High school junior Cleo Riley is doing what she can to help enact change.
Several protests escalated into violence and vandalism, leaving sizable cleanup jobs for residents in the neighborhoods, and Riley said that having her group lead restoration efforts is a way to show what community activism really looks like to those who would want to write off the efforts of the demonstrators.
When it comes to the massive protests, which have largely been lawful and focused, across the country -- and particularly in the Hollywood area where Riley calls home -- she said it's been"so emotional" to see such determination and unity.
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