Shows featuring Michael Eric Dyson

  • "Effective Evil" or Progressives’ Best Hope? Glen Ford vs. Michael Eric Dyson on Obama Presidency

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    As President Obama accepts the Democratic nomination to seek four more years in the White House, we host a debate on his presidency with Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report and Michael Eric Dyson, professor at Georgetown University and author of numerous books. Ford calls Obama the "more effective evil" for embracing right-wing...
    September 07, 2012 | Story

  • Manning Marable’s Controversial New Biography Refuels Debate on Life and Legacy of Malcolm X

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    After two decades of work, Dr. Manning Marable completed a new biography, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. Dr. Marable used material for his book that was recently made available, thus providing a new insight into the famed civil rights leader. His biography, however, has also refueled the debate on many controversial aspects...
    May 19, 2011 | Story

  • “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention”: Manning Marable’s New Biography Investigates Conflicted Reality of the Civil Rights Leader

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    Two decades in the making, Manning Marable’s nearly 600-page biography, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, is described as a reevaluation of Malcolm X’s life, providing new insights into the circumstances of his assassination, as well as raising questions about Malcolm X’s autobiography. Manning passed away on Friday, just...
    April 04, 2011 | Story

  • Michael Eric Dyson Puts Obama’s Address in Historical Context

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    We discuss the significance of Barack Obama’s historic presidential nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic convention with Michael Eric Dyson, a professor at Georgetown University, where he teaches theology, English and African American studies. He is also an ordained Baptist minister and the author of sixteen books, including April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death and...
    August 29, 2008 | Story

  • Barack Obama and the African American Community: A Debate with Michael Eric Dyson and Glen Ford

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    Does Barack Obama present a hope for dealing with African American issues? Or has he watered down his platform to appeal to white voters? Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson and veteran journalist Glen Ford debate. [includes rush transcript]
    January 09, 2008 | Story

  • Noam Chomsky on Propoganda.
    Recorded tape of Noam Chomsky speaking about the history of corporate propaganda and public mind control and its role in democratic societies. Chomsky speaks about public mind control in the United States since the country’s founding fathers. He speaks about both corporate and government support for behavior conditioning.
    May 27, 1997 | Story