Beverly Bond Discusses 'Black Girls Rock' on Michael Eric Dyson Show

DJ Beverly Bond Speaks About her Program “Black Girls Rock”

November 2, 2011 | The Michael Eric Dyson Show

If it’s true that “last night a DJ saved my life,” then it seems that DJ Beverly Bond is on a mission to save the images of Black girls and women through her program, Black Girls Rock! She is the founder, CEO and executive producer of the program, which is dedicated to empowering women of color across the globe and counter the negative images of how women, especially Black women, were being portrayed in the media. Black Girls Rock will take the stage this Sunday, Nov. 6 on with its second annual awards show and special on BET.

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Mark Anthony Neal Talks Civil Rights Icons & Local Politics on The Michael Eric Dyson Show

The Michael Eric Dyson Show

Friday, October 7, 2011

Discussing the Importance of Several Iconic Civil Rights Figures

This week has been a monumental–if sad–and noteworthy one: in addition to the passing of Steve Jobs, it marked the passing of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, the great Civil Rights activist in Birmingham, Ala., at age 89; and the death of 80-year-old Derrick Bell, one of the architects of critical race theory and a law professor at Harvard who refused to return to his teachings until the university hired a woman of color. However, the month holds happier occasions as well, including the birthday of Joseph Lowery, one of the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr., and the upcoming 70th birthday of the Rev. Jesse Jackson. In light of these milestones, Mark Anthony Neal, a professor at Duke University, discusses the importance of the Civil Rights movement and its icons, among a generation of youth that has been accused of having forgotten the struggle of the times before them.

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John Carlos and Dave Zirin Discuss 'The John Carlos Story'

The Michael Eric Dyson Show

Friday October 7, 2011

John Carlos and Dave Zirin Bring Us The John Carlos Story

It’s one of the most lasting images in Olympic and Civil Rights History: after winning the gold and bronze medals in the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos each raised an arm in salute to Black Power to the sound of the Star Spangled Banner. This week, some 43 years after that courageous act, one of those men publishes his life story in The John Carlos Story. Carlos joins us to discuss the book along with Dave Zirin, a renowned author, sports journalist, and host of the Edge of Sports on Sirius|XM radio. Zirin writes a popular weekly online sports column of the same name and helped write the book.

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Imani Perry on the Significance of the MLK Memorial

The Michael Eric Dyson Show

Friday August 26, 2011

 

Imani Perry on the Significance of the MLK Memorial

Despite the threat from Hurricane Irene, visitors are beginning to gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the opening of the new memorial dedicated to fallen Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. But how diverse is this group? A recent USA Today/Gallup poll showed that seven out of 10 Americans are interested in visiting the new MLK memorial, but that number has some huge racial disparities. We talk to Dr. Imani Perry, professor in the Center for African-American Studies at Princeton University, to help us make sense of those numbers and to explore the larger significance of the MLK memorial.

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A Living Tribute to Aretha Franklin on the Michael Eric Dyson Show

Living Tribute to Aretha Franklin
The Michael Eric Dyson Show
December 17, 2010

Today we pay tribute to none other than the Queen of Soul. While Aretha Franklin is at home, recovering from surgery and enjoying the holidays, we take the opportunity to share how much her music has been enjoyed throughout the years. Gospel singer, Detroit native, and friend to Aretha Franklin, Bebe Winans shares his opinion on what makes this renowned singer so appealing to people worldwide. At the Grammy Awards in 2008, Winans was invited to sing with Franklin, who he considers one of his own musical inspirations.

We continue our living tribute to Aretha Franklin with a comprehensive look into her role as an influential social figure. Mark Anthony Neal , professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University, and Daphne Brooks, director of Undergraduate Studies in the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University, discuss Franklin as a pivotal figure who bridged issues of politics, gender, race, and spiritual expression within African-American culture.

Finally, Rev. Jesse Jackson joins us to talk about Aretha Franklin’s support of the Civil Rights Movement, her ability to master different genres of music, and their own personal relationship. The civil rights activist, ordained Baptist minister, and former Democratic presidential candidate discusses how Aretha Franklin’s music has translated the soul of Black America to a larger audience.

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