Posts Tagged ‘Cornel West’
The Arrest of Dr. West
By inviting arrest, Dr. West conflated the Wall Street/D.C./worldwide occupations, the protest against the distortion of Dr. King’s message and memory, and the spirit of the 1995 Million Man March. Dr. West’s principled critiques of President Obama’s affinity to [Read More]
We must define our place in this potent historical moment…
…here are moments captured of those of us who are awake and taking a stand… #OccupyWallSt - Law Student & Journalist Arrested for Civil Disobedience 9/24/11 Title#OccupyWallSt - Law Student & Journalist Arrested for Civil Disobedience 9/24/11 Runtime3:56 [Read More]
Video of Cornel West at march and his arrest at the U.S. Supreme Court | October 2011
Dr. Cornel West on a spontaneous march to the U.S. Supreme Court after his speech to the occupiers at Freedom Plaza. His speech on the steps of the Supreme Court followed by his arrest. …and with him brother Raheem Devaughn. via October 2011. [Read More]
Truthdig – The Obama Deception: Why Cornel West Went Ballistic by Chris Hedges
by Chris Hedges The moral philosopher Cornel West, if Barack Obama’s ascent to power was a morality play, would be the voice of conscience. Rahm Emanuel, a cynical product of the Chicago political machine, would be Satan. Emanuel in the first scene of the play would [Read More]
Tavis Smiley and Cornel West: authors, thinkers, friends
Cornel West and Tavis Smiley, best-selling authors and great thinkers on the race narrative, talk about living in a promised America, a country free of racism, inequity, poverty and despair. It’s a conversation made more urgent by one Black man’s unlikely bid, [Read More]
Tavis Smiley, Drs. Julianne Malveaux and Cornel West
Princeton professor and Bennett College president debate the Democratic Party acceptance speech of Sen. Barack Obama. Watch the full interview. read more | digg story [Read More]
