Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Stories
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Bikeshare ultimatum: pick up your toys, or we'll pick them up for you
There are five bike share companies operating in Dallas, Texas. And they all just got marching orders from the city: Find a way to clean up your...
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This sexologist wants you to use your words
University of Washington sociologist Pepper Schwartz says the takeaway from the allegations against Aziz Ansari is that we should talk about sex before...
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Fake service animals: real social consequences?
Last week's viral story of an ersatz emotional support peacock sent waves of hilarity ricocheting across the internet and late night talk shows. But The...
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Picking our fruit, women endure daily sexual harassment
More women are speaking out about sexual abuse and harassment as part of the renewed #MeToo movement. But for the women picking the fruits and...
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The words that hold our souls inside them
When you're the poet laureate of Washington state, you log a lot of time on the road. "I got a new car for the job," laughs Tod Marshall . It came to...
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That fake emotional support peacock might cost you $250
This week a woman and her peacock were turned away from a cross-country flight. She'd pleaded that Dexter was an emotional support animal, to no avail....
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#MeToo has us asking: What's next?
Today on The Record we're looking at the #MeToo and Time's Up movements here in Washington state. How did we get here and what we can do next?
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When it comes to race, how uncomfortable are you willing to be?
So, you want to talk about race. But... do you? Reallllly? For most people, the real answer is no.
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In a time of unrest, dancing with love to heal all wounds
One of them went viral in a collaboration with Yo Yo Ma; the other played Michael Jackson for the Cirque du Soleil. But you might know dancers Lil Buck...
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Advice for Amtrak derailment survivors, from someone who knows what it's like.
Josh Gotbaum is used to helping people. He worked on disaster relief efforts in the Clinton administration, helped bring Hawaiian Airlines back from...