MSNBC’s Dyson Connects Baltimore Riots to Lead Poisoning, Wealth Disparity

MSNBC’s Michael Eric Dyson Connects Baltimore Riots to Lead Poisoning, Wealth Disparity (Mediaite)

While discussing the ongoing riots, MSNBC’sMichael Eric Dyson delivered a lengthy sermon Monday evening connecting the violent actions of some protesters to the Baltimore inner-city community’s long struggle with urban blight, lead poisoning, poor schooling, and wealth disparities.

Asked by MSNBC’s Chris Hayes to weigh in on looting and rioting following several days of largely peaceful protests in the name of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, a local resident killed while in police custody, Dyson said all violence is condemnable but added that some context is necessary to understand the current situation.