Nana Gyamfi
Nana Gyamfi
Executive Director, Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI)
Conference Participation
AI, Technology, and Racial Inequality Part I:
Racist Surveillance in Immigration Enforcement: What Facial Recognition Technology Means for Black Migrants traveling to or in the US
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Biography: Nana Gyamfi is an award-winning human rights attorney, movement strategist, and the Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), the nation’s foremost Black-led immigrant rights and racial justice organization. With over 30 years at the forefront of legal, political, and cultural movements, she has shaped landmark campaigns for Black liberation, immigrant justice, and abolition. A sought-after voice on state violence, international human rights, and Black Diasporic organizing, Gyamfi has appeared across national and global media and served as a legal and political advisor to community-based and transnational coalitions. She is the former President of the National Conference of Black Lawyers and a former associate professor of Pan African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. A graduate of Cornell University and UCLA School of Law, Gyamfi’s work is rooted in a radical tradition of legal resistance and visionary Black organizing.
Webpage: https://www.baji.prg