Between God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing Witness to Black Culture

by Michael Eric Dyson

Book Overview

A former welfare father from the ghetto of Detroit, Michael Eric Dyson is today a critic, scholar, and ordained Baptist minister who has forged a unique role: he is a compelling spokesman for the concerns of the black community, and also a leader who has a genuine rapport with that community, particularly with urban youth. In his essays, lectures, sermons, and books, he has emerged as one of the leading African-American voices of our day.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195115694
• ISBN13: 9780195115697
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.0"