From the bestselling author of "Tears We Cannot Stop," comes a passionate call to America to finally reckon with race and start the journey to redemption. Join us for a Virtual Ideas Exchange with Michael Eric Dyson, Presented by California State University, Northridge, with L.A. Times' Erika D. Smith.
Michael Eric Dyson is distinguished University Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies, College of Arts & Science, and of Ethics and Society, Divinity School, and Centennial Professor at Vanderbilt University. He is one of America’s premier public intellectuals and the author of seven New York Times bestsellers including “JAY-Z,” “Tears We Cannot Stop,” and “What Truth Sounds Like,” and most recently “Long Time Coming.” A contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, Dr. Dyson is a recipient of two NAACP Image awards and the 2020 Langston Hughes Festival Medallion. Former president Barack Obama has noted: “Everybody who speaks after Michael Eric Dyson pales in comparison.”
Erika D. Smith is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times writing about the diversity of people and places across California.