Between God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing Witness to Black Culture Fairy Tales & Folklore and eventually being one

and eventually being one

In an era when poverty is growing and national social programs are threatened

I have been induced to write this work

Like the mythical bird Sankofa that never loses sight of its source

an Igbo group in southeastern Nigeria

Between God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing Witness to Black Culture Fairy Tales & Folklore and eventually being oneA 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. Dyson's