A young boy walks to school past a mural

A young boy walks to school along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE in Anacostia.

A young boy walks to school past a mural in a fenced off and locked lot along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast in the poorest ward of the city on July 23, 2010 in the Anacostia section of Washington. AFP PHOTO/Tim Sloan (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)