Remarkable Women of Central Alabama: Introducing Dr. Samantha Elliott Briggs

A finalist for Remarkable Women in Alabama, Dr. Samantha Elliot Briggs, Director for GEAR UP Alabama and GEAR UP Advisory Commissioner was featured for the work she has done for students in the Black Belt region of Alabama. “It dawned on me that where my father fought for civil rights in the courtroom, I fight for them in the classroom,” Dr. Elliott Briggs said. “And I think that’s kind of the pivotal moment where I started identifying myself as a social justice educator and really started connecting the dots that everything I was doing in life was to make sure that children had a better opportunity and a fair and fighting chance in life.”