Description: (Historian, Biographer)
Michael Eric Dyson is a distinguished American academic, author, Baptist minister, and radio host. He is a professor at Vanderbilt University in the College of Arts and Science and the Divinity School. Dyson is known for his significant contributions through more than twenty books that delve into the lives and impact of notable figures such as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Marvin Gaye, Barack Obama, Nas, Bill Cosby, Tupac Shakur, and the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina.