Naheim Banks is a sophomore, Political Science and Criminology double major (on the pre-law track) from Los Angeles, California and currently attends Howard University. Naheim was born and raised in Los Angeles and is a first generation college student. Currently, Naheim serves as the Vice Chair of the Howard University Student Association Senate, Vice President to the District of Columbia College Democrats, and a member of the award winning Howard University Mock Trial Team. He has a passion for criminal justice reform and progressive politics and has been recognized by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund as a Herbet Lehman Scholar and the California Legislative Black Caucus as a Frederick M. Roberts Scholar for his work in the community and specifically towards criminal justice reform. Naheim recently completed his internship with Vice President Kamala Harris. Growing up with family members in the system, victims of the War on Drugs and police brutality, Naheim recognized what it meant to see the prison system’s injustices first hand and recognized that people can be rehabilitated and grow beyond their worst mistakes. After completing his undergraduate degree, Naheim plans to attend law school and earn his Masters in Public Policy as well as his Juris Doctorate. He has aspirations of becoming a public defender and advocating for prisoners’ rights. Naheim is ecstatic to be a cause leader for Révolutionnaire and continue to fight for Criminal Justice Reform through advocacy.