Maxine Mimms's guest appearances

Maxine Mimms

The Deep End Friends Podcast

Black Girl Mystic

Plymouth Church Seattle

Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Virgie Tovar

Sonja Marie

Danetha Doe

Tommy Pico

Sayida Peprah

Jim Crow

Sarah Webb

Akilah S. Richards

Nikkita Oliver

Gabriel Teodros

Paulina Lopez

Thea Monyeé

Sara Clark

Courtney Alexander

OwlTail

LEGEND. ICONOCLAST. BEACON.Born in 1928 in Newport News, Virginia, Dr. Maxine Mimms is a brilliant + beautiful teacher, social worker, educator, administrator, trainer, professor, mentor, consultant, public speaker and the founder of the Tacoma Campus of The Evergreen State College.In this gathering, Dr. Mimms shares her wisdom about:  How she learned to be confident, powerful and BOLD growing up in Newport News, VA in the 1930s + 40s.  How silence + self-care allow your heart to explode.  Using your imagination to free you in the past, present and future. The power of self-storytelling to deal with anxiety + external pressures.  How working in the White House under the Nixon administration taught her to be a white man. Race + liberation in 2021 and beyond. And soooo much more! Explore the Black Girl Mystic multiverse:www.BlackGirlMystic.comContribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ PayPal: Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic  Venmo: lerin-alta  CashApp: $LErinAlta   L'Erin's private coaching, consulting + retreats: lerinalta.comPlease subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 if you enjoy these gatherings!

LEGEND. ICONOCLAST. BEACON.Born in 1928 in Newport News, Virginia, Dr. Maxine Mimms is a brilliant + beautiful teacher, social worker, educator, administrator, trainer, professor, mentor, consultant, public speaker and the founder of the Tacoma Campus of The Evergreen State College. In this gathering, Dr. Mimms shares her wisdom about: <ul> <li>How she learned to be confident, powerful and BOLD growing up in Newport News, VA in the 1930s + 40s. </li> <li>How silence + self-care allow your heart to explode. </li> <li>Using your imagination to free you in the past, present and future.</li> <li>The power of self-storytelling to deal with anxiety + external pressures. </li> <li>How working in the White House under the Nixon administration taught her to be a white man.</li> <li>Race + liberation in 2021 and beyond.</li> <li>And soooo much more!</li> </ul>Explore the Black Girl Mystic multiverse:<ul><li><a href="https://www.BlackGirlMystic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.BlackGirlMystic.com</a></li></ul>Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​<ul> <li>PayPal: Make a one-time donation <a href="https://www.paypal.me/blackgirlmystic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paypal.me/blackgirlmystic</a> </li> <li>Venmo: <a href="https://venmo.com/u/LErin-Alta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lerin-alta</a> </li> <li>CashApp: <a href="https://cash.app/$LErinAlta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">$LErinAlta </a> </li> </ul>L'Erin's private coaching, consulting + retreats: <a href="http://www.lerinalta.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lerinalta.com</a>Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 if you enjoy these gatherings!

26. Dr. Maxine Mimms on Getting Free in the Past, Present + Future

Maxine Mimms was born on March 4, 1928, in Newport News, Virginia, to Isabella DeBerry Buie and Benson Ebenezer Buie. Influenced by her grandparents' love for Marcus Garvey and educational lectures by Howard Thurman and other black leaders at nearby Hampton University, Mimms attended Booker T. Washington School and graduated from Huntington High School with highest honors in 1946. She earned her B.A. degree from Virginia Union University in 1950. In the early 1950s, Mimms served as a social worker in Detroit, Michigan. There, she was married and would eventually earn her Ph.D. in educational administration from Union Graduate School. Accompanying her husband to Seattle, Washington, in 1953, Mimms taught at Leschi Elementary School, where Jimi Hendrix was a student. In 1961, Mimms taught in Washington’s Kirkland Public Schools until working for the Seattle Public School Administration in 1964. In 1969, Mimms served as the assistant to the director of the Women’s Bureau in the United States Department of Labor. In 1972, Mimms returned to the education field, working as a faculty member at Evergreen State College. At Evergreen State College, Mimms focused on developing an educational program that would serve place-bound working adult students. Her focus on serving the educational needs of urban, African American adult learners combined with an interest in teaching inner-city adults, led to the founding principles of the Tacoma Campus. Mimms eventually became the first Director of the Tacoma Campus, where she used her position to help satisfy the African American community’s demand for adult education programs. In our season Finale, Dr. Mimms talks about her live, love, work, and perspective on freedom at the age of 89 years young. 

Maxine Mimms was born on March 4, 1928, in Newport News, Virginia, to Isabella DeBerry Buie and Benson Ebenezer Buie. Influenced by her grandparents' love for Marcus Garvey and educational lectures by Howard Thurman and other black leaders at nearby Hampton University, Mimms attended Booker T. Washington School and graduated from Huntington High School with highest honors in 1946. She earned her B.A. degree from Virginia Union University in 1950. In the early 1950s, Mimms served as a social worker in Detroit, Michigan. There, she was married and would eventually earn her Ph.D. in educational administration from Union Graduate School. Accompanying her husband to Seattle, Washington, in 1953, Mimms taught at Leschi Elementary School, where Jimi Hendrix was a student. In 1961, Mimms taught in Washington’s Kirkland Public Schools until working for the Seattle Public School Administration in 1964. In 1969, Mimms served as the assistant to the director of the Women’s Bureau in the United States Department of Labor. In 1972, Mimms returned to the education field, working as a faculty member at Evergreen State College. At Evergreen State College, Mimms focused on developing an educational program that would serve place-bound working adult students. Her focus on serving the educational needs of urban, African American adult learners combined with an interest in teaching inner-city adults, led to the founding principles of the Tacoma Campus. Mimms eventually became the first Director of the Tacoma Campus, where she used her position to help satisfy the African American community’s demand for adult education programs. In our season Finale, Dr. Mimms talks about her live, love, work, and perspective on freedom at the age of 89 years young.

Episode 21: Dr. Maxine Mimms