[5] Lewis is an advocate for domestic violence awareness and chooses it as her platform topic in pageants; her sister was fatally shot in 2010 after an abusive relationship of five years.
[17] Lewis has worked with state and national nonprofits and "led the charge to declare October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
After graduating from Holy Spirit High School in 2008,[19] Lewis earned a BA from Temple University where she double majored in African-American Studies and Broadcast Journalism.
In 2015, Lewis entered the PhD program at George Washington University, specializing in African- American, urban, women's, and US 20th century history with an emphasis on political ideology, social movements, and the state.
She regularly appears on Fox5DC, RT News, the Roland Martin Show, and several Sinclair Broadcasting programs.