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Zakiya Harris
| Birth Year | 1977 |
| City of Origin | Richmond, Virginia |
| City of Residence | Berkeley, California |
| Biography | Zakiya Harris is a California native, who has been working as an artist, educator and activist for the past 10 years. She received her B.A. in Political Science and History from Rutgers University and attended New College of Law in San Francisco before leaving to pursue her life long passion of teaching. She has taught elementary through collegiate level in a variety of public and private settings. In 2003, she became the lead trainer at the DJ Project where she facilitated job training and entrepreneurship modules using the medium of hip-hop culture. In 2007, she co-founded her own organization Grind for the Green, the largest youth led "green" events production program in the nation that is committed to moving young people of color from the margins to the epicenter of the environmental movement. The program has been heralded for its innovation and production of the 1st Solar Powered Hip-Hop Music Concert in San Francisco. Some of her recent achievements include serving as a Fellow for Green For All, being named as one to watch by Grist.org and becoming the first African-American Regional Director of the San Francisco Green Festival, the largest sustainability event on the planet where she served for two years. Currently, she works as a sustainable marketing consultant and an accomplished dancer and vocalist. She is also the proud mother of a beautiful 4-year old daughter. |
| Website | http://www.grindforthegreen.com/ |
