Serena Williams talks gun violence and female empowerment during a personal sit down chat with child activist Naomi Wadler, who hosts the new Ellen DeGeneres-backed digital series, DiversiTea.

As the first guest of the six-episode series, Williams tells the 12-year-old interviewer that gun violence strikes a personal chord with her.

“I was affected personally by gun violence, my sister, unfortunately, passed from that,” Williams tells Wadler in the clip, according to PEOPLE Magazine.

 

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DiversiTea gives Wadler the opportunity to interview people who have made an impact on the world. The purpose of the conversations is to highlight how these game-changers are using their platforms to effectuate change in the world. PEOPLEhad the exclusive clip from the first episode with Williams, which will run on Ellentube Friday.

Source: Serena Williams discusses sister’s murder during inaugural episode of digital series, DiversiTea