E-mail a friendApril 1, 2004
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Marvin Gaye's death, his daughter, Nona Gaye, and author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson reflect on the life of the legendary singer.
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Dr. Dyson talks about "what's goin' on" with his book about singer Marvin Gaye.
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson is a social analyst, ordained minister and best-selling author. A former teen father who once lived on welfare, Dyson went on to earn a Ph.D. from Princeton. He's written books on Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, singer Marvin Gaye and Bill Cosby. In his latest, Come Hell or High Water, Dyson offers a searing assessment of the meaning of Hurricane Katrina. Often described as the 'hip-hop intellectual,' Dyson is Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania.
Nona Gaye
Nona Gaye
Nona Gaye inherited a passion for music from her father, soul icon Marvin Gaye. She signed with Atlantic Records at 16 and earned praise from the music industry for her first album, "Love for the Future." She kicked off her acting career as Muhammad Ali's second wife in the biopic Ali. In 2003, she was Zee in both Matrix sequels. Gaye's next project is with Tom Hanks in the November 2004 release, The Polar Express.