Cornel West
Cornel West is a philosopher, academic, activist, author, actor, critic, and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. He is a graduate of Harvard University and received his PhD at Princeton University. The author of numerous books and articles, he is best known for his three New York Times bestsellers Race Matters , Democracy Matters , and Rich and the Rest of Us , co-authored with Tavis Smiley, as well as his memoir Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud . He appears...See more
Cornel West is a philosopher, academic, activist, author, actor, critic, and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. He is a graduate of Harvard University and received his PhD at Princeton University. The author of numerous books and articles, he is best known for his three New York Times bestsellers Race Matters , Democracy Matters , and Rich and the Rest of Us , co-authored with Tavis Smiley, as well as his memoir Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud . He appears frequently on the Bill Maher Show, Colbert Report, CNN, and C-Span; he has also appeared in over twenty-five documentaries and films, including Examined Life , Call & Response , Sidewalk , and Stand . See less
