[5] A biography of her uncle, a successful Alabama businessman and civil rights activist, the book won a Best Non-Fiction award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.

[citation needed] As a pioneering African-American television reporter, Jenkins was an anchor and correspondent for WNBC TV in New York for nearly 25 years.

Her other board work includes the Feminist Press at CUNY,[6] the Veteran Feminists of America, The Steering Committee of the Gloria Steinem Chair at Rutgers University,[7] the Anne O'Hare McCormick Journalism Scholarship Board, the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance,[8] and Certified Humane.

A board member since the beginning in 2014, she joined the leadership team in December 2018, and left in 2022, replaced by Zakiya Thomas.

It provides research, education and advocacy on the issues of constitutional equality, working on the state and federal levels with advocates and legislators.

[12] In 2020, the ERA Coalition was supportive of the legislative and advocacy work that brought about the 38th and final state (Virginia) needed for ratification[13] and the House of Representatives vote to dissolve the time limit on the Equal Rights Amendment.

[14] Jenkins hosts the three-time N.Y. Emmy-nominated interview show Black America, on CUNY TV, as of 2021 in its sixth season.