Dr. Gyimah Whitaker knows the transformational power an educator can have on a student’s life.
Whitaker says her life could have taken a different path when her mother was murdered when she was a teenager.
But a teacher intervened and encouraged her to take a different route.
Read this story now for free
To continue reading, sign up for our newsletter and get unlimited access to WABE.org
You can select your preferences for news and local content. We will never share your email address. Learn how your newsletter sign-up will support WABE and Public Media
