Jimmieka MillsPh.D. in PovertyGrowing up, I knew what low-income meant. For some of us it meant a piece of paper.Jul 21, 2018Jul 21, 2018
Jimmieka MillsThe Beautiful Struggle Jimmieka Mills part 4: Experience, the best teacherPart four in a series about how being raised in poverty affects a student’s ability to go to college and graduate on timeJul 21, 2018Jul 21, 2018
Jimmieka MillsThe Beautiful Struggle: Too Broke To Learn (part 3)Against all oddsMay 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Jimmieka MillsThe Beautiful Struggle: Too Broke To Learn (Part 2)Opportunity knocksApr 12, 2017Apr 12, 2017
Jimmieka Mills‘I Am Not Your Negro’Being raised in Oakland California, known as the home of the Black Panthers, one might be safe to assume that I’ve always been black and…Mar 7, 2017Mar 7, 2017
Jimmieka MillsThe Beautiful Struggle: Too broke To Learn (Part 1)I never noticed how living in poverty affected my education until I reached college. My family was extremely poor — the free breakfast…Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017