Who You Callin Uncle Tom? Oct 31, 2009
Tavis Smiley, Bill Cosby, Michael Eric Dyson, Julianne Malveaux, Cornel West, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. (well he did go a bit too far with the cut his nuts off comment last year). The argument over how black folks with differing political viewpoints ought to deal with each other stretches back to the beginning of the last century with the conservative Booker T. Washington and has continued through Clarence Thomas, both of whom were derided for being sellouts and Uncle Toms. (Slate)
I think it's important to realise that I was actually black before the election. Sep 25, 2009
Then there was the Georgetown University sociologist Michael Eric Dyson, who claimed racism was proved by the fact Obama could be applauded for calling the African-Americans rapper Kanye West ''a jackass But when he calls an anonymous white guy stupid by implication, he has to nearly apologise to the nation. How dare a black man stand in judgment of white intelligence. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
After Eight Months, the Empowerment Experiment Shows Power of Black Dollar, Gives Hope to Black Business Sep 22, 2009
Among them are acclaimed author and networking guru George Fraser, chairman and CEO of FraserNet, Inc.; Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, Sr. pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, TX; Dr. Juliet Walker, professor, the Dept. of History at the University of Texas at Austin and founding director of the Center for Black Business History, and renowned scholar, author and professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. As the Andersons have been speaking at churches, rallies, conferences, universities and... (PR Newswire)
CQ Politics: Obama, racism and Jimmy Carter Sep 18, 2009
16: Sociology professor Michael Eric Dyson and Republican pollster Frank Luntz discuss whether race plays a role in the growing anger facing President Obama. Today show. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Famed author urges Obama to face racism head on Sep 15, 2009
With the fervor of a preacher and the words of hip-hop greats, black intellectual and ordained Baptist Minister Michael Eric Dyson brought an unexpected message to Syracuse University students Thursday night. Dyson criticized President Obama, saying that he needs to start actively combating racism. (Daily Orange, NY)
Activist to speak on race Sep 11, 2009
Michael Eric Dyson, a Georgetown University professor of American politics and race-relations expert, will come to Syracuse Thursday to address discrimination and other issues concerning the African American community. The event will occur in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.. (Daily Orange, NY)
Author pushes for Obama to address post-racism in America Sep 11, 2009
With the fervor of a preacher and the words of hip-hop greats, black intellectual and ordained Baptist minister Michael Eric Dyson brought an unexpected message to Syracuse University students Thursday night. Dyson spoke about President Barack Obama's struggle not only to publicly address race but to defy those who aim to color his bi-racial roots only white or black. (Daily Orange, NY)
Never-Ending Katrina Bias Sep 2, 2009
A year later, Williams was pressing Bush about being a bigot, harboring a "social or race or class aspect" in the federal response, then inviting in radical professor Michael Eric Dyson to denounce the Bush family as "clueless patricians.". It didn't matter how many tens of thousands were saved by federal, state and local first respondersin helicopters and boats. (Townhall.com)
Authors of black agenda memo step forward Sep 1, 2009
Oh hells no. The community will exalt them like that fraudulent overly verbose showboat Michael Eric Dyson. Why move forward when you can move backward for free. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Colleagues Remember Ted Kennedy Aug 31, 2009
Georgetown's Michael Eric Dyson called Kennedy "an awful powerful gust of wind" in President Obama's campaign last year. "This was a man of American royalty bestowing upon Barack Obama the mantle of that kind of liberal leadership." By Michelle Levi MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. (CBS News)
38 comments Jul 31, 2009
At best, he has been described (by racialist and full-fledged polysyllable-babbling idiot Michael Eric Dyson) as the "Rosa Parks of racial profiling. But Gates is more than that. He is a faux moderate who, underneath it all, is convinced that American society is deeply and irreparably racist. He is an opportunist, and a defender and purveyor of the "dominant white racism" myth that continues to plague American society. He is, underneath it all, Barack Obama. Which is why President Obama came to... (Human Events Online)
Obama, Gates, and the Problem of Black Guilt Jul 29, 2009
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Incident reignites race debate Jul 24, 2009
Whites "don't live with the daily knowledge that their children may be arbitrarily subjected to police brutality or profiling," said Michael Eric Dyson, Georgetown University sociology professor and author of more than a dozen books about African Americans, race and culture. "Black and Latino people tell their children if they dream of insulting a police officer, they'd better wake up," Dyson says. (USA Today)
Commentary: Professor arrested for... Jul 23, 2009
Michael Eric Dyson: Gates is an eminent intellectual and Harvard professor ... By Michael Eric Dyson Special to CNN ... Editor's note: Michael Eric Dyson is a professor of sociology at Georgetown University and the author of 16 books, including the New York Times bestseller, "". (CNN -- Law)
Forum: Deification of Jackson as creepy as he was Jul 12, 2009
Not to be outdone, professor Michael Eric Dyson spouted his own mellifluous epistle in an effervescent rush of air. "There's no question that the transcendent art that he created was a means, an instrument, a vehicle, for others to experience what he did not. His own father told him, teased him that he was ugly, Michael reconstructed his face, deconstructed the African features into a spooky European geography of fleshly possibilities, and yet, what we couldn't deny, was that even as his face... (Athens Banner-Herald)
For blacks, a hidden cost of Obama's win? Jul 11, 2009
Michael Eric Dyson, another leading black intellectual, has also come under fire for suggesting on radio that Obama was playing black people. Dr. Dyson did not respond to requests for a comment. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
N.Y. congressman blasts Jackson as pervert Jul 7, 2009
July 6: Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson joins MSNBCs Carlos Watson to talk about the statements made by Rep. Peter King about the late King of Pop.. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Johnson: 'Post-racialism' remains elusive Jul 5, 2009
Many blacks, including prominent African-American scholars William Julius Wilson, Cornel West and Michael Eric Dyson, acknowledge we haven't reached the post-racial milestone yet. Those who have attended lectures and read articles by West and Dyson - well-known public intellectuals at Princeton and Georgetown, respectively - are reminded of statistical disparities in educational attainment, income and net worth, as well as differences in career progression between blacks and whites. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Why Jackson's Death Is A Global Event Jun 27, 2009
"He brought human beings together across the barriers of race and class and gender," explained Michael Eric Dyson, the author and commentator who is a professor of sociology at Georgetown University. "He projected into the world (the genius and strength) of African-American culture.". (CBS News)
Black authors, poets to discuss literature in conference at WU Mar 25, 2009
One of the most prominent young black intellectuals, Michael Eric Dyson, author of "April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America," is speaking on Wednesday night as the keynote speaker for the Callaloo Conference ... The conference will begin on Wednesday night with a keynote address by Georgetown University sociology professor Michael Eric Dyson, a noted critic of black literature and the author of a recent book examining the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.... (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Obama officials sharpen tone on race Mar 1, 2009
19: MSNBCs Pat Buchanan and Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson discuss Attorney General Eric Holders comments that Americans are a nation of cowards when it comes to race. Hardball. (MSNBC -- Race)
OBAMA, ELDERS LIVEN PB’S WEEK Feb 24, 2009
The program will also feature a visit by nationally known speaker and author Michael Eric Dyson at 11 a.m. Wednesday during the YMTF assembly. Details: Call 575-8000. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
February Fool Feb 23, 2009
Sure, sociology professor Michael Eric Dyson told CNN. We still lack a great deal of integrity and background and honesty about race and perhaps if we had more forthright conversations about race, we wouldnt have to have these subterranean discourses that really are more malevolent. . (Townhall.com)
Dyson: Holder wants to tear down wall of race Feb 21, 2009
Michael Eric Dyson: Holder's "nation of cowards" comment an honest view ... By Michael Eric Dyson Special to CNN ... Editor's note: Michael Eric Dyson is a university professor of sociology at Georgetown University, and author of 16 books, including the New York Times bestseller, "April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How it Changed America.". (CNN -- US)
News » Feb 8, 2009
Everyone from young GW alumni to President Barack Obama represents the success of blacks in America, renowned author and professor Michael Eric Dyson said Tuesday night at an event in the Marvin Center. Event proceeds will benefit scholarship fund. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
