Five years ago, she was a homeless high school valedictorian. Saturday, she got a degree from Georgetown.
On Saturday, 23-year-old Rashema Melson graduated from Georgetown University defeating the odds against her. You see, Melson grew up in Washington, D.C. with her mom and two brothers where they lived in a homeless shelter located in the former D.C. General Hospital and next to the D.C. jail. Despite her circumstances, Melson earned straight A’s, […]
