storyteller.
motivational speaker.
“Everyone possesses a profound sense of purpose that is divined by God and exceeding in expectations. —Dr. Jessica Millward
Dr. JMil speaks on a range of topics from slavery to self help; reality tv to imposter syndrome; from how to do family history to writing grant proposals; from black history month to succeeding in the academy.
See past lectures and keynotes:
Harriet Tubman and the Twenty Dollar Bill
Yonder They don’t Love your Flesh
Black Death, “The 1619 Project” and the Matter of Black Lives
When Yemoja and Frankenstein Meet: Slavery, Racial Violence, and the Matter of Black Lives
Archives and Afterlives: A one day symposium on Enslaved women and (Black) Digital Humanities