MCC Daily Tribune

Reminder: MCC Alumna to Speak at March 24 Essential Discussion

This year's Essent ial Discussion will feature MCC alumna Dellenna Harper ’09, who will share her honest and inspirational story of her experiences living with racism, sexism and oppression, at “A Celebration of Healing and Hope” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Nazareth College during Women’s History Month and Social Work Month.

Harper will talk about her descent into drug addiction and prostitution, and her challenging climb out to become a dedicated social worker. Her story is of the incredible resilience of the human spirit and is captured in her book, God’s Teardrop: My journey of healing from addiction and prostitution, written with Jane Sutter Brandt of Sutter Communications.

Harper, also a Nazareth alumna, will speak to a live audience from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Beston Hall in Nazareth College’s Glazer Music Performance Center. The event is free, open to the public and will be live-streamed. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants who want to attend virtually. Registration is requested at go.naz.edu /Harper.

A question-and-answer session and a book-signing event will follow her keynote.

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield is Title Sponsor of the event, with MCC and Nazareth College as co-sponsors in partnership with the YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County’s annual STAND Against Racism 2022.

Calvin Gantt
Diversity, Equity and Belonging
03/22/2022