Welcome Neighbors and community members! My name is Jamillah Richmond. I have been in Boulder since 2019. I am a single mother, raising and homeschooling a brilliant creative (check out the logo) and insightful 13 year old girl. I have a masters degree in Education, currently enrolled in a EdD program for my doctorate in Leadership for Change while also living in affordable housing here in Boulder, and running a non-profit I co-founded.

I am also a community advocate and activist; I have volunteered serving Boulder-Denver Metro in a variety of ways, whether its advocating for the civil rights of Black, Indigenous, Latino, Asian and other families of color facing racism and discrimination in schools, working with unhoused populations, showing up to support medical access and resources for families that were coming in from Venezuela and other South American countries or advocating for food security, housing stability, environmental justice and community driven solutions to systemic issues. I have been privileged to serve in the many ways my community asks me to and now I am stepping into the role of running for City Council.

I served in the 15-minute neighborhoods capsule, partnered with Street Wise to bring art to South Boulder, served in DAC (District Accountability Committee) executive team, co-founded POCC (Parents of Color Council), worked to create more transparent policies related to disproportionate discipline within BVSD schools, drafted BVSD adopted policies that protect children from being discriminated against based on their hair types and how clothes fall on different body types, removal of SRO’s (School Resource Officers), advocated for mental health resources in schools, and hiring of SSA (School Safety Advocates), as well as advocated for public facing dashboards on the BVSD website to create more transparency.

I plant trees, help design systems of inclusion that address housing stability, food insecurity, civil rights, and build stronger, more connected community.

I am a grassroots, and community driven neighbor, and the every day issues facing our community members and neighbors matters to me. How we listen, respond, gather, create and support each other matters.

Thank you for joining me on this grassroots path to the Boulder City of Council.

Rooted in the reverence, care, instruction, and guidance from the many cultures, languages, nationalities, and ancestors that raised me and shared their wisdoms.

Human rights aren’t negotiable, or something we should have ever sought to be compromising with. So I won’t.

I stand firmly against Anti-Blackness, Racism, Anti-LGBTQIA rights, Xenophobia, and other isms some use to try and strip people of their right to humanity, to culture, identity, community and agency in Boulder.

I live by one principle; let everyone live how ever they want provided what they want doesn’t intersect with me or others through violence or oppression.

I stand with minoritized people of Boulder; Black, Indigenous, Latine, Nepali, and other bodies of color. Low income and median, unhoused, and paycheck to paycheck neighbors. I want to bring platform to those who have been unrecognized, ignored and dismissed.