She helped craft a political campaign that led to passage of New York City Council Resolution 0285,[8][9] calling on the U.S. Congress and President Joe Biden to end the U.S. embargo against Cuba and the restrictive travel ban on U.S. citizens.
[6] As staff attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights, Gibbs litigated cases involving gender and racial justice and represented political activists such Herman Ferguson.
[1] In 1987, with Paula Ettelbrick of Lambda Legal Defense, Gibbs sued the New York State Department of Corrections for refusing to let a prisoner with AIDS participate in a family reunification program.
[15] Gibbs served as general counsel for the Center for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) of Medgar Evers College for approximately 28 years, working on redistricting cases, among others.
[6] She was appointed to the New York City Campaign Finance Board's Voter Assistance Advisory Committee,[17][6] interviewed in media[18] and contributed to academic journals.
[19][20] As an independent attorney, Gibbs also represented political activists, including members of the Black Panther Party such as Sundiata Acoli and Mumia Abu Jamal.
[23] Gibbs was the founding editor of Azalea: A Magazine by Third World Lesbians[4][24] which published fiction, poetry, and other forms by writers including Audre Lorde, Sapphire, and Jewelle Gomez.
[2] Notably, she helped organize the successful campaign for New York City Council's Resolution 0285,[8][9] which in 2022 called on the U.S. Congress and President Joe Biden to end the U.S. embargo against Cuba and the restrictive travel ban on U.S. citizens.
[6][37][38] In recognition of Gibbs' work, Ambassador Yuri A. Gala López, Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, addressed her memorial on June 8, 2024.