#AlumniAchievement Marqueece Harris-Dawson '95 takes over as Los Angeles City Council Chairman. During his years as a community organizer in South L.A., Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson '95 saw the devastation wrought by the crack cocaine epidemic and the economic fallout that followed the 1992 L.A. riots.⁠ ⁠ Harris-Dawson’s two decades at the nonprofit Community Coalition, which Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass co-founded, will shape his agenda. Homelessness, which disproportionately affects Black and Latino populations, and housing affordability will be his top issues, he said at his first council meeting as president.⁠ ⁠ To learn more about Marqueece Harris-Dawson '95 and his recent achievement, click the link in bio or visit news.morehouse.edu⁠ ⁠ #Morehouse #MorehouseCollege #MorehouseisEverywhere