Cornel West
Birthday:
2 June 1953, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Birth Name:
Cornel Ronald West
Cornel West was born on June 2, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA as Cornel Ronald West. He is an actor, known for Time Is Illmatic (2014), Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal (2012) and Stand (2009).
[on his book 'Black Prophetic Fire'] I think that we need more fire in our world: people on fire for justice, on fire for freedom. The most ...Show more »
[on his book 'Black Prophetic Fire'] I think that we need more fire in our world: people on fire for justice, on fire for freedom. The most fundamental question in the book is how to be men and women of integrity and honesty in a time of such vast mendacity and criminality. Show less «
In the history of black people, those who have been prophetic have either been killed or bought off and co-opted. And now we live in the age...Show more »
In the history of black people, those who have been prophetic have either been killed or bought off and co-opted. And now we live in the age of the sellout, no matter what color. I argue that we witnessed the re-niggerization of the black professional class. They've got power, assets and prosperity, but they're still intimidated. They're concerned with their careers rather than their callings. Show less «
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Councillor West
Cornel West