Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely

Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely is one of America's most distinguished community leaders, educators, and international advocates for youth empowerment, women's advancement, and social equity.

Appointed Community Mayor of Harlem by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and named Goodwill Ambassador to Africa in 2009, she brings to the foreword of this biography a perspective shaped by decades of frontline community leadership in the living tradition of Harriet Tubman.

Dr. Blakely holds Master of Education degrees from Harvard University, Teachers College, and Columbia University, and a Doctorate of Education from Teachers College. She is a Fulbright Scholar, a Community Fellow at MIT, and an Education Policy Fellow with the International Education Leadership program.