From Blackface to Black Twitter: Reflections on Black Humor, Race, Politics, & Gender (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781433154553)

Jannette L. Dates is a former dean of the School of Communications at Howard University, a nationally recognized authority on mass media and African Americans, and co-editor of acclaimed book Split Image: African Americans in the Mass Media (1990)--recipient of the Gustavus Myers Award.

Mia Moody Ramirez, a noted scholar in gender, race, and media, received her PhD from the University of Texas. She is a professor of journalism, public relations, and new media at Baylor University, where she also serves as Director of American Studies and Graduate Studies.