Race, Racism and Race Relations in America

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Date/Time:Thursday, 31 Jan 2013 at 8:00 pm
Location:Great Hall, Memorial Union
Cost:Free
Contact:
Phone:515-294-9934
Channel:Lecture Series
Categories:Diversity Lectures
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Michael Eric Dyson is one of our nation's most influential scholars, cultural critics and public intellectuals. Currently a professor of sociology at Georgetown University, he is an American Book Award recipient and two-time NAACP Image Award winner. Part of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.

Michael Eric Dyson's work bridges a generational gap among Americans, connecting civil rights identity to hip-hop culture. He took a unique path in life, from welfare father to church pastor to Princeton PhD. 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 Time magazine and, until recently, hosted a syndicated NPR news and talk program.

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."