Dr. Moe Anderson

Monica Frazier Anderson
Born October 16, 1962
Houston, TX
Nationality American
Alma mater Baylor University, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
Occupation Writer, Dentist, Speaker
Website
Official Website

Monica “Dr. Moe” Frazier Anderson (born October 16, 1962) is an author, journalist, motivational speaker, and Doctor of Dental Surgery.

Early years

Anderson was born in Houston, Texas. Her family moved to Fort Worth, Texas when she was three-years-old. Upon graduation from O.D. Wyatt High School, she attended Baylor University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology in 1984. A classmate at Baylor gave her the nickname “Moe” because he could not remember her preferred pronunciation of mo-nee-ka. While at Baylor, she followed in the legacy of her paternal grandmother and mother by becoming a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority.[1][2] She then entered dental school graduating from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 1988 with a doctorate in dental surgery. Friends began calling her “Dr. Moe.”

Adulthood and Career

Anderson became an associate at a dental practice in Minnetonka, Minnesota, in 1988. The following year she was hired to write a column for a sports magazine, the Minnesota Viking Update.[3] Her first book, Black English Vernacular: From Ain’t to Yo Mama, a dictionary of African American Vernacular English, was published by Rainbow Books in 1994.[4] She was a weekly columnist for the Star-Telegram, a major daily newspaper in Texas from 1996-2004.[5] Her second book, Mom, Are We There Yet?, is a collection of several of those columns.[6] Her exposure as a journalist led to an opportunity to host a cable television program, Perpetual Moe-tion, for AT&T.[7] and launched her professional speaking career.[8]

She formed a publishing company, TyMAC Books, and published When A Sistah’s FED UP in 2005 [9] which became an Essence Magazine[10] and Dallas Morning News[11] bestseller. Her next novel, I Stand Accused, made the Dallas Morning News bestseller list shortly after publication in 2007.[12] Her third novel and fifth book, Sinphony, was published in 2011. Success Is A Side Effect is a self-help book that Dr. Anderson released in 2014.

Anderson currently writes for Drbicuspid.com and She is a frequent keynote speaker at national conventions and corporate meetings. [13] [14] [15] [16]

She is also pens Perpetual mOetion:[17] a blog promoting empowerment and personal transformation.

Honors and awards

Anderson has been honored by civic groups, government agencies and educational institutions.[18] She was presented the “Distinguished Alumni” award by the Fort Worth Independent School District in 1995. She was a nominee for the “Texas Trailblazer Award” in 1998. In 1999, the staff of the Fort Worth Weekly named her “The Best Columnist in Tarrant County.”[19] She also received the Millennium Award for “Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare” from Altrusa International, Inc in 2001. That same year, she was presented the “Outstanding Young Alumni Award” by Baylor University.[20] In 2010, Anderson founded Austin Black Newcomers Association to encourage community service and engagement for new residents of Austin, Texas. In recognition of her long history of volunteerism, the Texas House of Representatives presented Anderson with the 2011 Congressional Black Caucus Outstanding Community Volunteer award at the legislators' annual conference.

Bibliography

Books by Monica F. Anderson

Anthologies

External links

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Harrison, Lullelia W. (1998). Torchbearers Of A Legacy: A History of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Washington, D.C.: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, p. 306.
  3. ↑ “Viking’s Wife”, Star Tribune Sunday Magazine, December 3, 1989, p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Language in the USA".
  5. ↑ "Hometown Authors”, Fort Worth Black News, August 2000, p.5
  6. ↑ “Author juggles careers”, Arlington Morning News, July 30, 2000, p. 6B.
  7. ↑ “Residents Get A Shot At Hometown Stardom”, Star-Telegram, April 17, 2000, p. 1B.
  8. ↑ "Dentist leads a romantic, frenetic life".
  9. ↑ Press Release - Secrets, Lies, and Politics Collides in Monica Frazier Anderson's New Novel, When a Sistah's Fed Up
  10. ↑ Bestsellers Books List, Essence Magazine, May 2006.
  11. ↑ By the numbers, Dallas Morning News, November 27, 2006
  12. ↑ I Stand Accused Press Release
  13. ↑ "Speakers-At-A-Glance".
  14. ↑ "Texas Diversity Council".
  15. ↑ http://www.mochasisters.org/conf/2009/pressrelease.htm
  16. ↑ LaShaunda. "SORMAG's Blog".
  17. ↑ Eye of the Cougar, Nine to Five Australia, April 5, 2010, Issue 1099, p. 12.
  18. ↑ “Monica Frazier Anderson. The Dentist” Fort Worth Black News May 1998, p. 5
  19. ↑ “Best Newspaper Columnist” FW Weekly (Fort Worth) September 16–23, 1999, p. 8
  20. ↑ Baylor University || Marketing & Communications || News