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"Dr. Pinky Miller is a former student of the real bullhorn- and baseball-bat-toting icon from the 1989 film Lean on Me, Dr. Joe Louis Clark. Born into a crowded, single-parent household in the inner city of Paterson, New Jersey, young Pinky navigated a hopeless childhood craving for closeness to her overworked mother, escape from years of molestations by those she trusted, and to meet her unknown father whose absence from her life painfully reminded her that she was a mistake. One day Pinky stepped into high school, and a principal with a bullhorn changed her life. ""You were born,"" Dr. Clark bellowed, ""with two strikes against you: being poor, and being black! Don't strike out! Get your education! Your education is your homerun out of the ghetto!"" Encouraged by caring teachers, and inspired and empowered by Dr. Clark's sharp admonitions, personal attention, and fatherly love, Pinky graduated Eastside High School and went on to earn a BA in communication, an MA in counseling and school guidance, and a PhD in educational policy studies-higher education. After finding fulfillment in Dr. Clark's invitation to ""lean on him,"" Pinky Miller also found her purpose, and discovered that no person is a mistake. This is her story."

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Dr. Pinky Miller, a native of Paterson, New Jersey, was educated through the public school system, attending Public School Number 24 and the famed Paterson Eastside High School. Eastside was depicted in the 1989 movie Lean on Me, in which Morgan Freeman portrayed the controversial principal Dr. Joe Clark. Dr. Miller received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies, and her Master of Arts degree in Counseling and School Guidance, from Montclair State University. In 2011, she received her Doctor of Philosophy degree from Georgia State University. Dr. Pinky Miller is a dynamic and compelling motivational speaker, and executive producer of the forthcoming documentary Know Our Story, which chronicles the failures and accomplishments of Dr. Clark's students and the real-life legacy of the bullhorn and the baseball bat. Dr. Miller has more than eighteen years of experience working in higher education and has held positions as Hall Director/Academic Advisor, Area Coordinator, Assistant/Director of Residence Life and Housing, Assistant Dean of Students, and Vice President of Student Affairs. Dr. Miller loves working with college students, assisting them in times of crises, and helping guide them toward becoming successful citizens. She has been recognized for her ability to organize and motivate people to achieve their goals. Dr. Miller is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Dr. Miller is married to fellow Eastside alumnus Mr. Daryl L. Miller; they have five children together. Life after Lean on Me can be found at www.Know-Our-Story.com as well as Amazon.com, Kindle, and other fine booksellers.

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