Transgender rights activist
Imara Jones is an American political journalist and
transgender activist who is the creator of TransLash Media,
[1] a cross-platform journalism, personal storytelling and narrative project. She was also the host of The Last Sip ,
[2] a weekly, half-hour news show which targeted
Millennials of color, especially women and the LGBTQ community. She is transgender.
[3]
In 2019, she chaired the first-ever
United Nations High Level Meeting on Gender Diversity
[4] with over 600 participants.
Jones’ work as a host, on-air news analyst, and writer focuses on
social justice and
equity issues. She has been featured in a number of news outlets such as
The Guardian ,
The Nation ,
[5]
[6]
MSNBC ,
CNBC ,
NPR ,
Mic ,
[7]
[8]
TheGrio ,
[9]
[10]
ColorLines
[11] and the In The Thick
[12] podcast. She was also interviewed for the New York City
Transgender Oral History Project in collaboration with the
New York Public Library .
[13]
Jones has held economic policy posts in the
Clinton White House and communications positions at
Viacom , where she led the award-winning Know HIV-AIDS campaign. She holds degrees from the
London School of Economics and
Columbia University . Jones is currently a Soros Equality Fellow
[14] and on the board of the Anti Violence Project
[15] and the New Pride Agenda.
[16]
Education and early life
Jones holds an undergraduate degree in political science from
Columbia University , and a master's degree in economics from the
London School of Economics .
[17]
[18]
[19]
[20] Prior to her career in journalism, Jones worked on international trade policy at the
Clinton White House , and as an executive at
Viacom .
[18]
[19]
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Awards and titles
Jones has won
Emmy and
Peabody awards for her work.
[18] She was named a 2018 Champion of Pride by
The Advocate magazine.
[22]
In 2023,
Time magazine included Jones in the
Time 100 list of the most influential people of 2023.
[23]
References
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TransLash Media
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The Last Sip
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"Opinion: My life growing up Black and trans in 1980s Atlanta" .
CNN . 25 June 2021.
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UN High Level Meeting on Gender Diversity
^ Jones, Imara (2016-05-26).
"Thanks, Jimmy Carter, for Stating What Should Be Obvious: Trump's Campaign Is Racist" . The Nation .
ISSN
0027-8378 . Archived from
the original on 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2019-08-13 .
^ Jones, Imara (2019-06-27).
"Trans Women of Color Are the Past and Future of LGBTQ Liberation" . The Nation .
ISSN
0027-8378 . Archived from
the original on 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2019-08-13 .
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"Trump wants to grow our economy and deport millions of undocumented immigrants. He can't do both" . Mic . 28 January 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-13 .
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"Repealing Obamacare would be devastating for transgender Americans" . Mic . 17 February 2017. Retrieved 2019-08-13 .
^ Jones, Imara (2019-04-16).
"OPINION: While Morehouse College's decision to admit trans men is significant, it's completely at the expense of trans women" . theGrio . Retrieved 2019-08-13 .
^ Jones, Imara (2019-06-24).
"OPINION: Confronting Black men's roles in the murders of Black transgender women may be the only way to save our lives" . theGrio . Retrieved 2019-08-13 .
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"Colorlines" . Archived from
the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-06-26 .
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"In The Thick " . Archived from
the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-02-24 .
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"NYPL Community Oral History Project | NYC Trans Oral History Project | Imara Jones" . oralhistory.nypl.org . Retrieved 2019-08-15 .
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Soros Equality Fellow
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Anti Violence Project
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New Pride Agenda
^ Jones, Imara (June 26, 2019).
"Trans, black and loved: what happened when I returned to the deep south after transitioning" .
The Guardian . Retrieved June 26, 2019 .
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a
b
c Stroud, Court (June 1, 2018).
"A Different Vision For News: Q&A With Political Journalist Imara Jones" .
Forbes . Retrieved June 26, 2019 .
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a
b
"Imara Jones" .
ColorLines . Archived from
the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019 .
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"AitN: July 29, 2019" . Columbia College Today . 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2022-01-26 .
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"Imara Jones - Source of the Week" .
NPR . Archived from
the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2019 .
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"Champions of Pride" .
The Advocate . May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019 .
^ Tourmaline (April 13, 2023).
"Imara Jones is on the TIME 100 List" .
Time . Retrieved April 13, 2023 .
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