Nasirah Fair

Nasirah is the Teen Activist Project Coordinator – the NYCLU's marquee youth organizing program with more than 150 members in New York City. Prior to joining the NYCLU, Nasirah interned in the Office of the President at the Center for Reproductive Rights. They are originally from Southeast, D.C., and feels great pride about their city. Nasirah graduated from Oberlin College with a B.A. in Africana Studies concentrated in History, and a Dance Minor. Nasirah has also interned at the National Women’s Law Center working on their Child Care Access initiatives. 

Nasirah has a long history of youth organizing. In High School, Nasirah Co-Authored Dress Coded: Black Girls, Bodies and Bias in D.C. Schools with the National Women’s Law Center and has been featured in The Washington Post, NPR and many more publications. In 2019, they were a panelist at the NWLC’s annual gala, and spoke about racial and gender justice for young Black girls. They were also featured in the exhibit Girlhood: It’s Complicated, celebrating 100 years of Women’s History at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. 

Nasirah’s primary interests are the intersections of race, sexuality and gender, and how they impact young people’s experiences in school. In their free time, Nasirah loves to spend time with family, friends, and their cats, Rhythm and Rhyme.