Sadly, the neighborhoods of our nation’s capital too often resemble a tale of two cities rather than one. The Anacostia River divides a prosperous downtown from some of the District’s most underserved communities.

Each would benefit from being more connected to the other.  This, among other reasons, is why it gave me so much pleasure to welcome First Lady Michelle Obama to the graduation ceremony of the Academies at Anacostia, formerly Anacostia Senior High School, last month.

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