Bibi Nalima Amin (she/her/her) is an Indo-Caribbean immigrant, community organizer, and a Higher Education Admissions professional. She is the Volunteer Coordinator at the Caribbean Equality Project and has been an avid volunteer with the organization since its inception in 2015. Born in Canal No.2, Guyana, at five years old, she immigrated to New York City with her parents and three older siblings.

Growing up in a historically underrepresented community of Far Rockaway, Queens, she experienced firsthand the economic constructs of under-resourced and marginalization within low-income communities in NYC. Her perspective was amplified after she relocated to Richmond Hill, Queens, now Little Guyana, where she predominantly organized. Her Caribbean LGBTQIA+ advocacy began when her eldest brother, Founder and Executive Director of the Caribbean Equality Project, Mohamed Q. Amin, started to live his authentic life. It was then emboldened when another sibling did too! Her siblings' courage and steadfastness inspired her to live as a proud bisexual woman. They became her inspiration and motivation to assist in carving out safe spaces for Queer Caribbeans in New York City and throughout the diaspora.

Amin's advocacy has evolved from support services to managing the organization's volunteer-led capacity-building mobilization initiative, the Community Action Team. She coordinates and mobilizes with the most vulnerable community members and prioritizes their needs while keeping the organization's capacity at the forefront. She works closely with the members to support the organization's program needs throughout the year. On average, Caribbean Equality Project hosts 24 events annually, supported by the Community Action Team through Amin's leadership. She continues to be committed to empowering and creating spaces for the Caribbean LGBTQIA+ diaspora.

When not working alongside her Queer Caribbeans, Amin is one of the Admissions Counselors and CUNY BMI Pipeline to Justice Liaison at the City University of New York School of Law (CUNY Law). She collides her advocacy with being committed to access and equity for Black and Brown Students of color who live in intersections. Her commitment to education access has been the foundation of her higher education career, which started at the City University of New York (CUNY), Queens College. Her work at CUNY Law includes but is not limited to advising potential law school students, reviewing first-year, transfer, and visiting applications, Pre-law Advisor liaison, Dual Degree liaison, CUNY BMI Pipeline to Justice program liaison, CUNY LGBTQI+ Council delegate, and conducting campus tours.

Amin earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology and a minor in Urban Studies at Queens College. She is currently pursuing her graduate studies at Queens College in Urban Affairs. She envisions a future with a Queer Caribbean Community Center in New York City to welcome her LGBTQ+ immigrant siblings to access culturally competent programs and services to thrive and live authentically!

To learn more about the Caribbean Equality Project & for regular updates on our work, connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube at @CaribbeanEqualityProject, and Twitter at @CaribEquality.