Blair Imani facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Blair Imani
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Blair Imani in 2018
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Blair Elizabeth Brown
October 31, 1993 |
| Education | Louisiana State University |
| Known for | Activism |
| Movement | Black Lives Matter |
Blair Imani (born Blair Elizabeth Brown, October 31, 1993) is an American author, historian, and activist.
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Education and career
Imani graduated from Louisiana State University (LSU) in 2015.
In 2014, during her time at LSU, Imani founded an organization called Equality for HER (Health Education Resources). Equality for HER is a non-profit that provides resources and a forum for women and nonbinary people to feel empowered. She also worked as the Civic Action & Campaign Lead at DoSomething, a tech company for young people and social change.
Imani is the author of Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History, published by Ten Speed Press on October 16, 2018. The book is illustrated by Monique Le and "spotlights 70 overlooked but important people of color, queer people, trans people, disabled people, and more who are changing the world this very moment."
She is also the author of the illustrated history book Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream, published in January 2020. It is illustrated by Rachelle Baker and teaches about the Great Migration, black history, and "how privilege shows up in the way that we even depict black stories."
In September 2020, Imani launched "Smarter In Seconds", a series of informational videos on Instagram Reels and TikTok around topics such as discrimination and environmental protection.
Personal life
Blair changed her surname to Imani and explained that "Imani means 'my faith' and it's one of the days of Kwanzaa, it's also a Swahili word as well as an Arabic word, and I felt like it encapsulated my journey to Islam." A year after converting she began wearing the hijab, but briefly stopped wearing it following the 2016 presidential election as a precaution for her own safety.
Works
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Notes |
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| 2018 | Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History | Ten Speed Press | ISBN: 9780399582233 | Illustrated by Monique Le. This book "spotlights 70 overlooked but important people of color, queer people, trans people, disabled people, and more who are changing the world this very moment." |
| 2020 | Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream | Random House | ISBN: 9781984856920 | Illustrated history book. Illustrated by Rachelle Baker. This book teaches about the Great Migration, black history, and "how privilege shows up in the way that we even depict black stories". |
| 2021 | Read This to Get Smarter about Race, Class, Gender, Disability & More | Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale | ISBN: 9781984860545 | This book "helps readers become informed, compassionate and socially conscious through discussions on race, gender and sexual orientation to disability, class and beyond". |
See also
In Spanish: Blair Imani para niños
