Michael Eric Dyson

University Distinguished Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies
Centennial Chair in African American & Diaspora Studies

Michael Eric Dyson is an academic, author, ordained minister, and radio host. He has authored or edited more than twenty books dealing with subjects such as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Marvin Gaye, Barack Obama, Nas's debut album Illmatic, Bill Cosby, Tupac Shakur and Hurricane Katrina.