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Lex Scott

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Lex Scott is the Founder of Black Lives Matter Utah and the United Front Civil Rights Organization. She is the winner of three Utah Best In State Awards. She also was awarded the E50 Award, Most Tireless Advocate Award, Excellence in Civil Rights Award, the Social Justice Award from Omega Psi Phi, and the ACLU torch of Freedom award She has been recognized nationally for her work in civil rights. She has been featured in two PBS documentaries, an MTV documentary, Vanity Fair magazine, The Guardian, The Atlantic, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, UK Sun, ABC News, and many other outlets. She is the founder of the Utah Black History Museum. She has held three summer camps for Black children, helps to feed the homeless, does know your rights trainings and white ally trainings, and has written police reform legislation. She is currently working on two books, one is her autobiography and the other is regarding police reform. She is excited for her new transition within the civil rights world.