The writer's gift can make us see ourselves and our morals differently than our reality suggests.
Michael Eric DysonAll of us should be much more humble and contrite when we point the finger at somebody else, because four more fingers are pointing back at us.
Michael Eric DysonWe can't exempt ourselves from the same moral calculus that we are willing to apply to others.
Michael Eric DysonThe issue of redistribution of resources and wealth needs to resolved systemically, but in the meantime but there are individual spots you can occupy. There are things that you can do on a daily basis that will make a difference in moving the needle in individual lives. When we look at the mentoring of young black kids, for instance, the number-one mentor group is white women. I think after that maybe it's black women, and then white men, and then black men. We can make all kinds of arguments about that.
Michael Eric Dyson