Michael Eric Dyson
 |
Rev. Michael Eric Dyson | |
|---|---|
 Michael Eric Dyson, 2008 | |
| Born | 23 October 1958 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Knoxville College Carson-Newman College (BA, 1982) Princeton University (MA, 1991) Princeton University (PhD, 1993) |
| Occupation(s) | Author, professor |
| Employer | Georgetown University |
| Spouse |
Marcia Louise (m. 1992) |
Reverend Michael Eric Dyson (born October 23, 1958) is an American academic, author, and radio host. He is a professor of sociology at Georgetown University.
Life
Dyson was born to Everett and Addie Dyson. He attended Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on academic scholarship but left and completed his education at Northwestern High School. He received: his Bachelor's, from Carson–Newman College (magna cum laude); and his Master's and Doctorate in religion, from Princeton University. He is an ordained Baptist minister.
Career
Dyson has taught at DePaul University, Chicago Theological Seminary, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Columbia University, Brown University, and the University of Pennsylvania. Since 2007, he has been a Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University. Dyson hosted a radio show, which aired on Radio One, from January 2006 to February 2007. He is also a commentator on National Public Radio, CNN, and Real Time with Bill Maher.
Dyson presided over the July 10, 2010, wedding of La La and Carmelo Anthony, at Cipriani's, in New York; the 320 guests included Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom, Ciara, Spike Lee, Ludacris, Kelly Rowland, and LeBron James.[1] The ceremony was filmed by VH1 and will air, in September 2010, as part of a reality series on the couple.[2]
The Michael Eric Dyson Show
The Michael Eric Dyson Show debuted on April 6, 2009, and is broadcast from Morgan State University. The show's first guest was Oprah Winfrey, to whom Dyson dedicated his book Can You Hear Me Now?: The Inspiration, Wisdom, and Insight of Michael Eric Dyson.
Bibliography
- Reflecting Black: African-American Cultural Criticism, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1993. | ISBN 0-816-62143-8
- Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X, New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. | ISBN 0-19-510285-1
- Race Rules: Navigating the Color Line, Reading, Massachusetts: Addison Wesley, 1996. | ISBN 0-201-91186-8
- Between God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing Witness to Black Culture, Oxford University Press, USA , 1997. | ISBN 0-195-11569-4
- I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr., New York: Free Press, 2000. | ISBN 0-684-86776-1
- Holler if You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur, New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2002 | ISBN 0-465-01756-8
- Open Mike: Reflections on Philosophy, Race, Sex, Culture and Religion, New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2002. | ISBN 0-465-01765-7
- Why I Love Black Women, New York: Perseus Books Group, 2002. | ISBN 0-465-01763-0
- The Michael Eric Dyson Reader, New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2004. | ISBN 0-465-01771-1
- Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye, New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2005. | ISBN 0-465-01770-3
- Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Minds?, New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2005. | ISBN 0-465-01719-3
- Pride: The Seven Deadly Sins, New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. | ISBN 0-19-516092-4
- Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster, New York: Perseus Books Group, 2006. | ISBN 0-465-01761-4
- Debating Race, New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2007. | ISBN 0-465-00206-4
- Know What I Mean?: Reflections on Hip Hop, New York: Perseus Books Group, 2007. 407-410
- April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King's Death and How it Changed America, New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2008. | ISBN 0-465-00212-9
- Can You Hear Me Now?: The Inspiration, Wisdom, and Insight of Michael Eric Dyson, New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2009. | ISBN 0-465-01883-1
- Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic, New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2010. | ISBN 978-0-465-00211-5
References
- ^ "Exclusive: LaLa Vazquez, Carmelo Anthony Say "I Do"". Us Magazine. July 10, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
- ^ Wihlborg, Ulrica (July 10, 2010). "LaLa Vazquez Weds Carmelo Anthony". People. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
External links
- African American academics
- African American social scientists
- African American non-fiction writers
- Baptist ministers from the United States
- American biographers
- American historians
- American political writers
- Georgetown University faculty
- Princeton University alumni
- Carson–Newman College
- 1958 births
- Living people