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Cornel West is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary. He has published over twenty books, including Race Matters, Democracy Matters, and his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud.
When Desmond Tutu reconciled African theology and Black theology.
A transcript of our panel discussion on the Black Lives Matter movement.
On the tenth anniversary of radical historian Howard Zinn’s death, Cornel West opens up about their friendship and what Zinn would have made of the decade—including whether he would have voted for Bernie.
Cornel West and Deborah Chasman discuss the disproportionately white publishing world, the responsibilities and burdens of public life, and the predicament of black intellectuals today.
Cornel West on Martin Luther King, Jr., hope, and the future of activism.
A roundtable with bell hooks, Cornel West, and more.
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