“In the case of a Black woman like myself, the most classic trope of all is that we are angry or we are aggressive. It's very difficult to navigate that because in order to be a leader, and particularly a senior leader, you need to be able to speak with conviction to direct people.”

Canadian activist, lawyer, and former politician

Annamie Paul is a Canadian activist, lawyer, and former politician. She led the Green Party of Canada from 2020 to 2021 and became the first Black Canadian and the first Jewish woman elected to lead a federal party in Canada. Her public work has centered on politics, law, and advocacy. She is known for her leadership in the Green Party and for breaking a pair of historic barriers in Canadian federal politics, as both the first Black Canadian and the first Jewish woman to hold that party leadership role.