User:JKizzieHumanities/Deloris Davis

Deloris Davis is an award-winning theater and English teacher at Central Falls High School and the sister of acclaimed actress Viola Davis. Davis was born in South Carolina and grew up in the city of Central Falls, Rhode Island. She graduated from Central Falls High School in 1982. earned her bachelor's degree and master's degrees at Rhode Island College. Her work earned her the 2017 Woman of Achievement by YWCA Rhode Island, and the Pell Award for Distinguished Service in the Arts in 2019. She received an honorary doctorate of education from Rhode Island College in 2016.