Exhaust from U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works still blows in North Braddock, causing out of control asthma and other health problems for children in the district. After graduating from Howard Law School, Lee returned to her home community where she became a leader in the struggle to bring justice for racially profiled students in the Woodland Hills School District. She also worked as an organizer in the Fight for $15 struggle to raise the minimum wage.