The Other Side of the River

(Music licenses/attributions below)
This is a story of a young man who sacrificed a promising career as an attorney to work at a fledgling charter school in Anacostia, Washington, DC.

In 2001, Thurgood Marshall Academy was established in a church basement in the poorest neighborhood in Washington, DC. It has since become the highest performing open-enrollment school in the District.

This is an entry to the Pulitzer Center's "Project: Report" video contest. Thanks for watching!

Music: (Thanks to the authors for personally giving me permission to use their work).

First song:
"Jar Hunt" by ccMixter use Morusque (Nurykbe) 2008 - Licenced under Creative Commons Attribution - Non-Commercial 3.0 license.
link: http://ccmixter.org/files/Nurykabe/16952
CC License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Second song:
"THE KING IS BACK" by ccMixter user echoed 2009 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial (3.0)
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Song: http://ccmixter.org/files/echoed/24415

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Nonprofits & Activism

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[newbiecam]

This Guy Is a True Inspiration to Young People !

Semi-Finals, YES !

I Truly Believe Your Going to The Semi-Finals...

Nice Video, Really Good Job !

[teachbilingual1]

Great Job MIke!  Keep up the great work! Truly inspiring . . .