The Angry Black Girl | Isra Hirsi | TEDxWakeForestU

Isra Hirsi was born an activist of climate and racial justice. As a high school student, she has already accomplished so much for climate advocacy. She speaks about the importance of diversity and an emphasis on intersectionality within the climate justice movement. Ms. Isra Hirsi is a high school student from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is a climate and racial justice advocate who is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the US Youth Climate Strike. She led the organization of hundreds of strikes across the country on March 15th and May 3rd. Hirsi started her climate activism her freshman year of high school by joining her school’s environmental club. Driven by her identity as a Black Muslim woman in this work, Hirsi has been a longtime advocate for intersectionality and diversity within the climate justice movement as well as in her daily life. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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