Dr. Cornel West
Dr. Cornel West is a prominent and provocative democratic intellectual, philosopher, author and activist who has taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale, the University of Paris, and his alma maters, Harvard and Princeton. He is a frequent guest and commentator, has appeared in over 25 documentaries and films, and has produced three spoken-word albums to date. Best known for his classics,
Race Matters and
Democracy Matters, and for his memoir,Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, Dr. West's most recent book,
Black Prophetic Fire, offers an unflinching look at nineteenth and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies.