The students in "Black, Brown, and White," went out yesterday to encounter some 'Brown' in this so-called "Chocolate town." They were led by my co-teacher and expert photographer, Kristian Whipple. The A.B.L.E. students walked through the neighborhood of Mount Pleasant in northwest Washington, D.C. where in 1991 'riot' occurred when a police shot of a young Latino man at the end of a Cinco de Mayo celebration.
The purpose of the trip was to give the students a chance to see if the people and places they encountered fit their idea of what a 'Latino' space looked like. Although few students had visited Mount Pleasant before, their impressions reflect the challenges adolescents must navigate as they attempt to move beyond the boundaries of individual experiences.
I felt that the Mount Pleasant area is full of diversity. The dominant minority in the area is mainly Hispanic. The are also is this apartment that look like it was filled with homeless people and gangbangers. The streets were littered with homeowners as well as cars. The community looked like it was also full of local bussisness from auto-repair shops to shoe repair shops.
A. Jones.
round Mt. Pleasant, there were alot of grocery stores and corner stores, there were a couple of cafes, and there was constuction. The people from the neighborhood was posted up chilling outside enjoying the good day. The cars around there were very diverse, saying that the economic income is also diverse. I also seen this bike that look like it was from the 90's.
A.B.L.E Unknown
Mount Pleasant gave me a number of reactions including some suprising and not suprising ones. When we first saw the street it looked like there would not be that much of a cultural change throughout. At first the dominant race throughout the neighborhood was hispanic people. But if one observed more than meets the eye they would see that there were actually a lot of things hinting at the fact there was a wealthy part of the community that lived more towards the spot we ended. Although it seemed to be less culturally diverse than the first consisting of white and some black people. On the other hand there was the community lacking wealth which consisted mostly of hispanic and very few asians. My overall impression was that Washington D.C. is a very diverse place whether it be based on ones wealth or there race.
J.C.
my reflection on the trip to mt.pleasent is that there is nothing pleasent about it.
everything is dirty ghetto lokking and its not a pleasent site.
there was a lot of spanish people up there and they were looking at us like we were crazy.
A. Johnson
Today at Mt. Pleasant I saw things that I normally don't see around my neighborhood. Even though some people were acting mean I still enjoyed myself. I saw a different side of DC that I normally don't,
A.B.L.E. Unknown
today in Mt. Pleasant i saw things that i dont usually see around my neighborhood. i saw a lot of Hispanics and a little bit of white people but mostly hispanics. I really enjoyed the exsperience. it was a lot big abandon buildings and markets.there were a lot of spanish market that sold things such as clothes and things in CVS.
A. Johnson
Today at Mt. Pleasant I saw things that I normally don't see around my neighborhood. Even though some people were acting mean I still enjoyed myself. I saw a different side of DC that I normally don't,
A.B.L.E. Unknown
today in Mt. Pleasant i saw things that i dont usually see around my neighborhood. i saw a lot of Hispanics and a little bit of white people but mostly hispanics. I really enjoyed the exsperience. it was a lot big abandon buildings and markets.there were a lot of spanish market that sold things such as clothes and things in CVS.
