Sivonnia DeBarros, Attorney at Law and Protector of Athletes™️ is a First-Generation Business & Sports Lawyer and a former track and field Division-I College athlete. DeBarros has represented pro athletes from the NFL, MLS, NBA-G League, and Pro-Table Tennis sports. DeBarros is also a business owner, public speaker and a bestselling published author.

In this TEDx Countdown Talk, Sivonnia DeBarros uses storytelling that binds her social justice experience with environmental justice and sports and shares a characteristic that they all have in common. Sivonnia passionately invites everyone to tap into their inner athleticism and find the resilience necessary to solve environmental racism. Sivonnia uses her “Have Your S.A.E.™” framework to illustrate that we’re all capable of changing the world on environmental racism through shifting our consciousness around such issues; taking and owning individualized responsibility; and educating oneself for greater awareness and action because we’re all sporting for social justice.
Sivonnia DeBarros, Attorney at Law and Protector of Athletes is a First-Generation Business & Sports Lawyer and a former track and field Division-I College athlete. DeBarros has represented pro athletes from the NFL, MLS, NBA-G League, and Pro-Table Tennis sports. DeBarros is also a business owner, public speaker and a bestselling published author. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx