For your safety
Please be aware that there are individuals who falsely represent themselves as agents, scouts or ‘model recruiters’ for THE INDUSTRY MGMT GROUP. For your safety, do not engage with anyone claiming to be a representative for us unless you have had their identity verified. Please alert us immediately of any such contact so that we can verify their legitimacy or take appropriate action.
Your safety and well-being is extremely important to us
May 18, 2021
Nialah Edari
Featured in NIALAH EDARI - May 2021
Co-Founder of the Freedom March NYC, a youth protest and policy group on the frontlines pushing for reform in New York City and nationally. Hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nialah moved to New York to study at Barnard College of Columbia University. She has been involved in activism from an early age, having served in the role of Midwest Youth Director for renowned national civil rights organization, The National Action Network, and involved in Gun Violence Prevention work in New York City. Nialah was recently recognized by VOGUE MAGAZINE as one of the 50 trailblazing activists from across the globe, FINANCIAL TIMES named her as one of the leading Women of 2020 and COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY recognized her as one of 8 Trailblazing Columbians you should know. For Black History Month the State Senate of NY gave her a proclamation for her activism and service to her community. She has been featured in FORBES MAGAZINE, ROLLING STONE, COSMOPOLITAN, REVOLT, THE NEW YORK TIMES and ABC News to name a few. Most recently Nialah worked in the office of the highest-ranking African-American in Congress Majority Whip of the House of Representatives, Jim Clyburn. She also worked for the Biden Campaign as a special assistant to the Senior Advisor, all while being a leader of one of the largest freedom movement during the summer of 2020.
“I am hopeful that change will come and I will not have to wait 50 years to get it. I've seen so many people outside, taking action for the first time. The momentum is there. The need for change has always been there too, and I believe I will get it in my lifetime. However, I am angry and hurt and I’m sure that by the time this essay drops, the police state will have murdered another Black person. That's why I'm in this fight, and why I co-founded Freedom March NYC. I don't want to hear or read about any more names. I don't want another family, not getting the justice they deserve. Change and solutions must be proactive and not just reactionary. A radical change must occur; reform and roundtable discussions will not solve these issues alone. Change is a collective effort that isn't just about "I" but "we." We must dismantle systems of oppression. We must demand investment into Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities and reinvestment into the institutions that serve them. I am tired, but not deterred.”
Top articles:
