Blair Imani Wants You to Get Smarter

Blair Imani is a critically acclaimed historian, author, educator, and influencer living at the intersections of black, bi-sexual, and Muslim identity.

Blair’s viral microlearning series, Smarter In Seconds, demonstrates her signature style of making abstract concepts more concrete in a well-researched, well-presented, and concise manner.

Also, Blair is the author of Read This to Get Smarter: About Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More, Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream, and Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History.

Blair’s work centers women and girls, global black communities, and the LGBTQ community. She is dedicated to making the world a better place and amplifying the voices and work of those fighting the good fight.

Topics Discussed:

• Faith and Identity: Too many identity labels and faith-based assumptions
• Becoming Muslim: Right path to express self-understanding externally
• Islam Education: Beautiful and innovative approach to replace fear, bullying
• Puzzle Piece: Perfection eludes people of faith, but being Muslim fit in perfectly
• Christian Parents: Not there to tell you what to think, but how to think
• Ability vs. Disability: Intelligence is how information is absorbed and duplicated
• Individualism: People are not always ordained to have basic human rights
• Human Interaction: Set boundaries and treat others with respect to build trust

Links and Resources:

Blair Imani
Blair Imani on Instagram
Blair Imani on YouTube
Blair Imani on Patreon
Smarter In Seconds
Read This to Get Smarter: about Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More
Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream
Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Benjamin Rush
Carl Linnaeus
Tila Tequila
Carlos Valieri on Degrassi
Diversity of Sexual Orientation - Kinsey Institute
GLAAD
Masterclass: 4 Practices You Can Start Now to Move Beyond Shame
Queerology Podcast on Instagram
Queerology Podcast on Twitter
Beyond Shame by Matthias Roberts
Matthias Roberts on Patreon