page_title: Blair Imani
section_title: Activism in Baton Rouge
hierarchical_section_title: Blair Imani / Activism in Baton Rouge
caption_attribution_description: English: Blair Imani at Baton Rouge rally in protest of the police shooting of Alton Sterling
context_page_description: Blair Imani is a queer African-American Muslim author. She is a member of the Black Lives Matter movement, and is known for protesting the shooting of Alton Sterling and Executive Order 13769.
context_section_description: On July 10, 2016, in the aftermath of the shooting of Alton Sterling, Imani took part in a protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. While protesting, she was arrested with her partner Akeem Muhammad. In an interview with The Intercept, Imani detailed her encounter with Baton Rouge SWAT officers. She claimed that she was trampled and threatened verbally. She was photographed screaming as she was carried away by special force officers.
  While being detained, one officer ordered: "really give it to her," and another officer removed her hijab.
  Less than a week after her arrest, Imani helped organize a vigil with the Louisiana State University Student Body Association in response to and in honor of the murder of three Baton Rouge police officers. In an article in The Advocate, she said, "All violence is wrong," and that she is against all brutality, including violence against police officers.
caption: Blair Imani at Baton Rouge rally in protest of the police shooting of Alton Sterling
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