This is “Getting Smarter: The Importance of Learning and Sharing Inclusive LGBTQ+ History, with Blair Imani,” the fourth talk released as part of our Intersectional Learning Series, part of our larger Practitioners for Change program that’s powered by Capital One.  

Blair Imani is a critically acclaimed historian, author, educator, and influencer. Her scholarship spans the subjects of intersectionality, gender studies, race and racism, sociology, and United States history.  The New York Times praises Blair Imani’s unique ability to create “progressive lessons with vibrant visuals and a perky, quirky delivery.” 

She is the author of Read This to Get Smarter: about Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More (2021), Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream (2020), and Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History (2018). 

You can learn more about Imani by visiting blairimani.com and joining her on social media @blairimani. 

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