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In 2022, Gloria Gilmer became the first Black woman mathematician to have her papers archived in the Library of Congress. Her career blended a lifelong effort to empower students to learn math for themselves with a spectrum of broader civil rights concerns, linking what she sometimes called “mathematical power” to a deep commitment to equity and justice. Rooted in the deep mentorship she received in the classrooms and communities of segregated Baltimore, including at the historically Black Morgan State College, Gilmer developed a pedagogy grounded in research and focused on empowerment and care.