VIDEO:  Anacostia’s Academy: Southeast Gets Smart
 
 
“On the real side…” Remingtyn, age 17, looked at me and said. “You really got to do a lot to move forward and progress in this city.” “The streets will take you in a second.” Hear how the students at Thurgood Marshall Academy in Anacostia, DC’s poorest neigborhood, are turning from the streets and to their futures.
by  EricaAmerica  on Jul 23,2008
 
 
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barb_p 44 days ago
These kids are an inspiration! What an amazing experience it must have been to speak with them and their teachers. Congratulations to them for their Academic Yearly Progress and their lofty goals. Thanks for telling their stories.
David_Whiteside 29 days ago
great job covering a positive story in Southeast Erica.

cheers to hope in the lower Anacostia River watershed!
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