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Teens From Different D.C. Neighborhoods Confront Race And Identity

Students from Maret and Cesar Chavez gathered on the lawn of Maret's campus to discuss race, stereotypes and politics.
(Mikaela Lefrak / WAMU)
Students from Maret and Cesar Chavez gathered on the lawn of Maret's campus to discuss race, stereotypes and politics. (Mikaela Lefrak / WAMU)

Teenagers from two very different neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. got together recently to talk about race, and where they're from. It's part of a project run by a teacher who hopes young people can help bridge Washington's expanding racial and economic divide.

Mikaela Lefrak (@mikafrak) of Here & Now contributor WAMU was there when students from one predominantly black school and one majority white school sat down to get to know one another.

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