LOS ANGELES – Registering to vote – it’s one of those milestones on the route to adulthood – and Lencia Kebede remembers it well. “I was so excited to finally have the opportunity to be a part of my surroundings, my government, my people, my community,” she recalled. “Knowing that I was very, very passionate about civic engagement, social justice, human rights, and now I’m getting to be a part of it was super empowering for me.”