Blair Imani

Creator and host of Smarter in Seconds. Bestselling author of Read This to Get Smarter. Teaching 900,000+ students.

Pasadena, California, United States

About

Blair Imani is the creator of the viral web series, Smarter in Seconds, LA Times best-selling author of Read This to Get Smarter, and co-owner of the beauty brand Fempower Beauty. She is also the author of Making Our Way Home (2020) and Modern HERstory (2018). The New York Times praises Blair Imani’s unique ability to create “progressive lessons with vibrant visuals and a perky, quirky delivery.” Her scholarship spans intersectionality, gender studies, race and racism, sociology, and United States history. She has had the opportunity to present at renowned universities and companies including Oxford, Harvard, Yale, Meta, Sephora, Adobe, and Gates Ventures. As part of her work she collaborated with and interviewed influential people across a variety of fields including Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem, Gabrielle Union, and Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw. Blair Imani serves on the Board of Directors for the Tegan and Sara Foundation. Her work centers women and girls, global Black communities, and the LGBTQ+ community. ‍ Learn more about Blair Imani by visiting blairimani.com and joining her on social media @blairimani.

Experience

  • Social Media Strategist at LA Fire Justice
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Creator and Host at Smarter in Seconds
    Aug 2020 - Present · 6 yrs

  • Board Member at Tegan and Sara Foundation
    Jan 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

  • Self at Blair Imani
    Jan 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

    Represented by Undercurrent

  • Head of Education at Feminist
    Jan 2021 - Jan 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo