Michael Eric Dyson, a renowned scholar and cultural critic on issues of race, religion, popular culture, and contemporary issues in the African-American community, will give deliver an address on “Cherishing the Souls of Black Folk” on April 16. Dyson is the author of 16 books, including April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Death and How it Changed America, Holler if You Hear Me, and Is Bill Cosby Right? He is an American Book Award recipient and two-time NAACP Image Award winner. His talk at Bapst Library will start at 5:30 p.m.