Delores P. Aldridge

Delores P. Aldridge (born June 8, 1941) is an American sociologist. Aldridge was the first African-American faculty member at Emory University, and the founder of the first African American and African studies program in the American south. In 1972, she studied African politics and art at the University of Ghana at Legon. In 1979, Aldridge completed her postgraduate study at Georgetown University.

Career Aldridge became a faculty member at Emory University in 1971. She was the first tenure-track African American faculty member at the institution. She was a member of Clark College's board of trustees. In 1988, she became a member of Clark Atlanta University's board of trustees after the university was founded. She was the director of the program until 1990. In 2004, Clark Atlanta University began the Clark Atlanta University Graduate Research Award. Clark Atlanta University also bestows the Aldridge/McMillan Awards for Excellence.

Books A Decade of Struggle: Options for the Future (1981) Black Male-Female Relationships: A Resource Book of Selected Materials (1989) Focusing: Black Male-Female Relationships (1991) Leadership for Diversity: The Role of African American Studies in a Multicultural World (1994) River of Tears: The Politics of Black Women's Health (1993), with La Francis Rodgers-Rose Out of the Revolution: The development of Africana studies, with Carlene Young (2000) Black Cultures and Race Relations (2002), with James E. Conyers Africana Studies: Philosophical Perspectives and Theoretical Paradigms, with E Lincoln James (2007) Our Last Hope: Black Male-Female Relationships in Change (2008) Imagine a World: Pioneering Black Women Sociologists (2009) An Intellectual Biography of W.E.B. DuBois, Initiator of Black Studies in the University, with Nagueyalti Warren (2010)