“NYC High“: A portrait series and daily feature in which we introduce you to one New York City council member per day, as drawn by Lauri Apple, until Election Day 2010 (Nov. 2).

Name: Robert Jackson (D) District 7: Manhattan Reps: Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights, West Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood. Member since January 2002.

-Joined Larry Seabrook and John Liu in sponsoring a resolution saying “sorry” for NYC’s role in slavery.
-Served as a lead plaintiff in a successful lawsuit arguing that the state violated civil rights laws and its own constitution by inadequately funding public education in NYC.
-Sometimes gets a little excited if you don’t let him answer your damned questions.

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