Uchechukwu Onwa (he/him) is a Nigerian-born organizer, trainer, abolitionist, and movement strategist. As a high-impact voice for the LGBTQ+ community, he is a steering committee member of the Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP) with over 10 years of experience working in community outreach, public health, and human rights. Before joining the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) team, he worked as the Co-Director/Organizing Director for the Queer Detainee
Empowerment Project (QDEP). Uche’s work has been featured in the Windy
City Times, Shondaland, Plus Magazine, Buzzfeed, the Advocate, Vogue,
PoliticsNY, AMNY, Pulitzer Center, the Washington Blade, and more.
