FS Roll Call '22: Maliyah Harris

Maliyah Harris

FS ‘22: Site Assistant

Which decade do you actually belong in, and do you agree? (According to this Buzzfeed quiz)

1990s…For the most part, I love the 90s and I think that we as millennials steal things from them all of the time!

What part of the country are you originally from?

Bedford, Virginia

What is your least favorite snack food and why?

Popcorn, the kernels are really problematic and it ruins the experience.

Marty McFly and Doc Brown have just pulled up in their DeLorean. They tell you that the future is a mess, but in order to make things right, you have to go back in time and prevent ONE SONG from being made. What song would it be and why?

Happy- Pharrell because I felt like I’d been listening to the song for a decade within the first week that it came out. IT. WAS. EVERYWHERE. Shoutout to Pharrell and any of his other songs!

What were you like in middle/high school?

Really awkward and popular against my will

Bell Bottoms or Baggy Jeans?

Bell Bottoms

Our National Day of Social Action theme for 2022 is Climate Justice. What do you think justice for our environment looks like?

Recycling, managing pollution and littering

Complete this phrase: "The future is..."

“An endless series of opportunities to become happy and fulfilled.”

Since beginning in 2019, our Freedom School journey has discussed issues like gun violence, voting rights, youth justice/incarceration and more. What is one social justice/action issue that you are passionate about? Why?

Critical race theory, I believe that it will contribute to the end of systemic racism and I don’t think that we can eliminate educational inequality without it.

What makes you excited about returning or joining the team this year?

I’m so excited to be able to engage with all of the scholars equally with my new position as Site Assistant, and to create bonds of trust and inspiration that will encourage personal and academic growth.

If you had a room full of people willing to listen to you, what would you say?

…Don’t just register, vote! And vote every chance that you get!