Cornel West

While we’ve discussed Ian McShane, Corey Feldman and Milla Jovovich, this series on vanity projects has so far not addressed any album responsible for a major cultural scandal, academic controversy or employment change. This time, though, we’re talking about Sketches of My Culture, the first album by legendary academic and all-around super-genius Cornel West. Released in 2001, it became one of the major points of contention in a dispute between West and then-Harvard President Larry Summers...Read Full Story

Twenty activists were convicted Friday of disorderly conduct at a protest over a contentious police policy, ending a trial that they used to spotlight their message but that prosecutors said was about the conduct of the protesters, not the police.  Do You Like this Article? Then Like Us on Facebook.  A Manhattan judge convicted all the defendants in one of the biggest political protest group trials in the city in recent years. It drew extra attention for counting Princeton University...Read Full Story

Dr. Cornel West To The Grio.com (Interview): "The Poor Communities Of Color Need A Bail Out Just Like Wall Street. The BLACK Community Is Too Big To Fail.""Pres. Obama has an Economics team that's composed of people with No history whatsoever of being concerned about Poor People.Obama made it clear that when he moved into the White House and it was a Beautiful thing to see he & Michelle and the two precious girls...that he was going to reassure the Establishment. And that's exactly what he's...Read Full Story

Author, professor, and civil rights activist Cornel West was arrested Sunday outside the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. West, along with the 18 others who were taken into custody, was protesting against corporate greed and influence as part of October Stop the Machine demonstration, an offshoot of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street sit-in and protest that has spread nationally. West and his fellow protesters were charged with refusing to leave the grounds of the Supreme Court and demonstrating...Read Full Story

Cornel West criticized President Barack Obama, saying he's "obsessed with being on Mount Rushmore" and is focusing too much on his "legacy." “I think at this point he’s obsessed with being on Mount Rushmore, he wants to be a great figure in the pantheon of American presidents," West told the Financial Times. “If you’re thinking about Mount Rushmore, you’re thinking about your legacy, your legacy, your legacy. Puh-lease.”Though he isn't totally pleased with the president, the Princeton...Read Full Story