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Natalie Hopkinson
Natalie Hopkinson is a Washington writer and author of the forthcoming
Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City
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Why Michelle Rhee's Education 'Brand' Failed in D.C.
A corporate approach to schools clashes with D.C.'s black middle class
Natalie Hopkinson
Sep 15, 2010