The Con of Diversity

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 8, 2018 Racial diversity in the hands of the ruling elites—political and corporate—is a tool for preserving white privilege, wealth and power. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

It’s Time for Whites to Condemn White Violence, Georgetown Sociologist Says

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2016 The same white Americans who demand that all Muslims account for the “evil acts of a few” fail to criticize the violence perpetrated by their white counterparts in uniform, Michael Eric Dyson wrote in The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Perils of the Public Intellectual: Georgetown Professor Michael Eric Dyson’s Attack on Cornel West

By Henry A. Giroux, CounterPunch Apr 30, 2015 Professor and author Michael Eric Dyson resents West’s critique of Obama’s domestic and foreign policies. But rather than weigh these criticisms, he positions West as a spurned lover, angry and bitter that he did not get a ticket to Obama’s 2008 inauguration. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Rise of the New Black Radicals

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 27, 2015 A new generation of young black radicals is opting for revolution—a generation that sees through the facade of the corporate state and has rejected as sellouts Obama, Sharpton, Jackson, Dyson and others among the African-American political elite. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Debate: One of the Finest Attorneys General in the Nation’s History?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2014 Assessments of Attorney General Eric Holder’s legacy have been mixed. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund hailed him for his role in transforming the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department and his leadership on voting rights. Meanwhile, the American Civil Liberties Union criticized Holder’s record on national security issues. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Glen Ford

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 9, 2012 The old trope that truth telling requires a great deal of courage is not always right. Those who tell the truth often enjoy a rare freedom from the social pressures that compel others to distort what they know to make room for a belief in the world as they would like it to be.Those who tell the truth often enjoy a rare freedom from the social pressures that compel others to distort what they know to make room for a belief in the world as they would like it to be. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama: ‘Effective Evil’ or Progressives’ Best Hope?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 9, 2012 Whether President Obama should be supported or opposed in his bid for re-election this year is a fundamental question facing left-wing Americans who have been disappointed with his performance during his first term. Michael Eric Dyson of Georgetown University and Glen Ford of BlackAgendaReport.com take up opposing sides of the argument. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Does It Mean to Be Black?

By Gwen Ifill Oct 7, 2011 Two new books take radically different approaches to questions of race introspection -- one academic, the other anecdotal. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Arizona Superintendent Gets Taken to School

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2010 CNN is rarely the forum where we hear thoughtful points of view, but Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson breaks the mold as he rips apart the befuddled superintendent of Arizona public schools, Tom Horne, over Arizona's decision to ban ethnic studies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Author Schools Colbert on Race

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2007 In this recent clip from "The Colbert Report," author Michael Eric Dyson instructs the show's self-professedly "colorblind" host about the differences between race, bigotry and racism. Displaying his keen sense of racial sensitivity, Stephen Colbert claims that the only way he knows he's a white man is "because I have a late-night talk show." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )