All Michael Eric Dyson Quotes
- He was not hip-hop's most gifted emcee. Still, Shakur may be the most influential and compelling rapper of them all, he was more than the… All
- Gangsta rap often reaches higher than its ugliest, lowest common denominator, misogyny, violence, materialism and sexual transgression are not its exclusive domain. At its best,… America
- The writer's gift can make us see ourselves and our morals differently than our reality suggests. Differently
- The language of faith is crucial because it affords human beings the privilege of intimacy with the ultimate. Affords
- Justice is what love sounds like when it speaks in public. Inspirational
- Tony Morrison said, 'Can't I love what I criticize, criticize what I love.' Criticize
- There is no conscious choice of heterosexual identity any more than there is a homosexual one. The last person in the world who wants to… Any
- There's a dark underside to philanthropy. People who give a bunch of money are deferred to, even when they are wrong. The emperor cannot be… Bunch
- When Dr. King was murdered, I had no idea who he was. But as soon as I heard his words on television that night when… Awestruck
- When you look at a guy like a Jay-Z or look at a guy like a Nas, you don't necessarily qualify them as conscious rap… Conscious
- You cannot hear the name Martin Luther King, Jr., and not think of death. You might hear the words 'I have a dream,' but they… Balconies
- We can't exempt ourselves from the same moral calculus that we are willing to apply to others. Apply
- Hip-hop has globalized a conception of blackness that has had a political impact, whether or not it had a political intent. Blackness
- Hip-hop is about the brilliance of pavement poetry. Brilliance
- I don't think you can bury words. I think the more you try to dismiss them, the more power you give to them, the more… Bury
- I don't worship the Bible, I worship the God who gave the Bible. Bible
- I have no interest in romanticizing poor black people, having been one of them myself in our beloved hometown of Detroit. Been
- I used to tell people when I preached at a church, 'If you want a great sermon, be a great audience.' Audience
- I went to a segregated school; I was born a Negro, not a black man. Black
- My ambition didn't grow out of nowhere. It was planted in me by a community that nurtured me. Ambition