2 young Vermonters win John Lewis awards for social justice work [Video]

AND ASSIGNED TO THOSE COMMITTEES. IN MONT SB NBC5 NEWS. THIS MORNING AT THE VERMONT STATEHOUSE… SECRETARY OF STATE SARAH COPELAND HANZAS RECOGNIZED WINNERS AND THE FINALISTS OF THE JOHN LEWIS YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD. THE AWARD IS FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 25 WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES AND ARE LOOKING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR COMMUNITY…LIKE JOHN LEWIS DID. LEWIS WAS A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND U.S REPRESENTATIVE FROM GEORGIA THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE MARCH OF WASHINGTON AND OTHER POWERFUL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS. THIS YEAR’S VERMONT WINNERS ARE FORMER U-32 STUDENT YOLONDA BANSAH AND AND MARSHALL MOFFATT A A FRESHMAN AT U-V-M WHO WENT TO RICHFORD HIGH SCHOOL. THEY’RE HOPING TO USE THIS PLATFORM TO INSPIRE OTHERS AND HELP THOSE THEY FEEL ARE GETTING LEFT BEHIND. <MARSHALL i plan to use my platform wherever it is to make a change for the underrepresented …