Capital’s ethnic and racial enclaves are sights less-seen
The Shrine of the Sacred Heart church in Mt. Pleasant opens for a Spanish-language Mass catered to immigrants, while a street market happens on the sidewalk outside. Photo and Flash by CASEY LABRACK for the Observer (move slider to pan photo).
Just blocks from the staid grounds of the White House is a far more colorful, multi-ethnic city that few outsiders ever see. D.C. is home to many small, distinct enclaves that have taken on personalities and problems unique to their populations: Anacostia, Columbia Heights, the H Street Corridor, Mt. Pleasant, Shaw and the U Street Corridor, among others.
This week’s Observer explores how particular geographic intersections represent the intersections of many cultures and races, and the opportunities and struggles that arise within such diverse communities.
The neighborhoods:
Local man brings poetry, hope to Anacostia
by CRISTINA FERNADEZ-PEREDA
Cultural hot spots breathe new life into H Street Corridor
by DORRY SAMUELS
Columbia Heights church breaches racial barriers with doctrine of acceptance
by JANEL KNIGHT
Mt. Pleasant shelter continues struggle against homelessness in D.C.
by ADINA YOUNG
Catholic Church reaches ethnically diverse community with multilingual Masses
by JEFF LAMBERT
Violence, drugs plague Shaw District
by LISA TANGER
Gentrification efforts create rift in historic U Street neighborhood
by JANINE COOPER
Other race features:
A brief history of Black History Month
by AMANDA KNOWLES, CASEY LABRACK and LISA TANGER
Group calls on Congress to improve state of American Indian nation
by LAUREN ZINGARELLI
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