Bio

Jackson will assist with Freedom of Information (FOI) research papers, focus on assessing the information needs of nonwhite communities and explore ways in which those communities mobilize to advocate for greater government transparency, particularly on issues of public safety. She is currently a policy adviser at the Dynamic Education Foundation in Jacksonville and is a former graduate student researcher with the Brechner Center. She has been a writer for the University of Chicago’s Black Youth Project; Politic365, a multicultural policy web site; and a freelancer on criminal justice stories for USA Today Digital.

Education

B.A. Mass Communication, Grambling State University
J.D., with an emphasis on Critical Race Theory, Florida A&M College of Law
LL.M in Environmental and Land Use Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law

News

• Imani Jackson Authors Article on Florida High School Brain Injury Data Accountability (July 8, 2021)
• Imani Jackson Authors Article on Issues at a Jacksonville Habitat for Humanity Development (January 16, 2020)
• Policing Transparency (January 8, 2020)
• Imani Jackson Comments on Federal Prison Transparency and Weather Emergencies (October 15, 2019)
• Imani Jackson Authors Guest Column on Florida Forever Funding for Fish Island (August 7, 2019)
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