Delta Authors on Tour
The Mobile Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is pleased to welcome you to the initial stop for Season VII of the Delta Authors on Tour (DAOT) 2022 in the Dynamic Southern Region!
This is an annual signature initiative developed by the National Arts & Letters Commission of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to promote and highlight the literary talents of authors within the sisterhood.
Please join us Saturday, March 5, 2022, for our free virtual event, as we host "Reclaiming our Cultural Heritage," featuring eight (8) amazing local and national authors. This event, which is open and free to the public.
Entertainment will include The Excelsior Band, a five-member marching brass band that has marched and performed along the Gulf Coast for more than 100 years. Also, nationally recognized ballet dancer, Victoria Blakely will pay homage to the ancestors and descendants of the Clotilda and Africatown community through a dance performance she choreographed, especially for DAOT. Blakely recently made history as the first African American Lead at the Mobile Ballet. She starred as Princess Tiana from the Princess and the Frog. Additionally, Cameron Robinson, who performed for former First Lady Michelle Obama during National Signing Day, will sing and play a special musical selection on the piano at this event. You don’t want to miss these great performances!
If you would like to browse the book selections for the Delta Authors on Tour in the Southern Region hosted by the Mobile Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., just click here. You can also pre-order books now. Just look for the links on each author’s page in the Order Guide.
Authors
Eunice Mingo Blakely
Phyllis Dixon
Jacquese Groves
E. Dolores Johnson
Josephine Bolling McCall
Stephanie Perry Moore
Nikita Patterson, Ph.D.
April Ryan
6 p.m.-7 p.m. CST
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Central Region ** 05/28/22
Biography
EUNICE MINGO BLAKELY –“ABOVE ALL GUARD YOUR EDGES: A BLACK GIRLS’S GUIDED JOURNAL TO REDUCING THE EFFECTS OF STRESS”
published in 2019 non-fiction/self-help
- Member of the Mobile Alumnae Chapter
- “Emotional Wellness Coaching” Licensed Professional Counselor by Alabama and Georgia. She has sixteen years of experience in the mental wellness and behavioral health fields. Areas of expertise are critical incident debriefing, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Addiction/recovery and Attention Deficit Disorder
- She earned degrees from Alabama State University and the University of South Alabama
Biography
Stephanie Perry Moore ”Staying Pure”
- Sub-Committee Chair of National Arts & Letters Commission
- Member of the Lake Oconee Area Alumnae Chapter
- Graduate of Auburn University
Biography
Phyllis Dixon- “Down Home Blues”
- Member of the Memphis Alumnae Chapter
- Is the author of two novels, a contributor to “Chicken Soup for African American Women’s Soul” and co-author of “Let the Brother Go If.”
- Graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Biography
Jacquese Groves – “Sassy Sisters vs The Sock Monster”
published 2020 Fiction/ Children’s
- Member of the Nashville Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter
- Award-winning children’s book author. She resides in Nashville, TN and is a member of the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators and a Board member of Book’em.
- She earned degrees from Middle Tennessee State University and the Jack Massey Graduate School of Business at Belmont University
Biography
E. Dolores Johnson- “Say I’m Dead: A Family Memoir of Race Secrets and Love”
Published 2020 Non-fiction/ memoir
- Member of the Boston Alumnae Chapter
- This is a multigenerational memoir that shows America’s changing attitudes toward mixed-race through the courageous journeys of the women in her family.
- She earned degrees from Howard University and Harvard Graduate School in Business.
Biography
Josephine Bolling McCall- The Penalty for Success: My Father was Lynched in Lowndes County, Al”
Published 2015 Non-fiction/ Memoir
- Member of the Montgomery Alumnae Chapter
- Is a retired nationally certified School Psychologist. She was the first Black president of the Alabama Association of School Psychologists and the first Black person to serve as Alabama delegate to the National Association of School Psychologists
- She earned degrees from Alabama State University and Auburn University
Biography
Nikita Patterson, Ph.D.- “Office Hours: The Pookie Chronicles”
- Member of the Stone Mountain- Lithonia Alumnae Chapter
- Associate professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Engineering at Georgia State University
- Collection of short stories reflecting the author’s interaction with college students she calls her Pookies
- She earned degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology, Clark Atlanta University and North Carolina State University
Biography
April Ryan “at Mama’s Knee” Mothers and Race in Black and White
- Honorary Member
- An American reporter, author, and White House correspondent for The Grio. From 1997 to November 2020, Ryan served as White House correspondent and Washington, D.C., bureau chief for American Radio networks. In 2017, she joined CNN as a political analyst
- Graduate of Morgan State University
She is the author of at least three books, including “Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of Trump White House.