AM: High schooler’s speech inspiring

Ava Sharifi, a 17-year-old student at Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Wash., gave an impassioned speech about dealing with Islamaphobia as the daughter of Iranian immigrants. She poses for a portrait at her home on Thursday. More here. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)

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