John Dick
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Dick
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Opinion
Six-Triple-Eight: The Black women of America’s WWII postal battalion
March 8, 2022The end of Black History month and the beginning of Women's History month makes the perfect time to revisit an episode from World War II.
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Culture
A love letter to the working class
June 2, 2021One simple act of kindness has snowballed into an avalanche of goodwill for thousands across the globe.
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U.S.
Letter carrier’s beat-up boots kick it at MDA summer camp
August 5, 2019I look down at the boots: a pair of black Tony Lama cowboy boots bought in a little store in Bandera, Texas in 1998 on my 39th birthday.
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ILCA
Post office thrills kids; in the future, they may have to save it
May 23, 2019This is our annual “School Trip to the Post Office,” and I am lucky enough to be the tour guide again this year.
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Culture
‘Detroit 48202’: What a mail carrier sees and learns in the heart of a city
November 9, 2018Detroit 48202 is a searing film that weaves the racial history of the city with the economic truths of capitalism.
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Labor
Detroit’s Sarah Elizabeth Ray: The Rosa Parks of the Bob-Lo boat
March 13, 2018Here is the story of “The Rosa Parks of the Bob-Lo Boat.”
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World
Swiss reality versus American reality: A father-son-granddaughter story
February 8, 2018I have had many conversations with my son about the differences between American reality and what he has now living in Geneva. Here are some of my observations.
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Opinion
Communiqué from Santa’s secret location (at a post office near you)
December 20, 2017I reach down for the pair of dusty black boots. I smile as I see the faux fur trimming and the nicks and knocks in the leather from three decades of use.
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