Piper Dellums

Piper Dellums is an American author and public speaker. She is the daughter of former U.S. Congressman and Oakland mayor Ron Dellums.

Personal life

Her story about a white South African girl coming to live with her family in the 1970s, titled "Simunye", was the basis for the Emmy award-winning Disney movie The Color of Friendship (2000). The role of Piper Dellums was played by Shadia Simmons.^[1]

She is the daughter of former U.S. Congressman and Oakland mayor Ron Dellums.^[2] Her brother Erik is a professional actor and voice actor.^[3] She has two daughters.^[4]

Dellums is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley where she studied psychology, biology, and theater. She also earned a graduate degree in drama therapy with an emphasis in biochemistry at New York University.^[4] Dellums travels throughout America speaking at conferences and workshops about her humanitarian work.^[5]

References

1. Greene, Sydney (March 2, 2019). "The Woman Who Inspired the Disney Channel Original Movie The Color of Friendship Reflects on Its Legacy". TV Guide. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
2. Phillips, Morgan (July 30, 2018). "Ron Dellums, Antiwar Activist-Turned-Armed Services Chairman, Dead at 82". Roll Call. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
3. Williams, Vanessa (October 14, 2011). "Actor Erik Todd Dellums stirs the black political pot with musings on President Obama". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
4. "About". Piper Dellums. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
5. "Press Release" (PDF) (Press release). East Texas Council of Governments. September 25, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.