AMES, Iowa -- A distinguished public intellectual, whose pioneering scholarship has had a profound effect on American ideas, will speak about racial issues at Iowa State University on Thursday, Jan.

Author Michael Eric Dyson doubled down on his heated on-air clash last month with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., insisting during a Tuesday appearance on "The View" that he "tried to be nice" to the ...

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The High Court on Thursday rolled back affirmative action at U.S. colleges. The Supreme Court on Thursday rolled back affirmative action at U.S. colleges and universities, ruling they can no longer ...

2017 ESSENCE Festival Speaker Michael Eric Dyson delivers a compelling message for change. ESSENCE Festival 2017 ticket packages are on sale now! For more info about tickets, accommodations and the ...

Renown professor Michael Eric Dyson Backs Amanda Edwards. Democratic candidate for Texas’ 18th Congressional District Amanda Edwards has garnered support from author and professor Michael Eric Dyson ...

*Although he still regards Cornel West as one of the most intelligent guys around, Michael Eric Dyson believes his mentor has let his personal feelings on President Barack Obama dominate his current ...

2017 ESSENCE Festival Speaker Michael Eric Dyson delivers a compelling message for change. The last reversal of Black advancement was so crushing that historians called it the Nadir. It came after the ...