Imara Jones, whose work has won Emmy and Peabody Awards, is the creator of TransLash Media, a cross-platform journalism, personal storytelling and narrative project, which produces content to shift the current culture of hostility towards transgender people in the US. She is also the first Journalist-in-Residence at WNYC’s The Greene Space where she hosts the monthly program Lives At Stake and is the host of the TransLash Podcast. Imara’s work as a host, on-air news analyst, and writer focuses on the full range of social justice and equity issues. Imara has been featured regularly in The Guardian, The Nation, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, Mic, Colorlines, and is a frequent guest host of the In The Thick podcast. Follow Imara on Twitter @imarajones and her website translash.org.

Moderated by Dr. Spencer D. C. Keralis. This event was part of the Becoming a Trans Inclusive Library Project, led by Dr. Keralis on behalf of the Diversity Committees of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University Library and the iSchool. Funding for this event was provided by a Strategic Programs Initiative Fund grant from the Executive Committee of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University Library.