Despite the decision made at age 16 that changed the trajectory of his life forever, Miller went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Temple University and an M.A. from La Salle University. He is also a graduate of the Urban League Leadership Institute.

Although he has come to terms with what happened and is now sharing his story to be the example for others to know that they too don’t have to be defined by past life choices, if he could turn back the hands of time, Miller says the outcome would’ve been a lot different.

“I think about that a lot,” he shared when asked what he would say to his younger self if he had the opportunity. “I would tell that young man that he’s got a lot of potential and that he can do whatever he puts his mind to and that he should utilize the potential that he has and not waste it.”

He also would have never taken the life of another Black man.

“I would also tell that young man that he has a responsibility, as a Black man, to help his community and not to hurt it, to try and lift his community up and not to tear it down,” Miller continued. “That he should be standing on the shoulders of all the folks who came before him and put him in a situation where he could have opportunities.”

Unlike many people, he had opportunities and chose not to take advantage of them.

The world will learn all about Larry Miller through his memoir, “Jump: My Secret Journey From The Streets to the Boardroom,” co-written with his eldest daughter, Laila Lacy.

Be on the lookout for its release in early 2022.

Larry Miller

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