Pride

Of the seven deadly sins, pride is the only one with a virtuous side. It is certainly a good thing to have pride in one''s country, in one''s community, in oneself. But when taken too far, as Michael Eric Dyson shows in Pride, these virtues become deadly sins. Dyson, named by Ebony magazine as one of the 100 most influential African Americans, here looks at the many dimensions of pride. Ranging fr...