Binge-watching C-SPAN from his great-grandmother’s couch was just the beginning for Tylik McMillan.
“That’s the only thing she watched,” he said. And as he sat there, too, seeing politics play out on the screen, he pictured himself – and other young men and women of color – with their own seat at the table.
Now 27, McMillan is a social justice leader and movement strategist who’s worked with The Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) for more than a decade. He’s been featured for helping organize marches and for his viewpoints on voting, police reform and other civil rights issues on Good Morning America, CBS News and CNN. And, yes, you can find him on C-SPAN. Read more.