Students and community organizations filled the Family Life Community Church for a Youth Civic-Champions Town Hall meeting hosted Oct. 23 by an organization called Build2Lead (B2L). The nonprofit is a Black-led association created to rebuild the criminal justice system, education, and health care relating to Black and brown children and young adults.

Guests were presented with various youth-led panel discussions, such as “Public Safety and Justice” and “Education and Workforce Development.” Jimmy Brown, the executive director and CEO of Build2Lead, said the main focus for the town hall is to educate young people.

“We’re all about getting them in front of the people that can really make the changes,” Brown said. “As soon as a youth makes the decision to want to change something, change th

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