Imani Jackson

Imani J. Jackson is an interdisciplinary scholar, journalist and environmental LL.M student at the University of Florida. Imani earned a J.D. at Florida A&M and B.A. at Grambling State. The Florida native secured bylines on Teen Vogue, USA Today, the Institute for Middle East Understanding and in academic journals. She loves human rights and interests, culture and education.

All Posts by Imani Jackson:

Chicago-based Assata’s Daughters announces food justice through gardening project

Power restored to many Puerto Ricans after Wednesday blackout on island still reeling from hurricanes

WATCH: Beyoncé turned Coachella into #Beychella and put on ‘for the culture’

Starbucks CEO apologizes to Black men arrested in Philly store, Black police commissioner defends arrest

13-year-old #1000BlackGirlBooks creator interviews 11-year-old March for Our Lives advocate about honoring Black girls

NYT report highlights challenges facing Black mothers & babies, and the value of doula support

Q-Tip will teach course on intersections of jazz & hip-hop at NYU this fall

Homeland Security to compile a global database of journalists, bloggers & ‘influencers’

Backpage co-founder charged after human trafficking investigation

GA officials don’t suspect foul play after finding body of missing CDC employee Timothy Cunningham

Bioethics prof Deleso Alford explains why MLK calling healthcare inequity the most ‘inhumane’ injustice matters today

Facing backlash, Grindr announces plan to stop sharing sensitive user info including HIV status

Black Stoneman Douglas students draw attention to the intersection of race and gun policy after Parkland shooting

Video shows rapper Fabolous, just arrested on domestic violence charges, threatening girlfriend and her father

Black Lives Matter Cincinnati changes its name, issues scathing critique of national BLM network

No charges, no surprise: After killing Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge police face mere disciplinary review

N.C. approves policy to limit physical restraints of incarcerated women in labor

Apple proposes to include new emojis that reflect users’ lives with disabilities

11-year-old Naomi Wadler reminds America that movements for our lives must include Black girls and women

Beyoncé, UNICEF and Gucci partnership brings $1 million support for clean water project in Burundi

3 suspects charged in connection with mosque bombing, attempted bombing of women’s facility

Federal judge rules LAPD’s gang injunctions violate civil liberties

Salvation Army opens first non-profit grocery store in Baltimore to combat food deserts

Snapchat green-lit ad mocking Rihanna’s survival of domestic violence, stock sinks $1 billion

Maine GOPer calls Parkland survivor a “skinhead lesbian,” inspiring a challenger in his previously unopposed district

National Geographic and the New York Times own up to racist, sexist legacies

White former U-Hart student who poisoned Black roommate receives just a slap on the wrist

Florida middle school teacher warns students not to date boys who act “like a n—-,” is suspended

California’s judges grow in gender and racial diversity — but more needs to be done

FCC chair proposes $1 billion to restore networks in Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico post-hurricanes

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