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Author, scholar, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West shares his insights on Supreme Court rulings impacting Black Americans, democracy, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Author, scholar, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West offers his insights about the future of democracy amid injustice, disparity, and hopelessness. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Author, scholar, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West offers his insights about politics, social justice, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Author, scholar, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West offers his analysis about politics, social justice, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Author, scholar, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West offers his analysis on politics, civil rights, social justice, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

I had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Cornel West , one of America's most distinguished public intellectuals and philosophers, to discuss his historic Gifford Lectures, which marked a watershed moment in the series - bringing a jazz-soaked philosophical methodology to this centuries-old tradition of natural theology. West has spent decades at the intersection of rigorous academic scholarship & prophetic public witness. In our conversation, we explore how his lectures challenged the conventional philosophical approach of reducing catastrophe to manageable problems, instead starting with the lived reality of suffering and historical consciousness. Drawing from his deep engagement with thinkers from Plato to Kierkegaard, from his Baptist roots to his years in academia, West demonstrates how the African American musical tradition offers profound philosophical resources for understanding truth, beauty, & moral courage. We discuss his three cruciform convictions - kenosis, kinesis, and kairos - & how they inform Christian intellectual engagement with everything from ecological crisis to the ongoing violence in Gaza. This is public scholarship at its finest: academically rigorous, spiritually grounded, & courageously engaged with the catastrophic realities of our time. You can WATCH the conversation on YouTube Dr. Cornel West is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary. He has written 20 books and has edited 13. He is best known for his classics, Race Matters and Democracy Matters , and for his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud . His most recent book, Black Prophetic Fire , offers an unflinching look at nineteenth and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies. You can WATCH all 5 of Dr. West’s Gifford lectures here on YouTube UPCOMING ONLINE CLASS - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The God of Justice: Where Ancient Wisdom Meets Contemporary Longing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This transformative online class brings together distinguished scholars from biblical studies, theology, history, and faith leadership to offer exactly what our moment demands: the rich, textured wisdom of multiple academic disciplines speaking into our contemporary quest for justice. Join John Dominic Crossan, Peter Enns, Casey Sigmon, Aizaiah Yong, & Malcolm Foley As always, the class is donation-based, including 0. INFO & Sign-Up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FaithAndPolitics.net ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theology Beer Camp ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a unique three-day conference that brings together of theology nerds and craft beer for a blend of intellectual engagement, community building, and fun. Guests this year include John Dominic Crossan, Kelly Brown Douglas, Philip Clayton, Stacey Floyd-Thomas, Jeffery Pugh, Juan Floyd-Thomas, Andy Root, Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Noreen Herzfeld, Reggie Williams, Casper ter Kuile , and more! <a href="https://w

One of the great pleasures of hosting the Origins Podcast is talking with fascinating thinkers who challenge my perspectives and with whom I can have frank, if provocative, discussions. My recent conversation with Robert George and Cornel West was particularly enjoyable. These two distinguished intellectuals embody the spirit of respectful and meaningful dialogue that the Origins Project Foundation aims to foster. Robert George is a renowned conservative legal scholar and Catholic professor at Princeton University, while Cornel West is a leading progressive philosopher and Protestant scholar at Union Theological Seminary, and an academic celebrity. Together, they've authored a timely new book, Truth Matters , exploring how fruitful dialogue can bridge ideological divides even during polarized times. In our conversation, we tackled subjects including philosophy, theology, politics, and the crucial role respectful disagreement plays in uncovering deeper truths. Joining the discussion as a scientist, atheist, and someone raised in a Jewish tradition, I brought a viewpoint to our exchange that differed from those of both Robert and Cornell, who in spite of their political differences are both Christians, and scholars in the humanities . It was especially rewarding to find common ground with Robert and Cornel despite our differing starting points. All told, I found it one of the most fascinating discussions to date, and the first with more than one person. It worked. :) This kind of rich and thoughtful engagement is precisely what inspired me to start the Origins Podcast. Robert George and Cornel West remind us that disagreements are valuable, as they help us move closer to understanding not only each other, but also ourselves. As always, an ad-free video version of this podcast is also available to paid Critical Mass subscribers. Your subscriptions support the non-profit Origins Project Foundation, which produces the podcast. The audio version is available free on the Critical Mass site and on all podcast sites, and the video version will also be available on the Origins Project YouTube. Get full access to Critical Mass at lawrencekrauss.substack.com/subscribe

The philosopher Cornel West reads and discusses Marx's Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy (1859) and Capital (1867), in conversation with Cedric Robinson's Black Marxism @Columbia. Read more here: https://marx1313.law.columbia.edu/10-13/ The full-length introduction to Marx 10/13 is here: https://tinyurl.com/IntroMarx1013 The video recording of the seminar Marx 10/13 with Cornel West is here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Jt1hvsZcHSQ?si=Yn-uQSYm0flWElOJ Information about Marx 13/13: https://marx1313.law.columbia.edu/ Information on the 13/13 series: https://cccct.law.columbia.edu/content/13-13 ***** We now reach, on our year-long journey, the most famous political economic writings of Marx—first, his publication of A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy in 1859 and, second, the release of his magnum opus, Capital, Volume I, in 1867. In this session, Marx 10/13, we read Marx through the lens of Cedric Robinson’s landmark work, Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition. Although famous today, Robinson’s book almost fell through the cracks when it was published, and likely would have had it not been for a provocative book review published in the Monthly Review in 1988 by Cornel West, who at the time was professor of religion and director of the Afro-American Studies Program at Princeton University. Cornel West shattered what critics would later call the “conspiracy of silence” that surrounded Robinson’s book. In West’s characteristic way, he propelled Black Marxism into contemporary debate. For this and many other reasons, it is an absolute privilege and honor to welcome our dear colleague and friend—and a faithful friend to these 13/13 seminars—Dr. Cornel West, back to Columbia University and to Marx 13/13. This is the seminar recording with Cornel West. Welcome to Marx 10/13!

Bernard E. Harcourt introduces Marx 10/13 on Marx's Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy (1859) and Capital (1867), in conversation with Cedric Robinson's Black Marxism, with the philosopher Cornel West @Columbia. Read more here: https://marx1313.law.columbia.edu/10-13/ The full text of this introduction to Marx 9/13 is here: https://tinyurl.com/IntroMarx1013 The video recording of the seminar Marx 10/13 with Cornel West is here: TBD Information about Marx 13/13: https://marx1313.law.columbia.edu/ Information on the 13/13 series: https://cccct.law.columbia.edu/content/13-13 ***** We now reach, on our year-long journey, the most famous political economic writings of Marx—first, his publication of A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy in 1859 and, second, the release of his magnum opus, Capital, Volume I, in 1867. In this session, Marx 10/13, we read Marx through the lens of Cedric Robinson’s landmark work, Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition. Although famous today, Robinson’s book almost fell through the cracks when it was published, and likely would have had it not been for a provocative book review published in the Monthly Review in 1988 by Cornel West, who at the time was professor of religion and director of the Afro-American Studies Program at Princeton University. Cornel West shattered what critics would later call the “conspiracy of silence” that surrounded Robinson’s book. In West’s characteristic way, he propelled Black Marxism into contemporary debate. For this and many other reasons, it is an absolute privilege and honor to welcome our dear colleague and friend—and a faithful friend to these 13/13 seminars—Dr. Cornel West, back to Columbia University and to Marx 13/13. This is the full-length introduction to the seminar. Welcome to Marx 10/13!

Special Interview Recorded (9/8/2024) and Uploaded (9/12/2024) NOTE - You can see the video of this interview from Urban Cabin Studios at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PZhEkLBNCw In this special we speak with Tracy Carson a podcaster based in Indiana. She has been working on the Cornel West 2024 campaign in Indiana and I (Nick Shillingford) have been working on it here in Minnesota. It is currently the one year anniversary of her podcast Congratulations, 47th President Dr. Cornel West. You can find all her podcasts on her YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/@tracymedia74/videos ). Cornel West also just recently got on the ballot in Minnesota so this special is also a celebration of that. We discuss the Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Melina Abdullah campaign and our experiences organizing in our respective states. We also discuss some of the lies and shame that are flung at third party candidates and voters primarily from the Democratic Party. - If you want to get involved in the Dr. Cornel West 2024 campaign in INDIANA you can contact:Tracy Carson at: TracyMCarson74(at)gmail.com -OR- Paris Sherman at: CornelWest4President(at)outlook.com - If you want to get involved in the Cornel West 2024 campaign in MINNESOTA you can contact: Nicholas Shillingford at: nicholas.shillingford(at)gmail.com

Special Interview Recorded (9/8/2024) and Uploaded (9/12/2024) NOTE - You can see the video of this interview from Urban Cabin Studios at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PZhEkLBNCw In this special we speak with Tracy Carson a podcaster based in Indiana. She has been working on the Cornel West 2024 campaign in Indiana and I (Nick Shillingford) have been working on it here in Minnesota. It is currently the one year anniversary of her podcast Congratulations, 47th President Dr. Cornel West. You can find all her podcasts on her YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@tracymedia74/videos). Cornel West also just recently got on the ballot in Minnesota so this special is also a celebration of that. We discuss the Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Melina Abdullah campaign and our experiences organizing in our respective states. We also discuss some of the lies and shame that are flung at third party candidates and voters primarily from the Democratic Party. - If you want to get involved in the Dr. Cornel West 2024 campaign in INDIANA you can contact: Tracy Carson at: TracyMCarson74(at)gmail.com -OR- Paris Sherman at: CornelWest4President(at)outlook.com - If you want to get involved in the Cornel West 2024 campaign in MINNESOTA you can contact: Nicholas Shillingford at: nicholas.shillingford(at)gmail.com

Dr. Cornel West, a prominent academic and author, has left an indelible mark on the intellectual landscape. His tenure at esteemed institutions like Harvard, Yale Divinity, and the University of Paris underscores his scholarly eminence. With 20 books to his name, including the influential "Race Matters," Dr. West's intellectual discourse resonates deeply within the realms of social justice and philosophy. His astute analogy of race to jazz improvisation offers a unique lens through which to view societal complexities. Delving into the challenges faced by black America and the current state of education, Dr. West's perspectives provide valuable insights into pressing contemporary issues. The conversation with Cornel West provides compelling advocacy for equality and social justice. He passionately discusses societal issues, emphasizing the necessity to challenge disparities, propagate respect, and abolish poverty. Standing up for justice in the face of oppression, promoting equitable access to education, healthcare, and basic income are emphasized as crucial steps to uplift marginalized communities. For More Visit: NDIGO.COM Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dr. Cornel West, affectionately known to many as Brother West, is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary. Dr. West teaches on the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, as well as courses in Philosophy of Religion, African American Critical Thought, and a wide range of subjects - including but by no means limited to - the classics, philosophy, politics, cultural theory, literature, and music. He has a passion to communicate to a vast variety of public in order to keep alive the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. – a legacy of telling the truth and bearing witness to love and justice. At the heart of this event with Dr. Cornel West were speakers who not only represented the pinnacle of intellectual thought but also embodied the spirit of community service. Professor Dr. Hassanah El-Yacoubi, an esteemed scholar, shared insights that illuminated minds and inspired hearts. Dr. Soboh, Chairman of the Shura Council, brought his wealth of experience and deep understanding of community dynamics to the fore. L

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Dr. Cornel West, the moral philosopher and civil rights activist, is running for president on the Green Party’s ticket. Dr. West will be a singular voice for serious social and political change in an electoral system saturated with corporate money and rigged to crush third parties. He calls for “a paradigm shift,” a realignment of “the ideological landscape,” demanding that we redirect the focus of governing institutions from the demands of markets and corporations, the military machine, empire and the ruling oligarchs, to poor and working people. His decades-long commitment to the oppressed, his fierce opposition to American militarism and empire, his condemnation of the grotesque avarice of the billionaire class, and his determination to halt the ongoing ecocide, will see him contemptuously dismissed by the establishment, which is why we must support him. If this campaign becomes a movement, and it will need a lot of organizing to get Dr. West on the ballot and build grassroots support, the array of forces that will seek to discredit and sabotage his candidacy will be formidable. The Israel lobby , the war industry , the courtiers in the media , the corporatists , the billionaire class and the Democratic Party leadership, will be as vicious to Dr. West as these forces in Britain were to Jeremy Corbyn and his supporters . But at the same time if we do not mount a political revolution and overthrow he ruling corporate duopoly we are headed not only for corporate tyranny but ultimately the extinction of the human species, along with most other species. Joining me to discuss his presidential campaign is Dr. Cornel West. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrishedges.substack.com/subscribe

Sean Illing talks with Cornel West about the American philosophical tradition known as pragmatism. They talk about what makes pragmatism so distinctly American, how pragmatists understand the connection between knowledge and action, and how the pragmatist mindset can invigorate our understanding of democratic life and communal action today. Cornel West also talks about the ways in which pragmatism has influenced his work and life, alongside the blues, Chekhov, and his Christian faith. This was an episode of The Philosophers , a series from Vox Conversations, originally released in May. Host: Sean Illing ( @seanilling ), Interviews writer, Vox Guest: Cornel West ( @CornelWest ), author; Dietrich Bonhoeffer professor of philosophy & Christian practice, Union Theological Seminary References to works by American pragmatists: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) : "Self-Reliance" (1841) William James (1842–1910) : Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking (1907); The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902); "Is Life Worth Living?" (1895) Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914) : "The Fixation of Belief" (1877) John Dewey (1859–1952) : The Quest for Certainty (1929); "Emerson—The Philosopher of Democracy" (1903); The Public and Its Problems (1927) Richard Rorty (1931–2007) : "Pragmatism, Relativism, and Irrationalism" (1979); "Solidarity or Objectivity?" (1989) Other references: Cornel West Teaches Philosophy (MasterClass) The American Evasion of Philosophy: A Genealogy of Pragmatism by Cornel West (Univ. of Wisconsin Press; 1989) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925) Plato, Republic (refs. in particular to Book 1 and Book 8) The Phantom Public by Walter Lippmann (1925) <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691016443

I am so excited to welcome my very dear friend; Dr Cornel West onto today's episode of The Piano With Harriet Stubbs . Cornel and I serendipitously met 10 years ago at Pisticci's on NYC Harlem's La Salle; bonding over Blake, Beethoven, and a burning desire to soak up all the enlightenment that this planet has to offer. Cornel is a prominent and provocative democratic intellectual. He is Former Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University and holds the title of Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. He has also taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale, Harvard, and the University of Paris. Cornel West graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard in three years and obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy at Princeton. He has written 20 books and has edited 13. He is best known for his classics, Race Matters and Democracy Matters , and for his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. His most recent book, Black Prophetic Fire , offers an unflinching look at nineteenth and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies. In short, Cornel West has a passion to communicate to a vast variety of publics in order to keep alive the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. – a legacy of telling the truth and bearing witness to love and justice. Cornel has appeared in The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded, Cornell also provides the voice for the video game Into The Matrix. In addition West provides philosophical commentary on all three matrix films in the Ultimate Matrix Collection along with the integral theorist Ken Wilber . Cornel has appearances on documentary films such as the 2008 film Examined Life, a documentary featuring several academics, discussing philosophy in real world contexts. West: "Driving through Manhattan,...compares philosophy to jazz and blues, reminding us how intense and invigorating a life of the mind can be." West also appeared in the television series 30 Rock and Law & Order. Cornel has released three albums including collaborations with Prince, Talib Kweli, Jill Scott, Andre 3000, KRS-1, and Gerald Levers as well as being featured on Brother Ali's album; Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color. You can follow Cornel on Twitter: @cornelwest IG: @brothercornelwest For more, see: http://www.cornelwest.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/harriet-stubbs/message

One of the United States' most provocative public intellectuals, Dr. Cornel West is a philosopher, social critic, political activist, and a champion for racial justice through the traditions of the black Church, progressive politics, and jazz. He has written and edited over thirty books, including the classics Race Matters and Democracy Matters . He is a radio host; has appeared in two Matrix films; has made several spoken words and hip hop albums; has held professorships at Harvard, Princeton, and Yale, and currently is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary. He has been called one of the world's top 50 thinkers for the COVID-19 age . He is, as he describes himself, "a bluesman in the life of the mind, a jazzman in the world of ideas, forever on the move." Join Malcolm Clemens Young online at the final Forum of the Fall season in a conversation with Dr. West about democracy, race, religion, and living & loving out loud. You can help us bring the arts to life at Grace with a gift today to The Forum. Learn all the many ways to give at gracecathedral.org/give . Thank you! About the Guest Dr. Cornel West , affectionately known to many as Brother West, is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary. Dr. West teaches on the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, as well as courses in Philosophy of Religion, African American Critical Thought, and a wide range of subjects – including but by no means limited to, the classics, philosophy, politics, cultural theory, literature, and music. He has a passion to communicate to a vast variety of publics in order to keep alive the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. – a legacy of telling the truth and bearing witness to love and justice. Dr. West is the former Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. Cornel West graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard in three years and obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy at Princeton. He has written 20 books and has edited 13. He is best known for his classics, Race Matters and Democracy Matters , and for his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud . His most recent book, Black Prophetic Fire , offers an unflinching look at nineteenth and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies. Dr. West has partnered with MasterClass.com to provide teachings on several influential courses including a class with Pharrell Williams on Empathy , MasterClass's first-ever multi-instructor class on Black History, Black Freedom & Black Love , as well as Dr. West's standalone <a href= "https:

Sean Illing talks with Cornel West about the American philosophical tradition known as pragmatism. They talk about what makes pragmatism so distinctly American, how pragmatists understand the connection between knowledge and action, and how the pragmatist mindset can invigorate our understanding of democratic life and communal action today. Cornel West also talks about the ways in which pragmatism has influenced his work and life, alongside the blues, Chekhov, and his Christian faith. This is the third episode of The Philosophers , a new monthly series from Vox Conversations. Each episode will focus on a philosophical figure or school of thought from the past, and discuss how their ideas can help us make sense of our modern world and lives today. Host: Sean Illing ( @seanilling ), Interviews writer, Vox Guest: Cornel West ( @CornelWest ), author; Dietrich Bonhoeffer professor of philosophy & Christian practice, Union Theological Seminary References to works by American pragmatists: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) : "Self-Reliance" (1841) William James (1842–1910) : Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking (1907); The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902); "Is Life Worth Living?" (1895) Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914) : "The Fixation of Belief" (1877) John Dewey (1859–1952) : The Quest for Certainty (1929); "Emerson—The Philosopher of Democracy" (1903); The Public and Its Problems (1927) Richard Rorty (1931–2007) : "Pragmatism, Relativism, and Irrationalism" (1979); "Solidarity or Objectivity?" (1989) Other references: Cornel West Teaches Philosophy (MasterClass) The American Evasion of Philosophy: A Genealogy of Pragmatism by Cornel West (Univ. of Wisconsin Press; 1989) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925) Plato, Republic (refs. in particular to Book 1

A political activist, professor, writer and philosopher. Part Two of our conversation with one of America’s foremost public intellectuals, Dr Cornel West. Guests: Cornel West Professor Emeritus at Princeton University

A political activist, professor, writer and philosopher. We speak to one of America’s foremost public intellectuals, Dr Cornel West. Guests: Cornel West Professor Emeritus at Princeton University

Cornel West is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor at Union Theological Seminary. Professor West is among the nation’s most distinguished philosophers. For several decades running, Cornel West has infused into public life reflections on love, justice, grace, liberation, beauty, dignity, and truth. He can be followed on Twitter at @CornelWest. The " Why We Argue " podcast is produced by the Humanities Institute at the University of Connecticut as part of the Future of Truth project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Cornel West, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., and Maya Marshall for an indispensable conversation about James Baldwin's America and its urgent lessons for our own. ames Baldwin grew disillusioned by the failure of the civil rights movement to force America to confront its lies about race. In our own moment, when that confrontation feels more urgently needed than ever, what can we learn from his struggle? We live, according to Eddie S. Glaude Jr., in a moment when the struggles of Black Lives Matter and the attempt to achieve a new America have been challenged by the election of Donald Trump, a president whose victory represents yet another failure of America to face the lies it tells itself about race. From Charlottesville to the policies of child separation at the border, his administration turned its back on the promise of Obama's presidency and refused to embrace a vision of the country shorn of the insidious belief that white people matter more than others. We have been here before: for James Baldwin, these after times came in the wake of the civil rights movement, when a similar attempt to compel a national confrontation with the truth was answered with the murders of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. In these years, spanning from the publication of The Fire Next Time in 1963 to that of No Name in the Street in 1972, Baldwin transformed into a more overtly political writer, a change that came at great professional and personal cost. But from that journey, Baldwin emerged with a sense of renewed purpose about the necessity of pushing forward in the face of disillusionment and despair. In the story of Baldwin's crucible, Glaude suggests, we can find hope and guidance through our own after times, this Trumpian era of shattered promises and white retrenchment. Mixing biography—drawn partially from newly uncovered interviews—with history, memoir, and trenchant analysis of our current moment, Begin Again is Glaude's endeavor, following Baldwin, to bear witness to the difficult truth of race in America today. It is at once a searing exploration that lays bare the tangled web of race, trauma, and memory, and a powerful interrogation of what we all must ask of ourselves in order to call forth a new America. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is a scholar who speaks to the black and blue in America. His most well-known books, Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, and In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America, take a wide look at black communities and reveal complexities, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for hope. He is the William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American Studies and chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University. Cornel R. West is Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard Divinity School. He is best known for his classics Race Matters and Democracy Matters, and his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. He is the host with Tricia Rose of a new podcast, The Tight Rope. —————————— To order Glaude’s Begin Again from Labyrinth Books, please visit labyrinthbooks.com and enter the discount code Baldwin at checkout to receive free shipment on your order. Order a copy of Cornel West's memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Outloud: https://bookshop.org/a/1039/9781401921903 Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/RdHlORnIqT0 Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Nina has a philosophically lyrical conversation with Dr Cornel West, author, philosopher, activist and whom she refers to as an “intergalactically known intellectual.” Under the guise of comparing the blues to our painful current times, this Blues Brother and Blues Sister get low down and dirty about love – that type of bounce-back love that is needed to heal our current catastrophe, that type of love that the Blues songs encapsulate so well and that type of blues that Black folks have been singing since 1870. This episode will have you pressing rewind – just like any good song – so you can catch that “Doc West” melody, that phrasing, that messaging that will feed your soul in this time that is full of heartache but capable of compassion, creativity, smiles and styles. Get on this train, put your headphones on … and listen. NOTES: Blues created by black community 1870s https://www.britannica.com/art/blues-music Race Matters by Dr Cornel West https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/643717/race-matters-25th-anniversary-by-cornel-west/ “Justice not Revenge”- Kimberly Jones Quote and Speech https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/kimberly-latrice-jones-blm-video-speech-transcript Dr. Jill Stein https://www.jill2016.com/about Kanye West- running for president https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/05/entertainment/kanye-west-running-for-president-trnd/index.html Debra Messing incident https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/debra-messing-used-stacey-abrams-to-attack-nina-turner-%E2%80%94-and-it-backfired/ar-BB16vjF3 Quotes: “You cannot lead people if you do not love people”- Dr. Cornell West WC Handy - St. Louis Blues Ma Rainy-Black Eye Blues Bessie Smith - Downhearted Blues Muddy Waters - Hootchie Coochie Man Jimi Hendrix— Freedom John Coltrane – A Love Supreme Stevie Wonder – Love’s in Need of Love Today BB King - The Thrill is Gone Marvin Gaye - National Anthem The Ohio Players - I Want to Be Free and Ohio Gerald Levert— Baby Hold On to Me Sly & The Family Stone Teddy Pendergrass – Joy written by Calloway Brothers of Midnight Star Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On November 12, 2020, The Federalist Society hosted an online showcase discussion for the 2020 National Lawyers Convention with Professors Robert George of Princeton and Cornel West of Harvard. The title of the panel was "Showcase Discussion: A Discussion with Professors Robert George and Cornel West on Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Thought, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the Cancel Culture." In the aftermath of George Floyd's killing, the country is re-examining fundamental aspects both of our society and how we talk about changing it. In order to undertake that examination in a spirit of honesty and free inquiry, one view holds that participants need to feel free from the danger, and sometimes, as we have seen, the reality, of punishment or intimidation for taking an unpopular point of view. Those holding this view are concerned that we seem to be entering an era of enforced conformity to a new norm—that America is systemically racist, and that a failure to accept and acknowledge this fact is disqualifying from having a place in academia, in public life, or even in the private sector. They are concerned that the radical changes being called for ignore the pillars of the successful American experiment that ultimately led from slavery to the outlawing of racial segregation, and that these changes will do grave harm both to American society as a whole and to the radical changes’ intended beneficiaries. On the other hand, some believe that our society is so inherently degraded by racism that a fundamental change is justified from the old ways of how we have felt we can think and speak about these issues. The thought is that the traditional notions of free speech and free thought are themselves devices that support oppression, and inevitably are employed to prop up established practices and ways of thinking that have created, and perpetuate, racial inequity. This view holds that those who have been harmed by racism are only further harmed by a so-called “balanced” discussion of their grievances. Professors George and West will address whether both society, and the ways in which we can discuss its virtues and its deficiencies, are in need of fundamental change. Featuring: Prof. Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence; Director, James Madison Program, Pinceton University Prof. Cornel West, Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy, Harvard University Moderator: Mrs. Jennifer C. Braceras, Director, Independent Woman’s Law Center Introduction: Hon. Dean A. Reuter, General Counsel | Vice President & Director, Practice Groups, The Federalist Society * * * * * As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

A discussion about freedom of speech, freedom of thought, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the cancel culture with Professors Robert George of Princeton and Cornel West of Harvard: In the aftermath of George Floyd's killing, the country is re-examining fundamental aspects both of our society and how we talk about changing it. In order to undertake that examination in a spirit of honesty and free inquiry, one view holds that participants need to feel free from the danger, and sometimes, as we have seen, the reality, of punishment or intimidation for taking an unpopular point of view. Those holding this view are concerned that we seem to be entering an era of enforced conformity to a new norm—that America is systemically racist, and that a failure to accept and acknowledge this fact is disqualifying from having a place in academia, in public life, or even in the private sector. They are concerned that the radical changes being called for ignore the pillars of the successful American experiment that ultimately led from slavery to the outlawing of racial segregation, and that these changes will do grave harm both to American society as a whole and to the radical changes’ intended beneficiaries. On the other hand, some believe that our society is so inherently degraded by racism that a fundamental change is justified from the old ways of how we have felt we can think and speak about these issues. The thought is that the traditional notions of free speech and free thought are themselves devices that support oppression, and inevitably are employed to prop up established practices and ways of thinking that have created, and perpetuate, racial inequity. This view holds that those who have been harmed by racism are only further harmed by a so-called “balanced” discussion of their grievances. Professors George and West will address whether both society, and the ways in which we can discuss its virtues and its deficiencies, are in need of fundamental change. Featuring: Prof. Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, Princeton University Prof. Cornel West, Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy, Harvard University Moderator: Mr. Eugene Meyer, President & CEO, The Federalist Society * * * * * As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/323529 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Race Matters, 25th Anniversary: With a New Introduction Author: Cornel West Narrator: JD Jackson, Cornel West Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 51 minutes Release date: December 5, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.15 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the groundbreaking classic, with a new introduction First published in 1993, on the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles riots, Race Matters became a national best seller that has gone on to sell more than half a million copies. This classic treatise on race contains Dr. West’s most incisive essays on the issues relevant to black Americans, including the crisis in leadership in the Black community, Black conservatism, Black-Jewish relations, myths about Black sexuality, and the legacy of Malcolm X. The insights Dr. West brings to these complex problems remain relevant, provocative, creative, and compassionate. In a new introduction for the twenty-fifth-anniversary edition, Dr. West argues that we are in the midst of a spiritual blackout characterized by imperial decline, racial animosity, and unchecked brutality and terror as seen in Baltimore, Ferguson, and Charlottesville. Calling for a moral and spiritual awakening, Dr. West finds hope in the collective and visionary resistance exemplified by the Movement for Black Lives, Standing Rock, and the Black freedom tradition. Now more than ever, Race Matters is an essential book for all Americans, helping us to build a genuine multiracial democracy in the new millennium.