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West was born on June 2, 1953, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, [ 31] and grew up in Sacramento, California, where he graduated from John F. Kennedy High School. His mother, Irene Rayshell (Bias), was a teacher and principal. His father, Clifton Louis West Jr., was a general contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense. [ 32]
Cornel West has been married four times – to Hilda Holloman (1977-), Ramona Santiago (1981-86), Elleni Gebre Amlak (1992-) and Leslie Kotkin (2016-18). He has son Clifton from his first wife and daughter Dilan Zeytun West, born in 2000, from his fourth wife, a Jewish dentist with whom he was in a "love relationship" at the time.
May 21, 2022 · Cornel West Wives | Marriages. West has been married to five wives. His first marriage in 1977 was to Hilda Holloman and together they had one son named Clifton Louis (b. 1977). West’s second marriage, in 1981, was to Romona Santiago but it also ended in divorce.
2 days ago · Cornel West (born June 2, 1953, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.) is an American philosopher, scholar of African American studies, and political activist. His influential book Race Matters (1993) lamented what he saw as the spiritual impoverishment of the African American underclass and critically examined the “crisis” of Black leadership in the ...
Jan 10, 2024 · West is a prominent activist, author and philosopher. This is part of a series on the 2024 presidential candidates. Cornel West was born June 2, 1953, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Sep 4, 2013 · He is currently married to Elleni Gebre Amlak. West has a daughter, Zeytun (b. 2001), who lives in Bonn, Germany. West’s early mentors were Harvard Professor Emeritus Martin Kilson, the first African American to achieve a Professorship in Harvard College, and scholar St. Clair Drake.
Apr 2, 2014 · Gender: Male. Best Known For: Cornel West is a political activist, author and university professor. His books include 'Race Matters' and 'Democracy Matters.'. Industries. Civil Rights....
