Profile

ABOUT Michael Eric Dyson

ARTICLES:

Déjà Vu All Over Again in Britain

The United Kingdom has endured civil unrest before. This time, multiculturalism is the scapegoat.

Manning Marable: A Brother, a Mentor, a Great Mind

Michael Eric Dyson recalls the pioneering scholar as a 20th-century Frederick Douglass who nurtured and inspired talented young academics.

The Two Childhoods of Michael Jackson

He burst onto the scene as a minature adult and proceeded to grow more childlike over time.

Sounds of Blackness

Barack Obama may defy many conventional notions of blackness, but his rhetoric is firmly rooted in black soil. While some listen for echoes of Lincoln in Obama's inaugural speech, others will hear Malcolm and Martin.