Nekima Levy-Pounds
| Nekima Levy-Pounds | |
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Levy-Pounds in 2015 at a press conference regarding the death of Jamar Clark
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| President of the Minneapolis NAACP | |
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In office 2015–2016 |
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| Preceded by | Jerry McAfee |
| Succeeded by | Jason Sole |
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June 27, 1976 Jackson, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Children | Five |
| Residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois (J.D.) University of Southern California (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Website | Official website |
Nekima Valdez Levy-Pounds (born June 27, 1976) is an American lawyer, professor, activist, and writer. She served as president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP from 2015–2016. She also serves on and has founded a variety of organizations that focus on issues of racial equality and disparity in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area.
Levy-Pounds was an associate professor of law at the University of St. Thomas (UST) in Minneapolis from 2003 to 2016. After leaving her position at UST and concluding her term as Minneapolis NAACP president, she announced her intention to run for mayor of Minneapolis in the 2017 election as a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). Levy-Pounds writes for several local publications including the Star Tribune and MinnPost and has been recognized for her legal work, including being named 2015 Attorney of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer.
Nekima Valdez Levy-Pounds was born on June 27, 1976, in Jackson, Mississippi, the eldest sister of five. She moved to South Central Los Angeles after spending the first eight years of her life in Mississippi, and at fourteen years old was accepted to attend the Brooks School of North Andover, Massachusetts, as a boarding student. She later went on to receive her BA from the University of Southern California and her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law. Levy-Pounds lived in Los Angeles until 2003 when she moved to Minnesota.
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