De'Mario Lewis tells his story: Youth of color at the Capitol

Twenty-five year-old De'Mario Lewis, raised in West Oakland, gets tired when he thinks about all of his problems. But he gets energized by joining a group of young activists of color to gather facts and travel to Sacramento to get a message across to legislators. By telling their stories to the state's political leaders, they make the problems in their communities known to policymakers. "I'm thinking, 'I paid my record restitution clearance, it's done. I'm gonna get the job, off top. And it came back that my record was still up... It was hard for me to find employment, and I really wanted to give up. And the only reason I didn't give up is because of my three year-old son." Get his full story in a video by DetermiNation.

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