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I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.

I have spent many years working in education and media, from hosting documentaries to being a spokesperson for Discovery Education to revolutionizing youth environmental service through my non-profit, EarthEcho International.

I was an activist long before I even entertained the possibility of being an actor.

I've spent the better part of my career in politics and public policy working on and fighting for education reforms.

I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.

Not a lot of people would think that I spent most of my early years totally rebelling against anything I could, getting suspended from school, going on demonstrations.

I have been a lifelong community activist and frankly did not dream of being in public office.

I taught workshops at universities. I wrote for magazines. This took time and insane amounts of juggling, but it's how I earned a living.

I didn't wake up and decide to become an activist. But you couldn't help notice the inequities, the injustices. It was all around you.