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In reply to the discussion: Thousands Call For The Removal Of A Statue Of Abraham Lincoln With 'Degrading Racial Undertones' [View all]mahatmakanejeeves
(57,474 posts)4. To my surprise, he's actually not a dummy.
Marcus Goodwin for DC Council At Large 2020
Get to know Marcus Goodwin
Marcus was born and raised in DC. He is a middle child with seven brothers and sisters. His mother came to this country at age 22 from Senegal in West Africa. With her, she brought a sense of optimism that Washington was a place where she could pursue the American Dream. His father grew up in South Carolina and came to DC to study at Howard University.
Marcus grew up in neighborhoods where there were too many barriers to success and too few opportunities to get ahead. However, the direction of his life changed when he had just a couple of opportunities provided to him.
His parents were able to get him into a good school, where he became a boy scout, played sports and met mentors who went to college and achieved big things with their lives.
Marcus got the opportunity to go to the University of Pennsylvania, had fulfilling internships working at the DC Council and Mayors Office and got a Master's degree from Harvard University.
He has built a career developing commercial properties that provide jobs and affordable housing for DC residents. His career has given him the opportunity to own his own home and have financial security.
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Get to know Marcus Goodwin
Marcus was born and raised in DC. He is a middle child with seven brothers and sisters. His mother came to this country at age 22 from Senegal in West Africa. With her, she brought a sense of optimism that Washington was a place where she could pursue the American Dream. His father grew up in South Carolina and came to DC to study at Howard University.
Marcus grew up in neighborhoods where there were too many barriers to success and too few opportunities to get ahead. However, the direction of his life changed when he had just a couple of opportunities provided to him.
His parents were able to get him into a good school, where he became a boy scout, played sports and met mentors who went to college and achieved big things with their lives.
Marcus got the opportunity to go to the University of Pennsylvania, had fulfilling internships working at the DC Council and Mayors Office and got a Master's degree from Harvard University.
He has built a career developing commercial properties that provide jobs and affordable housing for DC residents. His career has given him the opportunity to own his own home and have financial security.
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Thousands Call For The Removal Of A Statue Of Abraham Lincoln With 'Degrading Racial Undertones' [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2020
OP
The way some members of the Park Police act patrolling the Mall, you'd think they weren't even human
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2020
#19
A link to Lew Rockwell is not welcome on DU. Could you find something else to make your point?
scarletwoman
Jun 2020
#17
Heard on Native American segment on AM950 radio (Minnesota) today how horrible he was
progree
Jun 2020
#14
Oh sure, let's not acknowledge the man who gave his life to free slaves & hold the country together
Hekate
Jun 2020
#46
Because enslavement was just so not-degrading that it cannot be depicted like this.
Hekate
Jun 2020
#41
That we are not talking about His Majesty Washington I is the reason we give him points
tirebiter
Jun 2020
#47