Regina Hall Instagram – Today, my #WCW goes to Nyiesha Mallett (@art_est_vita03), a 19-year Afro Caribbean Artist, #ClimateJustice Youth Leader and Organizer at @UPROSEBrooklyn, and an up and coming sophomore at @TheCooperUnion School of the arts. Nyiesha was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in a Carribean household. Her mother was born on the island of Grenada, so she understands the massive effect that #ClimateChange has on carribean countries, like Puerto Rico and Grenada. They contribute to climate change the least but experience the brunt of the crisis. Nyiesha joined UPROSE in 2015 at the age of 14, not knowing anything about climate change but rose to leadership. Through UPROSE she has been given the opportunity to speak at events such as the @PeoplesClimateMarch in DC 2017 and COP 25 in Madrid Spain 2019, and she has organized three Climate Justice Youth Summits! Nyiesha has also been featured in @TeenVogue, @BET, @Newsweek for 2019 CJYS, @NowThisNews, and most recently The Solutions Project/@100isNow new weekly web series #ClimateCurious where they feature #solutionaries that are saving the planet. Nyiesha is passionate about fighting for Climate and Environmental Justice and includes her artistic talent in her activism. “It’s important for young people of color to stand up and fight for climate justice.”