Chief Equity Officer and Founder
Black Sun Light Sustainability
Indianapolis , Indiana, United States
Abdul-Rahman is the Founder and Chief Equity Officer of Black Sun Light Sustainability (BSLS) .Prior to (BSLS) she was an Energy Fellow at the National NAACP where she led the development of Equitable Solar Policy Principles. She leads policy, education and practice on environmental and climate justice issues.
BSLS is a sub recipient of Indiana coalition Solar For All. Abdul-Rahman organized 18 BIPOC organizations to form Solar Equity For All.
She has deployed equitable clean energy projects; and demonstration projects to PowerUp Clean Energy Jobs, Minority Business Contracts and infuse the Black Green Pipeline initiative.
She is leading the Indiana Alliance for Equity, Diversity Inclusion for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure & Economic Opportunities. The Alliance has developed a 6 point plan that is referenced and utilized across the nation.
A few notable recognitions are the Indiana University (IU) Robert McKinney School of Law Environmental Protection Award , IU Neal-Marshall Alumni Exemplar Award, the Breckenridge Award which is the highest award of the Indiana State Conference of the NAACP and Vote Solar Dr. Espanola Jackson Award.
She serves on the Indiana NAACP, as Chair of Environmental and Climate Justice and IU Environmental Resilience Institute Advisory Board.
She formerly served as Vice Chair of Indianapolis Air Pollution Control Board and has served as a delegate to the Conference of Parties in Paris, Glasgow and Egypt. She served the United States Consulate as Speaker in Brazil. In 2024 called on to serve as an Indiana representative for Communities in Action at the White House.
She earned her Bachelors of Science in Management, Masters in Business Administration in HCM, a graduate certification in HIS from IU, Key Essentials: The Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development and the Law Certification from University of Cambridge and pursuing a PhD in Transdisciplinary Leadership and Creativity for Sustainability at the UVM.
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