising Space For Muslim Women (00:04:44)
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For Muslim women living in America, modesty and dress can sometimes get in the way of working out. In many cities cultural offerings, outside of mosques, are expanding. And ...

Smithsonian Exhibit Involves Visitors In 9/11 Remembrance (00:03:41)
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In 2002, Congress designated the Smithsonian the official repository of 9/11 materials. Since then, the museum has collected more than 300 objects and 1,000 images ...

The Writing on the Wall: Inside DC's graffiti subculture (00:04:22)
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An inside look into where one D.C. graffiti artist writes and why he chooses this form of expression.

Young People Reshape Traditional Dance (00:05:14)
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Young people around the country are making traditional American dance their own in some surprising ways. Reporter Jonna McKone paid a visit to two dances to learn how ...

Pretty Soon You Wont Recognize The Place, Promise. (00:04:42)
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Head to the busy crossroads of Florida and New York Avenues in northeast D.C., and you'll find yourself at the Florida Avenue Wholesale Market, where more than 30 businesses ...

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Take a vacant storefront, mix in some local artists, pick a limited span of time, and what do you get? A "Temporium": a new initiative by the D.C. Office of Planning to create buzz about some of the District’s neighborhoods. The Temporium offers a way to temporarily repurpose empty or under-utilized spaces to attract more people and, ideally, retailers, to a neighborhood. Mount Pleasant is one of the first neighborhoods to be awarded a Temporium grant; Jonna McKone pays a visit to this "visiting" shop.