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Summary: Straight fire!
Review: Michael Eric Dyson comes with pure fire. He is a living legend. I have read numerous articles by him, heard and seen him on TV and radio programs, and perused a few books of his, such as Open Mike, Why I Love Black Women, Between God and Gangsta Rap, but until now, I had never owned a copy, just used my library card or sat at the bookstore, but I can say in all earnest: Dyson is certified. He does not care for props, is disinterested with intellectual pretensions, zealously combats elitism, sexism, racism, homophobia, etc. I don't even need to delineate what a raconteur he is, it goes without saying. What I love most about Dyson is how he is able to understand that be it a Kanye West track All Falls Down or Wittgenstein's close to Tractatus, the sheer religosity of a Prince performance, or B Cosby appeasing white people at the cost of others, at the expense of his own dignity and so-called humanism, or affirmative action, etc., that it all exists on the same plane, and he approaches each with due respect and consideration. I can't say more. This is a real nice compilation of his work, and a good intro to anyone into reading Dyson. His piece on El DeBarge is missing, or else I'd give it 5 stars. I give it 4.75 instead. From a young cat, university student, to quote Q-Tip, again: Michael Eric Dyson is "certified." Peace.
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