Comments on: Spotlight on Anacostia

By: DC’s Gaping Wound: Income and Education Gaps Are Gutting Mobility | Education News

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:03:20 +0000

[...] Yet this trend is not the only divider in the District. The Anacostia River is a divider of class as well, with a majority of the town’s wealth living to the west of the river and a much poorer population living to the east. Hovering much lower than the national average of $50,000, the average median household income in Anacostia struggles at $30,000 for a family of four, compared with Washington, D.C.’s $60,000, and the broader D.C. metro area at well over $80,000. In fact, U.S. Census data cites the income gap in the District as one the highest in the nation. Furthermore, the unemployment rate west of the river is roughly 8.9 percent, while east of the river it’s 35 percent. [...]

By: Racism and classism in the heart of America’s capital — War in Context

Racism and classism in the heart of America’s capital — War in Context — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:26:34 +0000

[...] in the nation. Furthermore, the unemployment rate west of the river is roughly 8.9 percent, while east of the river it’s 35 percent. [Continue [...]

By: The Advoc8te

The Advoc8te — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:14:27 +0000

LOVE IT! :)