David Dent

David J. Dent is an American journalist, educator, and author. He earned a B.A. in political science from Morehouse College and an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University, and he serves as an associate professor of journalism and social and cultural analysis at New York University. He is the author of "In Search of Black America: Discovering the African American Dream" and has worked as a writer and director of NYU's MA program, Reporting the Nation/Reporting New York.