Category: Michael Eric Dyson

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Michael Eric Dyson Quits Radio Show

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This is not a first for the Georgetown University Professor (RICHARD PRINCE JOURNAL-ISM) Social critic and self-proclaim Hip Hop authority Michael Eric Dyson has left “The Michael Eric Dyson Show” on public radio, but the show will continue with guest hosts until its finale at the end of the month, its creators told Journal-isms on Friday. The show will continue in repeats until April 20 on WEAA. “There’s something else potentially in the works, but the show as it exists now is about to end,” Carla Wills, senior producer, told Journal-isms. “The contract was over. We didn’t do another round of funding.” The … Continue reading Michael Eric Dyson Quits Radio Show

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Will ratings winner Michael Eric Dyson join Al Sharpton at MSNBC?

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From the Daily Beast and Allison Samuels- “Last week Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson’s late-afternoon debut hosting The Ed Schultz Show was a ratings winner, regularly beating shows in the same time slots on CNN and other networks. Like Sharpton, Dyson has been a political pundit and regular guest on MSNBC and other networks for years and, like Sharpton, was automatically considered the perfect guest host for prime-time duties while Schultz was on assignment.” The Daily Beast article speculates on the possibility that Michael Eric Dyson will be offered a hosting position at MSNBC based on good ratings. The … Continue reading Will ratings winner Michael Eric Dyson join Al Sharpton at MSNBC?

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>’National Action Network Forum: Measuring the Movement with Al Sharpton’ Will Air Live on TV One

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>What does this look like to you? Grandstanding and showboating come to mind… but let’s reserve judgement until the end of the day. Some questions need to be addressed.Has Rev. Al upstaged Tavis? Does it even matter if both are trying to push their agendas in relative obscurity? Is the African American public aware or listening to this conversation? By the way whose “movement” are they talking about here anyway?Looking at the guest list it seems that Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson will be the only person that will appear at this event and appeared at Tavis Smiley’s Black Agenda … Continue reading >’National Action Network Forum: Measuring the Movement with Al Sharpton’ Will Air Live on TV One

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>Black Radio in Trouble; Black Public Radio is in Even Bigger Trouble

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>Source: Richard Prince’s Journal-ism Veteran journalist Tony Cox says the African American-oriented daily talk show he hosts on about 15 public radio stations is in financial trouble and might not last much longer. But social critic Michael Eric Dyson, whom Cox replaced on many of those stations, is set to return with his own show in March. “We’re victims of the economy,” Cox told Journal-isms. “Public radio is suffering across the board, and black public radio is even worse. “We knew it was a gamble and a risk even from the beginning. We were anticipating that the quality of the … Continue reading >Black Radio in Trouble; Black Public Radio is in Even Bigger Trouble

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>A New Book on Nas’ Illmatic

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>From All Hip Hop.com Author and radio host Michael Eric Dyson (is he still on the radio?) and Sohail Daulatzai, an assistant professor in African American Studies at the University of California, have recruited several Hip-Hop scholars, including Bobbito Garcia, to contribute to a biography of sorts about Nas’ seminal debut album Illmatic. The new book Born To Use Mics: Reading Nas’ Illmatic examines the change then 19-year-old Nas effected on the Hip-Hop landscape by analyzing each song on the classic 1994 release. Born to Use Mics, which draws its title from the single “N.Y. State of Mind,” will be … Continue reading >A New Book on Nas’ Illmatic

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>According to Michael Eric Dyson "Y’all Gettin’ Played by President Obama"

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> Radio Host and Hip Hop reporter/historian Davey D recently spoke to Georgetown University professor and social commentator Michael Eric Dyson on a number of topics including President Barack Obama. Davey D’s show Hard Knock Radio airs on public radio KPFA in the San Francisco/Oakland/Bay Area. Michael Eric Dyson airs in own syndicated radio show produced by the African American Public Radio Consortium in partnership with WEAA-FM, the radio outlet for Morgan State University in Baltimore. …I wonder if the mainstream will get a hold of this, it should be interesting if they do. Continue reading >According to Michael Eric Dyson "Y’all Gettin’ Played by President Obama"

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>Michael Eric Dyson Show Debuts Next Monday

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> Now that NPR’s “News and Notes” has ended, the African American Public Radio Consortium, which sparked “The Tavis Smiley Show” and “Tell Me More” with Michel Martin, all on National Public Radio, is launching “The Michael Eric Dyson Show” on Monday in partnership with Baltimore’s WEAA-FM, the Morgan State University station.The author, college professor, minister and talk-show pundit, hosted a show syndicated on Radio One until March 2007. He was eventually replaced by Warren Ballentine. The show will air Monday through Friday, in 18 markets including: Atlanta (WCLK), Raleigh-Durham, N.C., (WSHA and WNCU), Las Vegas (KCEP) and Houston (KTSU). … Continue reading >Michael Eric Dyson Show Debuts Next Monday

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>Michael Eric Dyson admires Michelle’s booty at the After Party

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> ” And there was all this BOOTY … just Booty everywhere! “ Media critic and pundit, Paul Porter says TV One’s coverage of the DNC convention can be summed up in two words — Gluteus Maximus. In a statement to EUR, Porter goes on to say: TV One’s “After Party” analysis of Michelle Obama rear end by Michael Eric Dyson, lacked class while lowering the low standard for television news. Dyson’s admiration for Michelle Obama’s figure was off base and deserves an apology from TV One and the Georgetown University professor. It’s tough enough trudging through opinion based biases … Continue reading >Michael Eric Dyson admires Michelle’s booty at the After Party

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>Having Trouble Becoming Politically Active?

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> Maybe watching MSNBC’s Tamron Hall might help? These dudes need their Negro cards upgraded to “Black” How about blogger Keli Goff of Huffington Post who’s popping up all over the place lately on the cable news networks… …or maybe you rather watch Jeff Johnson’s new show The Truth on BET or shake your butt during TV One’s coverage of the Democratic National Convention Ain’t nothing but a PARTY y’all! Why is Michael Eric Dyson’s old behind doing the snake? Maybe that’s why more of us aren’t politically active… Continue reading >Having Trouble Becoming Politically Active?