Race, Racism and Race Relations in America

Speaker:

Michael Eric Dyson

31 Jan 2013

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

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Michael Eric Dyson is one of our nation's most influential scholars, cultural critics and public intellectuals. His work bridges a generational gap among Americans, connecting civil rights identity to hip-hop culture. Dyson took a unique path in life, from welfare father to church pastor to Princeton PhD. Currently a professor of sociology at Georgetown University, he is an American Book Award recipient and two-time NAACP Image Award winner. Dyson is the author of sixteen books, including Holler if You Hear Me; Is Bill Cosby Right? and I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr. His most recent book is April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America. Part of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Legacy Series.

A political analyst and guest host on MSNBC, Dyson has appeared on nearly every major media outlet from the "O'Reilly Factor" to "Real Time with Bill Maher." He is a contributing editor for [i]Time[/i] magazine and, until recently, hosted a syndicated NPR news and talk program.