Author

Doctoral Student Antoinette V. Franklin; Managing Editor Antoinette V Franklin is a sixth generation Texan. She is the second child of Nathaniel and Ruth Ella Lara Franklin. Ms. Franklin is the proud parent of Alexis Franklin. She is presently attending Abilene Christian University as a doctoral student in Organizational Leadership. She has been managing editor for the Carver Literary Arts Society Anthology 2010, Set Your Campus to The Stars, A Legacy to Leave Our Youth autobiography John Mule Miles, former Negro League Baseball Player. Ms. Franklin has worked with Arts and Cultural affairs, Texas Commission of the Arts and San Antonio Public Library. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Antoinette V. Franklin

Doctoral Student Antoinette V. Franklin; Managing Editor Antoinette V Franklin is a sixth generation Texan. She is the second child of Nathaniel and Ruth Ella Lara Franklin. Ms. Franklin is the proud parent of Alexis Franklin.

She is presently attending Abilene Christian University as a doctoral student in Organizational Leadership.

She has been managing editor for the Carver Literary Arts Society Anthology 2010, Set Your Campus to The Stars, A Legacy to Leave Our Youth autobiography John Mule Miles, former Negro League Baseball Player.

Ms. Franklin has worked with Arts and Cultural affairs, Texas Commission of the Arts and San Antonio Public Library. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Author's books

The PhD Game: Confessions of a Black Academic

The PhD Game: Confessions of a Black Academic, is a collection of essays detailing the doctoral journeys of 15 African American doctoral degree holders. Although the National Center for Education Statistics named African American women the most educated group in the United States, the quest for doctoral and other advanced degrees is not easy, and is often not completed.

Antoinette Franklin, the book’s managing editor, explained that she started this project to serve as a source of inspiration to future doctoral holders to complete their advanced education.

“The book is a collection of stories of glory, racism, sexism, and happiness,” she said. “It shares their experiences and how they overcame those misfortunes and achieved the pinnacle of education attainment. The book also discusses the issues facing America’s colleges and universities concerning diversity in the faculty and administration.”