Zakiya Summers (born January 14, 1983) is an American politician and former journalist serving as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 68th district.

Summers was born on January 14, 1983, in Houston, Texas, and has lived in Jackson, MS for most of her life.

[1] She graduated with the International Baccalaureate Diploma from Jim Hill High School.

She later worked as a public relations manager for the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation.

Since 2015, she worked as the director of communications and advocacy at the ACLU of Mississippi until she ran for State Representative.