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Electing a Black President
November 8, 2007
Michael Eric Dyson professor, theology, Georgetown

Michael Eric Dyson and a panel of black elected officials discuss the possibility of electing a black president as we head into an historical election year.

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Activism | Barack Obama | Georgetown University | Michael Eric Dyson | Professor | theology | African American | Community Building | Race | Spirituality & Religion
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Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Town Hall: Part II
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01:31:12
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Physician and humanitarian James Orbinski discusses his new book, An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action for the Twenty-First Century.
Civil Rights in the Age of Obama: Part I
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and civil rights leader Roger Wilkins reflects on the state of American race relations, the evolution of our electoral politics, and Barack Obama's historic election with journalist Callie Crossley.
The Obama Year
Michael Porter
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Harvard economist and business guru Michael E. Porter, pundit and advisor to presidents past David Gergen, Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier, and Atlantic Monthly senior editor Jack Beatty mix it up with a frank assessment of the President Obama's progress on his new agenda.
Laughs with Planet Washington
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The comedy duo Planet Washington opens Cambridge Forum's 2009 fall season with a benefit performance. Ken Rynne, an alum of the renowned Capitol Steps troupe, and his faithful piano accompanist, Frank Plumer, are Planet Washington.
Image of Debating Race: with Michael Eric Dyson
Author: Michael Eric Dyson
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books (2007)
Binding: Hardcover, 432 pages
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Author: Michael Eric Dyson
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books (2007)
Binding: Hardcover, 208 pages
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Author: Michael Eric Dyson
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books (2004)
Binding: Paperback, 576 pages
Image of Holler If You Hear Me (2006)
Author: Michael Eric Dyson
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books (2006)
Binding: Paperback, 300 pages
Image of Open Mike: Reflections on Philosophy, Race, Sex, Culture and Religion
Author: Michael Eric Dyson
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books (2002)
Binding: Paperback, 352 pages
Image of Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster
Author: Michael Eric Dyson
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 288 pages
Image of Why I Love Black Women
Author: Michael Eric Dyson
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books (2004)
Binding: Paperback, 336 pages
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