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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If u don't like then u prob shouldn't live in a "chocolate city"[/quote]

It ain’t Chocolate City anymore. [/quote]

DCPS enrollment is 80% black and latino. Whites are 15%. "Other" (Asians?) is 5%.[/quote]

So DCPS is hosting events for the majority of their population and not treating the minority equally? Seems to go against the ideals of the civil rights movement. Or was that wrong?[/quote]

again with the good faith questions! wow! [/quote]

So no answers to the question why DCPS would marginalize their minority students?  [/quote]

Uhhhh...because they can afford to now thanks to grants.
Where the hell have you been the last 5 years?

2015
[b]D.C. schools to invest $20 million in efforts to help black and Latino male students[/b]
[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-schools-to-invest-20-million-in-efforts-to-help-black-and-latino-male-students/2015/01/21/27450ca8-a19d-11e4-903f-9f2faf7cd9fe_story.html?tid=a_inl_manual[/url]

2018
[b]Mayor Bowser launched the EMOC and Reign initiatives to close the opportunity gap by providing strategic programming and supports so young people of color can thrive. This school year, DCPS invested more than $400,000 in Reign and EMOC at the following schools:[/b]

Bancroft Elementary School (Ward 1): Reign grant to start an ethnic studies course after school, and math and literacy enrichment.
    Cardozo Education Campus (Ward 1): Reign grant for monthly workshops with young women, the Michelle Obama mentoring program, and a showcase of all of the organizations that provide support to young women throughout the District.
    Columbia Heights Education Campus (Ward 1): EMOC grant for a mentoring program and to host events focused on the physical, mental, financial, spiritual, creative, and social emotional development of students.
    Eastern High School (Ward 6): EMOC grant for a mentoring program, SAT preparation, and college tours.
    Excel Academy (Ward 8): Reign grant to support the all-girls band, a fine arts program, and other social emotional supports for students.
    Johnson Middle School (Ward 8): Reign grant to host monthly workshops on social emotional learning, self-care, and other topics impacting young women.
    Kramer Middle School (Ward 8): Reign grant for a mentoring program focused on entrepreneurship and to promote social emotional development through workshops and seminars on self-esteem and self-care.
    LaSalle-Backus Education Campus (Ward 4): EMOC grant for a mentoring program and an arts integration character development program.
    Stanton Elementary School (Ward 8): EMOC grant for programming focused on developing hope, self-discipline, integrity, and love in their young kings through mentoring, academic enrichment, and experiential learning.
    Truesdell Education Campus (Ward 4): Reign and EMOC grants for the Elite Scholars program for young women and men, and an empowerment retreat to foster teamwork, character development, and leadership.
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