Sunday, February 23, 2014

Leadership Through Sisterhood and Service: Spotlight on the Divine Nine Sororities Pt2

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc

Founding Date: January 13, 1913 at Howard University
Mission: Public Service
Motto: Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom
Colors: Crimson and Cream
Famous Members: Keisha Knight Pulliam, Kym Whitley, Betty Shabazz, Melissa Harris-Perry

Melissa Harris-Perry

Melissa Harris-Perry was born on October 2, 1973 in Seattle, Washington.  She is the professor, television host and political commentator who penned Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in American.  She is a professor of political science at Tulane University and she has previously taught at both Princeton University and the University of Chicago. Harris-Perry is regularly featured on The Rachel Maddow Show and is the founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race, and Politics in the South. She received her bachelor’s degree in English at Wake Forest University and earned her PhD in political science from Duke University. Today, Melissa Harris-Perry hosts her self-titled weekend news and opinion television show on MSNBC.
via: http://www.louisianaweekly.com/harris-perry-adjusts-to-new-orleans-tulane-spotlight/

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