Somali American student uses slam poetry to speak out against injustice

[Deeq A.]

Saida Dahir is a first-year student at Berkeley, where she plans to major in media studies. A poet and social activist, Dahir performs “Paper and a Pen,” a poem written to President Trump after he proposed the Muslim ban, and talks about what inspires her to speak out against injustice. (UC Berkeley video by Stephen McNally)

Source: Hiiraan Online