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Good morning, DCentric readers! Here are some links for this hazy, gray day:

DC Schools’ Test Scores Drop Remember all those cheating scandals? “Reading and math scores on standardized tests dropped this year in several District of Columbia schools that are under scrutiny for possible cheating on the exams.” (WUSA)

D.C. Central Kitchen gets record food donation Food was donated by the Summer Fancy Foods Show: “This is an amazing donation,” says DCCK CEO Mike Curtin. “The caliber of food, and the largesse, is helping us further our mission in a significant way.” (bizjournals.com)

What Does Courtland Milloy Think Of Twitter? “(Milloy) once associated the time-sucking tool with D.C. gentrifiers…inspiring him to famously dub the social media platform’s local devotees ‘myopic little twits’.” (Washington City Paper)

What To Do About The Wealth Gap Reported By The Pew Research Center “let’s be real about how old the Black wealth gap really is: It dates from before the very founding of our nation, built on an economic model that equates ownership of property with power—as it does to this day. Problem is, for the first couple of centuries of America’s creation, not only was it often next to impossible for Blacks to acquire and retain property, we were the property!” (Black Enterprise)

Vancouver Crack Pipe Program: City hands out fresh, clean pipes to curb transmission of HIV, hepatitis. Much like needle-exchange programs around the world, soon, Vancouver drug users will be able to receive “fresh” pipes while interacting with heath-care workers, who can offer them opportunities for rehabilitation.(slatest.slate.com)

GOP Rep. Lamborn: Associating With Obama Is Like ‘Touching A Tar Baby’ A republican lawmaker from Colorado has apologized for equating our first African American President with a “tar baby”; the phrase can be considered a racial slur. Congressman Doug Lamborn’s office also announced that he had sent a personal letter containing a “heartfelt apology” to the President. (Think Progress)