Big Up to Dr. Michael Eric Dyson!!

Man i feel this brotha here is way over due for his props and recognition. Despite our political negligence I think its important for our African-American youth to know who this man is and what he does. Reverend Dr. Michael Eric Dyson is an renowned scholar, American academic, a 16 book author, and radio host while he is also a University Sociology professor at Georgetown University, which is the highest professor position at Georgetown. Dyson also received his Ph.D. in religion from Princeton University. Many might be familiar with Dr. Dyson as he is a frequent guest on shows such as National Public Radio, CNN, and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher.

"Dyson is best known for his commentary on American culture, particularly as it pertains to African Americans. Dyson uses the terms "Afristocracy" and "Ghettocracy" to describe a bifurcation in American black society. He is also a leading scholar on hip-hop music and the culture that surrounds it, as well as its roots in African and African-American cultures and influence on American popular culture. As for his political and social views, Dyson writes and speaks from a strongly liberal viewpoint."

Personally I'm a big fan of his and i admire his intelligence.I don't think I've heard any black man speak as intelligently as this man. I enjoy seeing him go on CNN and outsmart or "Punk" everybody in interviews. I'm sure you all have also seen his piece on the CNN special "Black in America," which showed Dyson -the author, scholar, professor, and his imprisoned brother, serving a life sentence in prison. "One may teach, as I did for years, at Penn. The other, like my brother, could be locked away in the pen," Dyson said about his brother.


"The temptation is to believe that individual choice alone accounts for such differences in destiny. Successful black family members did their work and played by the rules; suffering family members ran afoul of the law and were justly locked away."

This shows that life is what you make it. Dyson and his brother come exactly from the same place, same house, faced with the same opportunities. But as you see, everyday you make decisions that can change your life forever. One brother is now behind bars for the rest of his life while the other is arguable one of the smartest black men alive, in my opinion. This is just an inspirational story for me and shouldn't go unnoticed.

CNN: "Black In America"