From Humiliating Secret to Life’s Mission — Illiterate College Grad Fills the Gaps for Adults Who Cannot Read

"I felt unworthy because I knew I had this big secret and thought if people knew, they would see that I had no value," recalled Deidra Mayberry.

Growing up as one of seven children in a family that moved around every few years, Deidra never learned to read beyond a basic level. 

Amazingly, Deidra’s painful, life-long efforts to cover up he...

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