Fortune Magazine reported in 2015 that Divine Bradley was hired by The Future Project to work as "Dream Director" at Malcolm X Shabazz High School. The Future Project partnered with Mills, who was then the school's principal, to address what was identified as one of the "country's most troubled high schools".[5] The school was nicknamed "Baghdad", was being considered for closure, and had four principals in as many years. Newark schools had been part of an unsuccessful $100 million effort to improve the schools.[6] The Future Project is an American non-profit organization aims to help underserved high school students.[7]
^Malinconico, Joe. "‘Turnaround Principal’ returns to open Paterson charter school", Paterson Press, August 8, 2017. Accessed December 2, 2024. "Gemar Mills comes from the type of background that usually poses challenges for city educators.... She raised him and his sisters as a single parent in Paterson’s notorious Christopher Columbus housing projects.... 'I’m a public school guy. I’ve always been a public school guy,' he said, pointing out that he graduated from Paterson’s John F. Kennedy High School and made his name at Shabazz in Newark."
^Akanegbu, Anuli (January 21, 2013). "Edwards pushes Wilson High to higher goals". District Chronicles. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
