A Conversation With Activist Blair Imani About Her Feminist History Book

You may know 25-year-old Blair Imani for her activism during the 2016 Alton Sterling protests in Baton Rouge, and perhaps also for the time she came out as a queer Muslim on Tucker Carlson Tonight. But as of late, she’s channeled years of activism and advocacy work into a new project: Modern Herstory, an illustrated feminist history book that documents the stories of modern women and nonbinary people whose relentless work has helped advance communities around the world. “Everyone who’s been pushed to the margins,” Imani told Jezebel on a recent visit to our studio. “We’re taking those people and pushing them to the center.”