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"Making Contact" is produced by International Media Project, an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1994, committed to investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the dissemination of educational material. Its core focus is National Radio Project, the team that creates Making Contact.
America’s unwillingness to assess the ugly truth about systemic inequality has created a perpetual sinkhole of denial, a reality that existed long before Trump’s presidency. It’s AMERICA’s legacy.
On this edition, we hear from Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, one of the nation’s most prominent public intellectuals, a frequent contributor to the New York Times, and an editor of The New Republic. Dr. Dyson recently penned What Truth Sounds Like: RFK, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America. Today’s conversation with Professor Dyson explores race and truth in the age of Trump.
Featuring:
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson is a Georgetown University sociology professor, a New York Times contributing opinion writer, and a contributing editor of The New Republic, and of ESPN’s The Undefeated website. His rise from humble roots in Detroit to his present perch as a world class intellectual, noted author of 19 books, prominent leader and national media fixture testify to his extraordinary talent. Dyson has also taught at other elite universities like Brown University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Columbia University and The University of Pennsylvania.
Credits:
Host: Anita Johnson
Making Contact Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani and Monica Lopez
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Outreach and Distribution Assistant: Dylan Heuer
