Jan. 20, 2020 12:40p
(WGTD)---Dominique Pritchett grew up in an atmosphere where attending college was not a given, much less talked about or even understood.
Thanks to the encouragement of teachers and mentors, the Kenosha woman now has her doctorate in psychology, and is a few steps away from opening her own practice.
The accomplishment is even more amazing because her trauma-filled childhood included bouts of homelessness, a drug-addicted mother, an absent father and a self-imposed obligation to serve as a surrogate parent for five younger siblings.
On Monday’s Morning Show, Pritchett told WGTD’s Greg Berg that college wasn’t even on the radar when she entered Bradford High School in the late ‘90’s.
Pritchett had to ask what a scholarship was. “It dawned on me that this (college) is my ticket to freedom,” she said.
Throughout her high school years, Pritchett says she was inspired to achieve after reading about various African-American historical figures who overcame great odds.
And Pritchett says she took out her frustrations and anger back then by participating in track and basketball.
Tuesday night, Pritchett will be part of a panel discussion at the Civil War Museum that’s titled, “The Impact of Trauma on Black Youth in the Classroom and Beyond.”
The event, sponsored by the Kenosha Coalition for Dismantling Racism, is open to the public. It begins at 6.
Click here for the full Morning Show program that features Pritchett.
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