Imara Jones

Imara Jones is the creator of TransLash Media,[1] a cross-platform journalism, personal storytelling and narrative project. TransLash produces content in order to combat antagonism towards transgender people in the US. TransLash was nominated for a Queerty Award for Best Digital Series. Jones 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.

Imara Jones
Jones interviewed on The Laura Flanders Show in 2018
Alma materColumbia University
London School of Economics
OccupationPolitical journalist and activist
Websiteimarajones.com

In 2019 she chaired the first-ever United Nations High Level Meeting on Gender Diversity[3] 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,[4][5] MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, Mic,[6][7] The Grio,[8][9] Colorlines[10] and the In The Thick[11] podcast. She was also interviewed for the New York City Trans Oral History Project in collaboration with the New York Public Library.[12]

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. Jones is currently a Soros Equality Fellow[13] and on the board of the Anti Violence Project [14] and the New Pride Agenda.[15]

Education & 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.[16][17][18] Prior to her career in journalism, Jones worked on international trade policy at the Clinton White House, and as an executive at Viacom.[17][18][19]

Awards & titles

Jones has won Emmy and Peabody awards for her work.[17] She was named a 2018 Champion of Pride by The Advocate magazine.[20] Imara was also rewarded the 2018 Voqal Fellowship.

References
  1. TransLash Media
  2. The Last Sip
  3. UN High Level Meeting on Gender Diversity
  4. Jones, Imara (2016-05-26). "Thanks, Jimmy Carter, for Stating What Should Be Obvious: Trump's Campaign Is Racist". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  5. Jones, Imara (2019-06-27). "Trans Women of Color Are the Past and Future of LGBTQ Liberation". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  6. "Trump wants to grow our economy and deport millions of undocumented immigrants. He can't do both". Mic. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  7. "Repealing Obamacare would be devastating for transgender Americans". Mic. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Colorlines
  11. In The Thick
  12. "NYPL Community Oral History Project | NYC Trans Oral History Project | Imara Jones". oralhistory.nypl.org. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  13. Soros Equality Fellow
  14. Anti Violence Project
  15. New Pride Agenda
  16. 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.
  17. Stroud, Court (June 1, 2018). "A Different Vision For News: Q&A With Political Journalist Imara Jones". Forbes. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  18. "Imara Jones". ColorLines. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  19. "Imara Jones - Source of the Week". NPR. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  20. "Champions of Pride". The Advocate. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.


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