The parallels between Elvis and Michael Jackson as incredible artists is evident. But I think that where Michael Jackson even transcends Elvis… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
Michael Joseph Jackson's genius was the ability to be the raw article himself - the real article himself. He is part of… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
If Barack Obama now, or some black person in the future, should become president, neither Jesse Jackson nor Al Sharpton would be… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
Michael Jackson carried urban America and eventually American society on his vocal cords for a good 25 to 30 years before even… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. Remember, he was a chocolate, cherubic-faced genius with an… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I think the reality is Michael Jackson's humanity is so deep, the implications and inferences of his art so monumentally and magnificently… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I think that he [Michael Jackson] did derive an ultimate sense of joy and satisfaction in what others enjoyed from him that… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I think there's no question that Michael Jackson was the foremost entertainer of his generation; perhaps of all time, arguably, taking the… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
When you saw the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," that was Michael [Jackson]'s story write large. Born as an elderly… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
Jeremiah Wright is one of the greatest prophetic preachers that black America has produced. What I find striking is that many white brothers and… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
What are you for? It may be, to a degree, consoling that white brothers and sisters did not vote for [Donald] Trump, and do… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I went to school four years later than most people because I was a teen father, hustled on the streets, worked, lived on welfare… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
It is true that race is a social fiction, a myth perpetuated by a variety of peoples throughout the modern period, especially, to further… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I've written a lot of other books and this book [Tears we cannot stop] was different. I couldn't just say what I wanted to… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
“And there is a paradox that many of you refuse to see: to get to a point where race won’t make a difference, we… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
Elvis [Presley] had a stepstool, if you will, to success because he came from the dominant culture. They identified with him. Michael Jackson had… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I believe in a God of a second chance and a God of love and mercy, because I need so much more of it… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed levees and exploded the conventional wisdom about a shared American prosperity, exposing a group of people so poor they didn't have… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I was very struck when Min. Farrakhan said if Jesus and Muhammad were here today, they'd be embracing each other. That's a tremendous message… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
“O! save us, we pray thee, thou God of Heaven and of earth, from the devouring hands of the white Christians!!! . . .… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
We can't exempt ourselves from the same moral calculus that we are willing to apply to others. — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
![“I think that he [Michael Jackson] did derive an ultimate sense of joy and satisfaction in what others enjoyed from him that was denied to himself. There's no question that the transcendent art that he created was a means, an instrument, a vehicle for others to experience what he didn't.” quote by Michael Eric Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bc2/michael-eric-dyson-1424_art_i-think-that-he-michael-jackson-did-deri_2699229.jpg)
![“When you saw the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," that was Michael [Jackson]'s story write large. Born as an elderly person, Benjamin Button was, in the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel and in the film starring Brad Pitt, he dies as a newborn child. Michael Jackson's childhood was one of…” quote by Michael Eric Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0cc/michael-eric-dyson-1424_benjamin-button_when-you-saw-the-movie-the-curious-case_2223405.jpg)
![“What are you for? It may be, to a degree, consoling that white brothers and sisters did not vote for [Donald] Trump, and do not participate in that brand of animus, that gas-bagging of enormous bigotry.” quote by Michael Eric Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/01d/michael-eric-dyson-1424_animus_what-are-you-for-it-may-be-to-a-degree-c_14940.jpg)
![“I've written a lot of other books and this book [Tears we cannot stop] was different. I couldn't just say what I wanted to say in the same style that I said it in those other books. I felt compelled to preach.” quote by Michael Eric Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f3e/michael-eric-dyson-1424_book_i-ve-written-a-lot-of-other-books-and-th_45441.jpg)
![“Elvis [Presley] had a stepstool, if you will, to success because he came from the dominant culture. They identified with him. Michael Jackson had to come further and go deeper into the pit of possibility of American democracy and of cultural expression.” quote by Michael Eric Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/28f/michael-eric-dyson-1424_american-democracy_elvis-presley-had-a-stepstool-if-you-wil_62719.jpg)
