Michael Eric Dyson Discusses His Cover Story on Hillary ClintonPosted in Media Archive, Politics/Public Policy, United States, Videos on 2015-11-28 15:01Z by Steven |
Michael Eric Dyson Discusses His Cover Story on Hillary Clinton
The New Republic
Minutes
2015-11-27
Mikaela Lefrak, Associate Editor
“Obama will probably go down in history as one of the greatest presidents we’ve had. I just don’t think that the issue of race will earn him those kudos.” That’s professor Michael Eric Dyson’s opinion on the first black president of the United States. Dyson, a New Republic contributing editor, wrote “Yes She Can,” the cover story of our January/February issue. It’s an in-depth profile of Hillary Clinton and how she’s addressing race in America.
We sat down with Dyson to discuss some of the big issues discussed in the article. He talked with us about how Clinton can address race and gender, what President Obama has (and has not) done for black Americans, and which Republican presidential candidate would be the least bad option for the United States.