Michael Eric Dyson
Dear White People: Here's How Not to Show Empathy for Black People
In the wake of this week’s tragedies, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton called on white Americans to express empathy by listening to the experiences of black Americans. That empathy was the topic of discussion on this week's Meet the Press. Apparently, ...read more
Cornel West's Response to Michael Eric Dyson is Pathetic
Part of Michael Eric Dyson's searing critique of former friend Cornel West was that his old mentor no longer had the intellectual chops to be taken seriously. Dyson wrote: It is not only that West’s preoccupations with Obama’s perceived failures distracted him, though that is ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: Eric Dyson is Right About Cornel West and His Ugly Demise
Michael Eric Dyson penned what can only be described as a devastating takedown of his former friend and mentor Cornel West in the New Republic this week - a takedown so painfully accurate that it should rightly put a nail in the coffin of a once great thinker who has become a ...read more