Cornel West
Birthday: 1953-06-02 | Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USACornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, author, critic, actor, civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. West is the Class of 1943 University Professor at Princeton University, where he teaches in the Center for African American Studies and in the Department of Religion. West is known for his combination of political and moral insight and criticism and his contribution to the post-1960s civil rights movement. The bulk of his work focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society and the means by which people act and react to their "radical conditionedness". West draws intellectual contributions from such diverse traditions as the African American Baptist Church, pragmatism and transcendentalism.
Known For
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union 2021
Rating: 6.7
Stars: Barack Obama / David Remnick / Jelani Cobb /
No Safe Spaces
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal 2013
Rating: 7.4
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
Still Bill
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Acting
