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From a 14 Year Old Victim of Police Brutality to Mentor of Thousands | Sayce Holmes-Lewis | Voice #90
"Start looking at the issues in our community and how you can actually find solutions because we can't allow these things to get to our doorstep when it reaches the level of violence that we're seeing in our community."
About Sayce Holmes-Lewis:
Sayce Holmes-Lewis is the founder of Mentivity, a community organization dedicated to fostering change through mentorship, education, and opportunity. As a community entrepreneur and servant leader, Sayce has impacted thousands of young people in the UK and worldwide. His work focuses on preventing violence, providing opportunities, and building stronger communities.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Early experiences with police brutality
9:51 - Discussion on police accountability and community relations
12:32 - Impact of childhood experiences on relationship with authority
27:21 - Sayce's role as a community entrepreneur
34:39 - Starting a social enterprise
43:14 - Overcoming procrastination and starting Mentivity
51:45 - Recent encounter with police and racial profiling
56:35 - Importance of accountability in policing and public service
57:11 - Vision and future plans for Mentivity
1:01:54 - Final words
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