MfumeS Momentum
Hailing from Baltimore, Kweisi Mfume’s early life was marred by hardship—his mother succumbed to cancer when he was just 16, propelling him into premature adulthood as he juggled multiple jobs to care for his sisters. His path briefly veered into the shadows of street life, leading to several arrests.
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But at 23, Mfume’s resolve to change his narrative took hold. He secured his GED, advanced through John Hopkins University with a Master’s, and ascended to a storied career as a five-term Democratic Congressman and esteemed President of the NAACP..