Zaniya Lewis takes a stand with the Black Lives Matter
Movement.
Zaniya joins Fox29 News to share her experience being the Seventeen Magazine contest winner.
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Zaniya receives the opportunity of a lifetime, meeting Former First Lady Michelle Obama.
Zaniya was chosen 1 out of 3 student-athletes in the United States to travel with the NBPA and NBA on an amazing community service to South Africa in 2015.
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Zaniya Lewis
ZANIYA LEWIS is the Founder/CEO and Executive Director of YesSheCanCampaign, a
501(c)(3) youth-led non-profit that uses live events and technology to provide educational
resources and professional development to girls and young women nationwide. Zaniya is a junior
at The George Washington University, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Human
Services and Social Justice. She has been featured in Seventeen, 6abc Action News, Fox 29 Good
Day, NBC10 News, Good Day DC, Sports Illustrated Kids, Courier Post, CBS News Dear
President Trump Campaign, MAKERS Women and more.
In the summer of 2015, Zaniya was chosen 1 out of 3 student athletes in the United States to
travel with the NBPA and NBA on an amazing community service trip to South Africa. In 2016,
Zaniya was a co-winner of Former First Lady Michelle Obama and Seventeen Better Make
Room National Contest and appeared on the cover of the May 2016 issue of Seventeen with
Former First Lady Michelle Obama. In 2016, Zaniya won the MTV and CoverGirl Prom
#covermoment Contest. In 2017, Zaniya also won two 1,000 Dream Fund contests.
Lewis served on the NJ National Guard Teen Panel for six years, and she interned in the office of
Assemblyman Troy Singleton. Lewis also served on the Ronald McDonald House for Teens
Advisory Council for two years. She co-founded The Kindness Project, a community service
club at her high school, and served as a Day of the Girl Action Team member. She is a Student
Advisory Board Member for 1,000 Dreams Fund and the Community Service Chair for the
Black Student Union at George Washington University.
In June 2015, she received the President Obama Volunteer Award. In June 2016, she received
the New Jersey Civilian Meritorious Service Medal in honor of the community service she has
done in New Jersey. In February of 2018, she was selected as a recipient of Young, Gifted and
Woke Influential Speakers To Watch In 2018. Zaniya is also a two time Taco Bell Foundation
Live Mas Scholar. Zaniya is involved in different clubs and volunteer opportunities at her school
and in her community. Zaniya mission is to inspire others to keep climbing and to use their
passions to make a difference in the world.
ZANIYA LEWIS is the Founder/CEO and Executive Director of YesSheCanCampaign, a
501(c)(3) youth-led non-profit that uses live events and technology to provide educational
resources and professional development to girls and young women nationwide. Zaniya is a junior
at The George Washington University, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Human
Services and Social Justice. She has been featured in Seventeen, 6abc Action News, Fox 29 Good
Day, NBC10 News, Good Day DC, Sports Illustrated Kids, Courier Post, CBS News Dear
President Trump Campaign, MAKERS Women and more.
In the summer of 2015, Zaniya was chosen 1 out of 3 student athletes in the United States to
travel with the NBPA and NBA on an amazing community service trip to South Africa. In 2016,
Zaniya was a co-winner of Former First Lady Michelle Obama and Seventeen Better Make
Room National Contest and appeared on the cover of the May 2016 issue of Seventeen with
Former First Lady Michelle Obama. In 2016, Zaniya won the MTV and CoverGirl Prom
#covermoment Contest. In 2017, Zaniya also won two 1,000 Dream Fund contests.
Lewis served on the NJ National Guard Teen Panel for six years, and she interned in the office of
Assemblyman Troy Singleton. Lewis also served on the Ronald McDonald House for Teens
Advisory Council for two years. She co-founded The Kindness Project, a community service
club at her high school, and served as a Day of the Girl Action Team member. She is a Student
Advisory Board Member for 1,000 Dreams Fund and the Community Service Chair for the
Black Student Union at George Washington University.
In June 2015, she received the President Obama Volunteer Award. In June 2016, she received
the New Jersey Civilian Meritorious Service Medal in honor of the community service she has
done in New Jersey. In February of 2018, she was selected as a recipient of Young, Gifted and
Woke Influential Speakers To Watch In 2018. Zaniya is also a two time Taco Bell Foundation
Live Mas Scholar. Zaniya is involved in different clubs and volunteer opportunities at her school
and in her community. Zaniya mission is to inspire others to keep climbing and to use their
passions to make a difference in the world.