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FILE – In this July 26, 2013, file photo, Charlene Carruthers, representing the Black Youth Project 100 in Chicago, protests outside Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. A cluster of Black Lives Matter groups, including the Black Youth Project 100, and an organization leading the push for a $15-an-hour wage, Fight for $15, are joining forces for their first national joint action, planning "Fight Racism, Raise Pay" protests on the 49th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, April 4, 2017, in two dozen cities including Chicago. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File) (AP)

I was a student worker fighting for a $15 wage. Now, I’m facing a criminal record

Ina Padua