Jordan Milan Bien-Aimé and Ali Gabriel Bien-Aimé
Activists
At the age of twelve, Milan Bien-Aimé spoke at his first rally calling for the passage of the New York State Human Trafficking Act, and his younger brother, Ali, attended its signing in Albany in 2007. Since then, both have worked in elected officials’ offices and supported efforts to accelerate social change. Ali has continued that work as a public relations and strategic communications professional, with experience in advocacy, campaigns, lobbying, newsletters, and public speaking.
“We come from a long line of strong Afro-Caribbean women, including a suffragette great-grandmother. As young men of African descent, we have a responsibility to continue challenging gender and other prescribed roles so that everyone is judged as a full human being. As Einstein said: ‘Imagination is more important than knowledge.’ We must imagine what equality feels like if we ever want to end violence and discrimination.”