Michael Eric Dyson Speaking Fee: $20,000 to $30,000

Michael Eric Dyson is a man of many talents. As a professor, he has taught at some of the most prestigious universities in the nation, including Princeton, Brown, and Georgetown. He is currently a Distinguished University Professor at Vanderbilt University, where he holds positions in both the College of Arts & Science and The Divinity School. In addition to his academic pursuits, Dyson is also a gifted writer and media personality. He has authored over 25 books, including seven New York Times bestsellers, and has won numerous awards for his literary contributions, including the 2020 Langston Hughes Medal and two NAACP Image Awards. Dyson’s work spans a wide range of topics, including civil rights, hip-hop, Black culture, and politics. He has written bestselling books on figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, 2Pac, Marvin Gaye, Bill Cosby, and Barack Obama. His most recent book, Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America, has been described as a “searing cry for racial justice” and a “sweeping overview of racism in America.” Michael Eric Dyson has received numerous accolades for his literary output, including the 2020 Langston Hughes Medal, which has previously been awarded to James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, and August Wilson. He has also won an American Book Award, a Southern Book Award, and two NAACP Image Awards. Dyson has written seven New York Times bestsellers, including books on Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, 2Pac, Marvin Gaye, Bill Cosby, and Barack Obama. His book, The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America, was described by the New York Times as “an interpretive miracle” and was a finalist for the 2016 Kirkus Prize. Dyson’s New York Times bestseller Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America was called by the New York Times “one of the most frank and searing discussions on race” and was a finalist for the 2018 Southern Book Prize. His book What Truth Sounds Like: RFK, James Baldwin and Our Unfinished Conversation on Race in America was named by the Washington Post as one of the “50 notable works of nonfiction in 2018.”