Chandra Gill, Ph.D.
Biography
Dr. Chandra Gill is an educator & captivating motivational speaker, passionate about issues related to inner-city youth and communities. Dr. Gill is seen as the new civil rights leadership. She has spoken to national and international audiences and is known as a young scholar activist, immersed in educational thought. She is regarded as one who edifies, encourages and empowers. Dr. Gill has received numerous honors and awards. As part of the inaugural class for Bill Gates Millennium Scholar’s Program, she was one of Chicago’s first African-American public school recipients at the graduate level. Inducted into Phi Delta Kappa with high honors, she uses her academic gifts to uplift youth per their educational success. Dr. Gill is the founder and CEO of Blackademically Speaking®, a corporation dedicated to motivating and educating America’s youth. As an activist, she has exposed over 1,000 youth to opportunities at various colleges and universities. She has been featured as part of the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) Evening of Stars® annual program; this event was highly televised on major networks including WGN-TV and Black Entertainment Television (BET). Additionally, NBC recently profiled Dr. Gill and her remarkable work with youth nationwide. Dr. Gill has received recognition as one of Chicago’s 35 under 35-leadership honorees and has served as a radio personality with Chicago Public Radio (vocalo.org) and WVON, the city’s only Black-owned radio station. Leaving none behind, she launched the city’s first book club for the inmates of Chicago’s Youth Detention Center where she committed to volunteering her time for the youthful inmates encouraging educational empowerment. Dr. Gill vows to continue on with the city’s book club via the lens of her recently published book, Champions Break Chains. Indeed, she walks the walk beyond the talk and continues to speak for countless churches, social agencies, Ivy League universities and prisons, where she represents the new leadership best equipped to tackle America’s greatest challenges.What the Bio Does NOT Say is This:
“Where I’m From”
Where I’m from young people stand on corners they do not own and frequent stores owned by others. Where I’m from churches overpopulate blocks as some of their own parishioners enter jails around the clock. Where I’m from school aint for fools-it’s just that the curriculum aint all that cool; In fact churches aint that bad – it’s just the community where we’re told to worship is sad~
I’m not ashamed of where I am from; I’m ashamed of what allows such places to exist. These places many call communities are threatened daily by socially evil forces. These socially evil forces many call spiritual are perpetually attacking the hearts, the minds and souls of a powerful people. These powerful people many have name-called over the years are the very people I now call on to: