EP 40: Leading with LOV - Black Girl Mentorship, Leadership, and Youth Development Programming with Ms. Jamila Trimuel | CEO, Ladies of Virtue
How can K-12 educators and principals mentor young Black women in their schools and lead them closer towards success? In this podcast, we have an exciting conversation with Ms. Jamila Trimuel, the Founder and CEO of Ladies of Virtue (LOV). Her Chicago-based non-profit organization stands in the gap for Black girls, from ages 9 to 18, who may not have positive role models and need a support system. The main goal of Ladies of Virtue is to mentor, support and prepare girls and young women for leadership in three ways: character development, career readiness, and civic engagement. We discuss the benefits of young Black women having the access to a mentoring and leadership program that is gender focused and also culturally relevant in their lives. Highlights from this podcast include: ● Research shows that only 39% of Black girls do not have any adverse childhood experiences, compared to 60% of White girls, 49% of Hispanic girls, and 75% of Asian girls who also have not had any adverse childhood experiences. ● Black girls are viewed as needing less support. ● Mentoring will gradually lead to future success stories. ● Speak life into young women and love on them. About Ms. Jamila Trimuel: From the south side of Chicago, Jamila Trimuel is a results-driven leader and encourages others to pursue purpose at all costs. She is the Founder of Ladies of Virtue, an award winning mentoring program that has empowered over 1,000 girls to become confident and purpose-driven leaders.As a mentor, social entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Jamila Trimuel has over ten years of experience in strategic planning and community engagement for nonprofit organizations. Jamila has a Bachelor of Science in Community Health from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Science in Health Systems Management from Rush University. She also holds a Masters of Education in Educational Leadership from The Broad Center for Management of School Systems. For more information about the Ladies of Virtue, visit www.lovchicago.org ***************************** The Equity Experience Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Karla Manning, Founder & CEO of The Equity Leadership Group, LLC. We are a team of educators, scholars, and consultants dedicated to helping educators and school leaders achieve educational equity with our training, coaching, and curriculum development services. Schedule a discovery call today! https://calendly.com/karlamanning/discoverycall20mins or visit www.equityleadershipgroup.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karla958/support