Debra J. Dickerson

Debra J. Dickerson

Debra J. Dickerson is the author of An American Story and The End of Blackness, a former intelligence officer in the US Air Force, a mother of two, a professional iconoclast, and a recent convert to the glory of High School Musical.

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Proto Political Correctness
Fri Feb. 22, 2008 7:04 PM PST

Maybe Hitchens Is Right and God Isn't So Great
Thu Feb. 21, 2008 7:32 PM PST

Fewer Guns, Not More 'Heroes'
Thu Feb. 21, 2008 7:05 PM PST

A Campaign to Stop Stoning Abroad, the Un-Liberation of Women and the De-Closeting of Gays at Home
Wed Feb. 20, 2008 8:17 PM PST

Mississippi's Criminal Justice System: Still Burning the Poor Alive
Wed Feb. 20, 2008 7:51 PM PST

Deja Vu: Muslim Didn't Work So Now Obama's a Commie Pinko
Wed Feb. 20, 2008 9:58 AM PST

Is The Lily Livered West an Unindicted Co-Conspirator of Islamo-Fascism?
Tue Feb. 19, 2008 6:09 PM PST

Private's Stripes Going Once, Going Twice: How Much to Serve Your Country?
Tue Feb. 19, 2008 5:15 PM PST

'Cinema of Truth' Was Born in 1960's 'Primary': NPR on the Invention of Cinema Verite
Tue Feb. 19, 2008 4:53 PM PST

Innovation from the Left
Tue Feb. 19, 2008 4:30 PM PST

Secretary of State 2008?
Mon Feb. 18, 2008 8:54 AM PST

Our Election Through Australia's Eyes
Mon Feb. 18, 2008 6:47 AM PST

Women in War Zones: Female Correspondents Face a Second Line of Fire
Fri Feb. 15, 2008 11:10 AM PST

Mitt Romney to Endorse McCain
Thu Feb. 14, 2008 11:41 AM PST

Six Words, Six Months to Come up with Them
Tue Feb. 12, 2008 6:55 PM PST

Debra Does Don: Update (to update)
Tue Feb. 12, 2008 6:36 PM PST

Hear My PRI "Fair Game" Election 2008 Discussion...
Tue Feb. 5, 2008 12:49 PM PST

PBS Does its DNA Magic with Celebrities for Black History Month Again
Tue Feb. 5, 2008 12:17 PM PST

How Obama's Autobiography Convinced One Writer to Vote for Him
Tue Feb. 5, 2008 8:35 AM PST

Check out "Yes We Can," Pro-Obama Video
Sat Feb. 2, 2008 4:02 PM PST

These Guys for Colbert's New Black Friends: Negroes for Huckabee
Sat Feb. 2, 2008 11:31 AM PST

Clintons Take Note: This is How Its Done
Sat Feb. 2, 2008 11:21 AM PST

Blacks Can't Accept Clinton's Apology if He Denies He's Apologizing
Sat Feb. 2, 2008 10:50 AM PST

Circular Firing Squad Warning: Obama the Wonder Boy Had Better Get Out Ahead of the Impending Black vs. Hispanic Implosion
Fri Feb. 1, 2008 5:28 PM PST

Something Strange Happened When Manila Banned Publicly Funded Contraception
Fri Feb. 1, 2008 9:59 AM PST

Blogging While Brown
Fri Feb. 1, 2008 9:43 AM PST

What to Read This Winter
Fri Feb. 1, 2008 9:18 AM PST

Be Still My Heart and Lower my DMV fees
Thu Jan. 31, 2008 5:34 PM PST

Can We Win the War on Terrorism Without Destroying Our Military?
Thu Jan. 31, 2008 8:53 AM PST

The Literature of Presidential Endorsements: Angelou v. Morrison
Thu Jan. 31, 2008 8:41 AM PST

The Prison-Industrial Complex Keeps on Creating Wealth, For Some: Wanna Play "Don't Drop the Soap"?
Wed Jan. 30, 2008 12:41 PM PST

Sex Slaves and Rape Victims: Feminist, Not Paranoid
Wed Jan. 30, 2008 7:03 AM PST

When and Where We Enter, Male Chauvinist Pigs Follow: Is 'Purdah' the Answer to Male Privilege?
Tue Jan. 29, 2008 4:11 PM PST

Is This Old Dog Learning New Tricks Just a Tad Too Late? Bill Campaigns, Quietly, in Jersey
Tue Jan. 29, 2008 1:40 PM PST

"Yomama bin Barack"?: Leave the Satire to the Professionals, Racists
Tue Jan. 29, 2008 1:20 PM PST

I'm Black and a Woman: Let Me Know When You Decide Which Knee I'm Supposed to Jerk, OK?
Tue Jan. 29, 2008 12:19 PM PST

"Mexican Americans...take Spanish...in Summer School...And Get B's"...: Or are we Buying Into The Hype?
Mon Jan. 28, 2008 6:21 PM PST

"The Man's" Morse Code and the Continuing Blight of White Racism
Thu Jan. 24, 2008 11:40 AM PST

To Serve You Better, I Will Not Appear, but 'Appear' at your Life-Changing Event
Wed Jan. 23, 2008 3:54 PM PST

My, What Rotten Teeth Poor People Have: The Hidden Health Care Crisis and The Dems
Wed Jan. 23, 2008 10:03 AM PST

The MSM Trying to get in Obama's Head
Wed Jan. 23, 2008 9:43 AM PST

Suffer the Children, Embrace the Moms: Female Genital Mutilation
Tue Jan. 22, 2008 7:18 PM PST

Hold Grudges Much? Misuse Power to Settle Them? Meet, Rudy Giuliani
Tue Jan. 22, 2008 6:45 PM PST

Black History Month and Negro-Bibliophilia: We Didn't Start the Fire. Y'all Did
Mon Jan. 21, 2008 7:03 PM PST

What Do Nerds Dream About? Being Gang Leader for a Day
Mon Jan. 21, 2008 6:05 PM PST

Maybe All the Campaigners Should Learn B. Clinton's Art of Napping
Mon Jan. 21, 2008 5:50 PM PST

American Feminism: Alive and Kicking and Unfortunately, Need Now As Much as Ever
Mon Jan. 21, 2008 4:24 PM PST

The Goldberg Variations (On Lame): What Happens When Certain Right Wingers Leave the Amen Corner
Thu Jan. 17, 2008 8:24 PM PST

An Open Letter from American Feminists (And a Raised Fist From Me)
Thu Jan. 17, 2008 12:55 PM PST

Jerusalem Syndrome: An Ironic Hipster-Jew Went to Israel and all We Get Is Beautiful Writing
Thu Jan. 17, 2008 10:58 AM PST