Nekima Levy Armstrong
Full Name
Nekima Valdez Levy Armstrong (née Levy-Pounds)
Date of Birth
June 27, 1976
Place of Birth
Date of Death
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Place of Death
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Education
- Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California
- Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois
Spouses Names
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Children Names
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Parents Names
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Known Affiliates Names
- Minneapolis NAACP (Former President)
- University of St. Thomas (Former Professor of Law)
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
- Founder of the Racial Justice Network
- Executive Director of the Wayfinder Foundation
- Former President of the Minneapolis NAACP
- Former Professor of Law at the University of St. Thomas
- Author of “J is for Justice: A Social Justice Book for Kids”
Nekima Levy Armstrong is an American lawyer, civil rights activist, and former president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP. She has been a leading voice in the fight for racial justice and equity, particularly in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area. Levy Armstrong has been a professor of law at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, where she founded the Community Justice Project, a civil rights legal clinic.She has been a prominent local activist in several protests over the killing of Black Americans by police officers and has been involved in lawsuits to prevent Minneapolis from eliminating single-family zoning, arguing that doing so would harm the environment and communities of color.Levy Armstrong is also an author, having written a children’s book titled “J is for Justice,” which introduces young readers to activism and the power of community. Her work has been featured in national media outlets, and she has been a frequent speaker on issues of racial justice advocacy and public policy