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Maurice Cook

January 12, 2021 by

I am Maurice Cook.

Tanesha's Work.

“Too many of those who have been whitewashed have realized resources they work to gatekeep!”

Serve Your City (D.C.)

Raised in Maryland and DC, Maurice was the first male in his family to attend college, eventually earning a master’s degree. His love of his hometown, coupled with his frustration with the systemic racism experienced by Black and Brown youth in DC and throughout this country, drove Maurice to create Serve Your City in 2009 and to step up as a leader with Ward 6 Mutual Aid when the pandemic struck in March 2020. He lives on Capitol Hill with his wife, Jackie.

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For more than a decade, Serve Your City has provided life-changing experiences and opportunities for at-risk DC students, giving Black and Brown children access to rowing, swimming, yoga, tennis, tutoring, and inspiring experiences often not readily available to children from under-resourced families.

Read Maurice’s writing. 

Follow Maurice’s local activism efforts in D.C.

Watch Maurice’s previous broadcasts.

My actions:

DONATE: Give D.C. Students a Backpack Full of Critical Supplies for Remote Learning

Your donation to the Back to School Bash donation drive will help them meet their goal of giving to at least 150 D.C. students a backpack that includes not only a digital device but a long list of supplies and essentials to start the year right. Even if you don’t…

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