“Activism is my rent for living on the planet.”

— Alice Walker

As a community activist, Kween Jasira is devoted to three causes:

DeMarion Sankofa Foundation

Jasira serves as President of this foundation, which was founded in honor of her late parents - Henry Earl & Delores Marion. This foundation services her hometown area (Aberdeen, MS) by providing academic scholarships, community service grants, financial assistance grants, and young entrepreneur grants to those in need).  Learn more about this AMAZING foundation here: https://www.DeMarionSF.org.
 

CSA Advocate

Jasira has a desire to #ProtectOurYouth from child sexual abuse. That mission is realized through her child advocacy efforts via the promotion of preventive education and healing through the arts. Having experienced child sexual abuse multiple times between the ages of 9-15 years old, Kween Jasira was floored to find that our children’s chances of being sexually abused are greater than their natural chance of being born left-handed. Via her advocacy work, Kween Jasira provides or helps to facilitate the following services:

  • Education & Preventive Services (workshops and presentations targeted for children (12 and under), for teens (13-17), and adults 
  • Group & Individual Therapy 
  • Healing through the Arts (Afrikan dance & drumming, theater, etc.) 
  • Community Service 
  • Survivors Network (for adult survivors of child sexual abuse)

Jasira has also sponsored several child sexual abuse prevention events throughout the city of Memphis - such as discussion panels & open mic events, movie screenings, and artistic events (i.e. Hit the Floor, Rock the Mic). As a result of her work, she has been honored with the following awards:

  • Rise of 300 Moral Leaders Inductee 
  • “SHERO” Stone Award (2017 & 2018) 
  • Tony M. Bond Leonard Award

 

Concerned Citizens of Memphis

Jasira has been a member of this non-profit group for 20 years, which feeds and clothes the homeless every two weeks in downtown Memphis, TN. To learn more about CCOM - such as the feeding schedule or how to donate gently used items - please send a message here: https://kweenjasira.com/contact-me.