Mama G receives recognition from the City of Columbia for the work she has done with the RICH Legacy Advocacy Series.
Dr. Germon Miller, Ph.D., aka Mama G, is a mother, a youth advocate, an Urban Anthropologist, a constitutional lawyer, and an martial arts international grandmaster.
Reared in Philadelphia, PA, by her grandmother after her mother committed suicide at the age of 51, Mama G's experiences shaped her values. Education, honesty, and community were foundational cornerstones in her grandmother's Creole and Jewish household. Mama G's upbringing also included twelve years of academic education at the Cecilian Catholic College Preparatory Academy, where she excelled in piano, classical ballet, modern dance, and theatre arts—her dedication to academics earned her a full scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania.
She majored in biology and interned with Dr. C. Everett Koop, who became the United States Surgeon General. Yet she always retained her cultural drive by being a campus political and community organizer, elevating all people's human and civil rights. In her hometown of Philadelphia, she established a community ballet team, The Chameleon Connection, and a Black heritage theatre arts group at the YMCA of Germantown to encourage self-pride.
After graduating college early at 20 years old, Mama G's life took a drastic turn when she married a male 12 years her senior, only to have the relationship end in a near-fatal domestic attack. Even after recovering from the massive injuries inflicted upon her by her estranged spouse, which included a 6-week stay in the intensive care unit, she still had to flee for her life with her two infant sons. After hiding in basements and sleeping on the subway for five months, Mama G was motivated to begin a quest to find someone who could teach her how to defend her family. Her prayers were answered when she met the Vita Saana Afrikan Brotherhood, which would introduce her to "Afrikan Warriorship" and give her the tools for self-preservation.
Her unique combat systems are from the civilizations of Afrika. She is the only recognized woman referred to as an "Askari" (Torch Bearer) by her male colleagues. She is the first woman in modern history to have been documented as an Elder in the Afrikan Martial Sciences. She ranks 3rd in the Vita Saana Afrikan Martial Sciences System among the 37 instructors promoted in 40 years. In April 2000, she was inducted into the World Martial Arts League Hall Of Fame in Frankfurt, Germany. She was the first woman to receive Grand Master status since the association formed in 1953. Mama G has captured over 3900 trophies in weapons, forms, self-defense, and fighting, which includes four world titles and two international gold medals at the World Games in Austria in 1988 & 1992.
Mama G served in Germany as a Department of Defense Dependent School Educator, where she coached the All-Army Martial Arts Team at the Baumholder Military Post. She also received a special acknowledgment from the base General for her contribution to assisting Baumholder in being awarded the "Community Excellence" Award. She completed her doctoral studies in behavioral sciences and urban anthropology in Germany.
On request from several schools in South Carolina, Mama G relocated to Richland County as a crisis educator in 2001. In 2010, as a crisis community service specialist for the City of Columbia, she established the RICH (Rebuilding Individual Character Habits) Legacy Program and an Akeru Training Program.
Between 2013 - 2015, Mama G canvassed Richland County, walking underserved neighborhoods and navigating Columbia's public transit system to accumulate anti-violence research methods, which became the basis for her 2nd publication – a textbook entitled "Service Learning – An Agent Of Social Change" published in 2016 with her co-authored and Howard University colleague Dr. Arvilla Payne-Jackson. This book has been distributed internationally as a guide for creating proactive anti-violence programs and initiatives.
Mama G is an unwavering figure in the struggle against gun and gang violence. To its credit, the RICH Legacy Advocacy Council has trained and developed 35 outreach peer mentors between the ages of 18 and 30 years old. The RICH Mentors have helped save countless lives and have de-escalated potentially catastrophic gang and gun violence occurrences across the midlands. Over 300 youth and young adults have come through the RICH Legacy Council, and many are living productive lives as parents, professionals, and advocates. The RICH Program has expanded its efforts to include on-site mentoring for incarcerated youth at the SC Juvenile Justice Department.
Mama G is a fresh voice and a dedicated advocate. She has dedicated the last 23 years of her life to South Carolina communities. She is now running in the Democratic Primary for the South Carolina State House because the future of our communities and our children is on the line.
Women make up less than 15% of our State House of Representatives. In 2022, we lost 55% of the Black women who served in the State House. As a result, the Republicans gained a supermajority and launched an aggressive legislative assault on women, our freedoms, our public education, working families, and our children's futures.
Mama G has a vision and a plan to continue where Rep. Jermaine Johnson left off and continue to fight for every citizen and serve the residents of South Carolina House District 70 with the leadership you can trust.
Dr. Germon "Mama G" Miller explains her RICH Legacy Advocacy program -- A 20+ year life skills program for over 500 at-risk youth and young adults. (Mama G for SC House District 70)
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