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18YO cleans streets after US protests, gets car, scholarship as reward

The protest against racism is currently taking place in all parts of the world. Things began when police men killed George Floyd.

Since then, there are a lot of people are protesting on streets. While there is a protest, the people are also littering the streets.

An 18-year-old decided to do something about it. Antonio Gwynn Jr grabbed a broom, brought some garbage bags and started cleaning the streets of his hometown Buffalo, in the state of New York.

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He started at 2 am on Monday and did not stop for the next 10 hours, CNN reported.

The news went viral and reached the community. People who live there began to appreciate the man’s gesture and Matt Block saw Gwynn’s story on the news and decided to give him his prized 2004 red Mustang convertible. Another man gifted him free car insurance. Well, that is not it. A college in Buffalo where Gwynn wanted to study is coming forward to offer him a free scholarship.

He is a member of Kappa Phi where he does community services and he also helps out at church.