Cornell West

Our man is concerned about welfare and equality, the crisis in education, and the way the mass media is distracting young people from the prize of freedom

— Cornel West, Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion at Princeton University, in a speech supporting the presidential campaign of Barack Obama at Alabama State University.

I agree with the Great professor wholeheartedly.

• The Cornel West Album That Larry Summers Kept Calling A Rap CD
  

  The Cornel West Album That Larry Summers Kept Calling A R...

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• Judge Convicts Cornel West, Activists of Disorderly Conduct
  

  Judge Convicts Cornel West, Activists of Disorderly Conduct

  Twenty activists were convicted Friday of disorderly conduct at a protest over a contentious...

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• Cornel West Confronts Obama: "Where's Bail Out For Mainstreet Like You Bailed Out Wall Street?"
  

  Cornel West Confronts Obama: "Where's Bail Out For Mainst...

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• Cornel West Arrested Outside Supreme Court as Part of Occupy Protests
  

  Cornel West Arrested Outside Supreme Court as Part of Occ...

  Author, professor, and civil rights activist Cornel West was arrested Sunday outside the steps...

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• Cornel West: Obama 'Obsessed With Being On Mount Rushmore'
  Cornel West: Obama 'Obsessed With Being On Mount Rushmore'

  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...

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