Jimmie Briggs works closely with non-profit organizations, foundations, colleges/universities, as well as corporations, and as a journalist has published in the Washington Post, New York Times, and scores of other outlets. In addition, Jimmie sits on several non-profit boards, is a member of the New York City Mayor’s Gender Equity Commission, and teaches documentary journalism at the International Center of Photography.

Jimmie has received several awards including the GQ Magazine “Better Men Better World” award and the Women’s eNews ‘21 Leaders for the 21st Century’ award. He holds a Medal of Distinction from Barnard College, is a National Magazine Award finalist and has received fellowships and other honors from the Open Society Institute, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Carter Center for Mental Health Journalism, and many others.

Previously, Jimmie was the co-founder and founding executive director of Man Up Campaign, a globally-focused organization dedicated to activating youth to stop violence against women and girls. He has also judged several social entrepreneurship competitions from Echoing Green to the Athena Center's Entrepreneurs in Training competition. His 2005 book Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go To War took readers into the lives of war-affected children around the world. His next book project is an oral history of Ferguson, Missouri in the wake of Michael Brown’s death in 2014.