On MLK Day: A Different Take On Community Service
Many people chose to serve their communities on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We meet some folks who serve year-round and approach volunteerism in ways you may never have considered.
A man checks his phone at a bar in Northeast D.C.
How does politics affect your search for love? Is dating across the aisle a non-starter? We discuss love in a time of increasing political divisiveness, and what finding that special person is like in the Nation’s capital.
WAMU 88.5 is exploring the local impact of the new administration. Learn more about The Trump Effect.
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- Mikaela Lefrak WAMU News Producer; @mikafrak
- Callie Harris Matchmaker, Three Day Rule, @ThreeDayRule
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