Meet Gabby Njinimbot
Gabriel Njinimbot grew up in a small West African village in the northwestern region of Cameroon in West Africa called Bali Nyonga.
Though his family was poor, and his parents educated only to second-grade level, they sacrificed everything to ensure that he obtained some basic level of education to help him face the challenges of the world. Through hard work and helping hands, Gabriel completed university with a Bachelor of Educational Administration in Cameroon and a few years later immigrated to where in his mind, was the best country on the planet: The United States of America.
Gabriel first arrived in the United States ( Chicago O’hare) on June 12th, 1999, at the age of 26, with just one hundred dollars on him. He found his way to Washington, DC, when a good Samaritan paid his bus fare after realizing that the school he was heading to was closed.
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
In Maryland, he worked his way up from a dish cleaner, a waiter, a security guard, an IT professional, an entrepreneur.
Gabriel had always wanted to be a lawyer and later obtained his Law degree at Concord School of Law.
He has always had a desire to make other people’s lives better. During this time in the United States, he quickly realized that as powerful as the United States is, there are stack inequalities and in justices prevalent across the nation, including Maryland. He saw these during the daily interactions at the workplace, at the grocery stores, driving the streets, Police interactions, at swimming pools, in schools where is participated in career days; he realized that some of the schools in some zip codes have really bad ratings than others as if these schools are not in this United States. He questioned why such differences are tolerated.
During the span of two decades that Gabriel spent in the Corporate world, he realized how wide the gap between the working-class people and corporate America was. He realized that the so-called working-class “underdogs” are those who keep the American economy alive; however, they do not get the equal treatment that the foundations of this great nation had called for when the country was formed.
“Those people who work for a living because they have to, not because some psychiatrist told them it was a convenient way to fill the interval between birth and eternity.“
MARION CUOMO
As an Entrepreneur, Gabriel came to the realization that small businesses are the ones who keep the nation’s economy thriving but pay a higher share of taxes than the Fortune 500 Companies.
While interacting with school teachers, he discovered that despite their hard work and sacrifice in educating the next generation of leaders, doctors, lawyers, teachers, entrepreneurs in this country, these teachers are not properly equipped and properly paid.
While driving the streets of Maryland and other parts of the country, Gabriel questioned why veterans who had risked their lives in defending our country are braving the 100-degree heat and bitter winters carrying signs that say, ” I am homeless and need some food.” He questioned why there are people sleeping under interstate bridges and highways.
Witnessing these few examples almost changed Gabriel’s perception of a great America.
It deepened his belief: to refuse to settle with the status quo. These experiences fired up his desire to fight for ordinary people. He believes that our country is better than this. He believes that he could fight to change this status quo; after all, we are the United States of America.
It deepened his belief for the country:
to refuse to settle with the status quo.
These experiences fired up his desire to fight for ordinary people. He believes that our country is better than this. He believes that he could fight to change this status quo; after all, we are the United States of America.