Photojournalist and author Alysia Burton Steele who will be in Jackson to sign copies of her book, Jewels in the Delta, will speak to Jackson State University Mass Communication students at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 14 at the eCenter @JSU.
Steele’s book is a collection of portraits and first-hand accounts inspired by the memories of her grandmother that pays tribute to 50 African-American women of the Mississippi Delta and their lives during the Jim Crow and Civil Rights eras.
Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony, director of the JSU Mass Communication Department, said Steele’s visit is a great opportunity for students to hear from a multi-talented media professional.
“We are so glad that Alysia Burton Steele has chosen to share her book with us at Jackson State,” said Anthony. “Her book is a treasure and her multi media skills will be demonstrated to mass comm students as she answers questions about the field and her most recent research.
Steele currently teaches photojournalism, layout and design, multimedia and journalism writing at the University of Mississippi. She was picture editor and part of the Dallas Morning News team that won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of Hurricane Katrina.
Delta Jewels hit bookstores nationwide on April 7, 2015. Steele will sign copies of her book at Barnes & Noble in Madison, Miss. at 6:30 p.m.
For more about Burton, see: www.alysiaburton.com