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As a member of the Phi Delta Kappa Sorority, Delilah W. Pierce fought so that Washington, DC and all underserved school districts,...

Delilah W. Pierce and her life with Joseph Pierce highlighted in The Afro American’s column Pearlie’s Prattle. Learn more by reading:...

According to The Afro American, Delilah W. Pierce was selected as the head of Phi Delta Kappa. Delilah was very active in her sorority...

In the December 26, 1957 issue of Jet Magazine Delilah W. Pierce helped promote Earl Hooks’ and James A. Porter’s painting and ceramic...

Delilah W. Pierce hosted a planning meeting of the Phi Delta Kappa sorority at her home in the Washington, DC Gold Coast – A nickname for...

The June 12, 1937 issue of The Afro American mentions Delilah W. Pierce as attending the surprise baby shower of Gladys S. Roberts....

Delilah W. Pierce spent the holiday season attending the conclave of the Phi Delta Kappa Sorority, held in Chicago. It was promoted in...

Delilah W. Pierce and Alma Thomas were professional peers and friends. According to  the Smithsonian Institutes Archives of American Art...

In the December 19, 1936 Afro American an announcement was published highlighting the marriage of Delilah with Joseph L. Pierce. This was...

Mr. Louis Lautier, Reporter Courtesy: Smithsonian National Museum of American History (Archives) Reporter Louis Lautier, who, according...

Delilah W. Pierce not only helped to expand black identity perceptions during her life and career as an artist, curator, educator and...

Delilah W. Pierce is mentioned in the African American Almanac, authored by Lean’tin Bracks. Reviewer Emily Rose Compton-Dzak wrote:...

Jessica B. Harris, author of The Martha’s Vineyard Table mentioned Delilah W. Pierce while reflecting on her mother. Click to learn more...

In 1983 The Gallery published a book authored by historian and current Harvard University Adjunct Professor John Beardsley; color field...

Jet Magazine always dedicated a section to activities within the African American community around the country. In 1975 their June...

Delilah W. Pierce helped expand the Black Arts Movement with her figurative and abstract paintings. Her art helped express the diversity...

In 1996 the New Art Examiner, a Chicago based publication that began because it wanted to provide an “unique vantage point outside the...

In 1964, president of the Atlantic City branch of Phi Delta Kappa, Delilah W. Pierce received a NAACP life membership for her service....

Dr. Sharon F. Patton, former director at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art (Washington, DC), set out to accomplish two...

In 1971 Delilah W. Pierce gave a talk at the Harvard Club of Cape Cod  (formerly Harvard Radcliffe Club of Cape Cod)  in Hyannis, MA. Jet...