SIMPLY ELEVATE SUMMER 2015 Summer 2015 | Page 73

Interview with Dr. Julia Charles By Nakia Evans Dr. Julia Charles was in foster care for about 10 years. She had tried living in more than a dozen foster homes and group homes. She did something that most people would never imagine… She finished school. Not only has she finished school, but Dr. Charles has earned four degrees since leaving foster care. She has a BA from Bennett College, a MA from North Carolina AT&T State University, a MA from University of Massachusetts Amherst, and also a PhD. of Black revolutionaries and that has proven particularly useful, especially now. The MA degree I received from Dr. Julia Charles made a comment in a prev