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    Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist, social critic, actor, and public intellectual. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West's primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society.

  2. He is best known for his classics, Race Matters and Democracy Matters, and for his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. His most recent book, Black Prophetic Fire, offers an unflinching look at nineteenth and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies.

  3. Notable Works: “Race Matters”. 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 ...

  4. Oct 5, 2023 · By STEVE PEOPLES. Updated 8:57 AM PDT, October 5, 2023. NEW YORK (AP) — Progressive activist Cornel West said Thursday that he is no longer running for president under the Green Party banner. Instead, the high-profile African American thought leader will run as an independent.

  5. Jul 13, 2021 · CNN —. Cornel West, the eccentric professor, public intellectual and progressive activist, resigned from Harvard after a tenure dispute and accused the university of “spiritual rot” in a ...

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  6. Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Scholars & Educators. Civil Rights Activists. Cornel West is a political activist, author and university professor. His books include 'Race Matters' and 'Democracy Matters.' Updated: Oct...

  7. Jan 10, 2024 · West is a prominent activist, author and philosopher. ByABC News. January 10, 2024, 4:19 PM. 3:14. In this Nov. 8, 2023 file photo, progressive political activist and philosopher Cornel West attends the pro-Palestinian demonstration in front of the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images, FILE.

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