[2] In previous years, she came to popularity after her involvement with the Black Lives Matter movement and her unlawful arrest [3] while protesting the shooting of Alton Sterling.

[9] She also worked as the Civic Action & Campaign Lead at DoSomething, a tech company for young people and social change.

[10][11] Imani is the author of Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History, published by Ten Speed Press on October 16, 2018.

"[12][13][14][15][16][17] She is also the author of the illustrated history book Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream, published in January 2020.

"[18] In September 2020, Imani launched "Smarter In Seconds", a series of informational videos on Instagram Reels and TikTok around topics such as consent, discrimination, and environmental protection.

[19] On July 10, 2016, in the aftermath of the shooting of Alton Sterling, Imani took part in a protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

[21] 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.