Marqueece Harris-Dawson

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Marqueece Harris-Dawson served as the Director of South Central Youth Empowerment Thru Action in Los Angeles, CA.

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Winner
State: 
CA
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Marqueece Harris-Dawson served as the Director of South Central Youth Empowerment Thru Action in Los Angeles, CA. Marqueece empowered students from South Central LA’s eight high schools to identify community problems and take action. Through his program, students photographed and exposed poor conditions at local schools and mobilized more than 6,000 peers to secure $153 million in funding to rebuild school infrastructure, fix lockers, and improve student bathrooms

Marqueece continues his work today as the Executive Director of Community Coalition. In 2008 alone, he won city support to pass the Nuisance Abatement Ordinance that will give Los Angeles residents more power over irresponsible businesses and he developed the innovative ACE Academy at Locke High School where, starting in the fall of 2009, students will be prepared for high-skilled, high-wage jobs in Architecture, Construction and Engineering.

Year in which award/grant was awarded: 
1999