Debra Smith is an associate professor of Africana studies at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. She earned her doctoral degree from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and her master's degree from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Her research and teaching interests include African Americans in communication and popular culture, minority images in the media, and developing teaching strategies that incorporate popular culture, language, and power.

Debra Smith is an associate professor of Africana studies at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. She earned her doctoral degree from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and her master's degree from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Her research and teaching interests include African Americans in communication and popular culture, minority images in the media, and developing teaching strategies that incorporate popular culture, language, and power.

Debra Smith is an associate professor of Africana studies at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. She earned her doctoral degree from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and her master's degree from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Her research and teaching interests include African Americans in communication and popular culture, minority images in the media, and developing teaching strategies that incorporate popular culture, language, and power.