DSU’s Dr. Dolores Finger Wright Appointed to State HRC

Dr. Delores Finger Wright, an associate professor of social work at Delaware State University, has been appointed by Gov. Jack Markell to serve as a member of the State Human Relations Commission.

The State Human Relations Commission (HRC) works with the Delaware Division of Human Relations to promote amicable relationships among the various racial and cultural groups within the State of Delaware. In addition to administering Delaware's Equal Accommodation Law and Fair Housing Act,  the Commission works to increase public awareness of civil and human rights in Delaware.

“When we talk about human relations, we talk about social justice and the quality of human interaction,” Dr. Finger Wright said. “This is my orientation and training, and I feel that this in a good opportunity for me to serve in an area in which I have passion, knowledge and skill.”

A veteran of the civil rights movement, in 2011 Dr. Finger Wright received the International Civil Rights Center & Museum Sit-In Hero’s Award for involvement in the 1960s in the history civil rights sit-in demonstrations that took in Greensboro, N.C. At a time with the DSU associate professor was an undergraduate student in Bennett College for Women, she also worked behind the scene during the Greensboro demonstrations and took part in the picket lines.

After her graduation from Bennett College, Dr. Finger Wright went on to earn a Master of Social Work Degree from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in Social Work from Howard University.  She has been a social work faculty member at DSU for 21 years.

Dr. Finger Wright’s HRC appointment is for four years, ending on Sept. 8, 2020.