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Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist, social critic, actor, and public intellectual. [13] [14] The grandson of a Baptist minister, West's primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society.
Sep 4, 2013 · Cornel Ronald West was born on July 2, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma . The West family moved to Sacramento, California in 1958. West’s father, Clifton L. West, Jr., graduated from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and worked as a civil servant. His mother, Irene West, an elementary school teacher and principal, was so admired that the City of ...
Jan 13, 2021 · 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.
Nov 11, 2019 · True West. In his day job, Cornel West is a Harvard professor, a "New York Times" best-selling author, a national authority on race and a passionate advocate for the poor. In his spare time, he’s appeared in two of the three "Matrix" films (because, well, he helped inspire them), recorded three albums, and is taking meetings on the 2020 ...
Cornel Ronald West 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. A socialist, West draws intellectual contributions from multiple traditions, including Christianity, the black church, democratic ...
Dec 18, 2018 · Cornel, who has earned his education in philosophy, first exchanged his wedding vows back in 1977 with his then-wife Hilda Holloman. Back then he was at the age of 24 and was deeply in love with his wife. Cornel and Hilda even share a son together. They are proud parents to Clifton Louis, who is now married and father too.
Jun 27, 2023 · Cornel West (born June 2, 1953, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.), 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 United States.
