Dianna N. Watkins-Dickerson
Author and academic focused on womanist rhetorical criticism and Black women's political rhetoric; author of A Black Woman for President analyzing Shirley Chisholm, Carol Moseley Braun, and Kamala Harris.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 1h 1min
Dianna N. Watkins-Dickerson, "A Black Woman for President: Shirley Chisholm, Carol Moseley Braun, and Kamala Harris" (UP of Mississippi)
Dianna N. Watkins-Dickerson, author and scholar of womanist rhetorical criticism, explores the presidential announcement speeches of Shirley Chisholm, Carol Moseley Braun, and Kamala Harris. She explains womanist rhetorical theory and its roots in Black church and HBCU spaces. Short, focused analyses trace rhetorical strategies, historical precedents, and the challenges of studying recent campaigns.
Feb 4, 2026 • 1h 1min
Dianna N. Watkins-Dickerson, "A Black Woman for President: Shirley Chisholm, Carol Moseley Braun, and Kamala Harris" (UP of Mississippi)
Dianna N. Watkins-Dickerson, scholar of womanist rhetorical criticism and Black women’s political rhetoric, explores presidential announcement speeches by Shirley Chisholm, Carol Moseley Braun, and Kamala Harris. She traces rhetorical legacies from Chisholm’s bold self-definition to Braun’s bridge-building and Harris’s contemporary framing. The conversation centers on womanist rhetoric, faith and HBCU influences, and close readings of these pivotal speeches.
