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Eva Lewis
Years active2016–present

Eva Maria Lewis[1] is an American activist. From South Side, Chicago,[2] she has led a number of local protests, including the July 11, 2016 youth march on Millennium Park to protest police brutality. She has also founded two organizations, The I Project and Youth for Black Lives.

Education

Lewis is a graduate of

Walter Payton College Prep, and a student at University of Pennsylvania.[3][4]

Community activism

After the shooting of

Lemonade with inter-generational panel discussion.[5]

In 2016, Lewis joined three other black teen women activists to organize a youth sit-in in Chicago, to protest police shootings of people of color, particularly

Mt. Greenwood, and the principal of Marist High School. During the first and subsequent meetings, Lewis and the other Y4BL members questioned Johnson and discussed racism and policing in Mt. Greenwood and Chicago at large.[7][11]

United Nations

Through her decade of involvement with the

Commission on the Status of Women in New York in March 2016.[4] Lewis spoke at the UN again in October 2016 for the United Nations' International Day of the Girl Child, performing spoken word during the opening of the event; she also gave a speech during the proceedings.[12]

Teen Vogue

Lewis contributed to Teen Vogue in 2016 and 2017, focusing on black women, intersectional feminism, and perceptions and approaches to handling violence in Chicago.[13] She addresses social justice, especially for people of color.[3]

Awards

Publications and speeches

References

  1. ^ Jordan, Candace (June 29, 2017). "Chance The Rapper, community leaders honored at DuSable Museum gala". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. ^ a b Chang, Bettina (July 14, 2016). "How Four Teenage Girls Organized This Week's Huge Silent Protest". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. ^ a b "Eva Lewis - Chicago Foundation for Women". Chicago Foundation for Women. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. ^ a b Watson, Andrea V. (October 14, 2016). "Chicago Teen Delivers Powerful Speech To U.N. On Plight Of Black Girls". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. ^ a b c d e Hall, Mia (May 1, 2017). "Young, Gifted & Black: Chicago teen leads a new movement in Chicago". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  6. ^ "Mission". The I Project. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  7. ^ a b c "Past Actions". Youth for Black Lives. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  8. ^ Lewis, Eva. "Meet the Teenage Girl Who Shut Down Chicago's Streets With a #BlackLivesMatter Protest". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  9. ^ Cherney, Elyssa. "Meeting with top cop sometimes frustrating for student activists". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  10. ^ "Six South Side teens spark activism using social media". Medill Reports Chicago. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  11. ^ Cherney, Elyssa (January 17, 2017). "Meeting with top cop sometimes frustrating for student activists". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  12. ^ "Chicago Teen To Address United Nations About Plight Of Black Girls". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  13. ^ "Eva Lewis Bio, latest news and articles". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  14. ^ "Chicago Foundation for Women Announces 2017 Impact Awards Honorees". Chicago Foundation for Women. January 24, 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  15. ^ Makhijani, Pooja (May 8, 2017). "Princeton Prize honors high school students for promoting understanding, respect". Princeton University. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  16. ^ Maudlyne, Ihejirika (June 18, 2017). "DuSable Museum honors 'Rising Star' for leadership at home, church". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-11.

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