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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Dream Lives On

Cornel West
Cornel West Jan 20, 2014 at 09:00 AM

Cornel West was a 14-year-old high student when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 . . . It was 1968, the year my brother Cliff was invited to...read full story

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Poverty Haunts Us

Heeding the homeless, jobless, hopeless.

Cornel West
Cornel West Apr 16, 2012 at 10:00 AM

In America, as in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, we are witnessing a magnificent democratic awakening with restless citizens all around the world demanding justice....read full story

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Hip-Hop Heals

Why a college professor grooves.

Cornel West
Cornel West Oct 24, 2010 at 10:00 AM

“The blues is the elegant coping with catastrophe that yields a grace and dignity so that the spirit of resistance is never completely snuffed out.”– Co...read full story

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Love Is the Lesson

Honoring a father’s legacy.

Cornel West
Cornel West Sep 23, 2010 at 10:00 AM

I hear the cry of John Coltrane. I hear the heartbreaking moan of Billie Holiday and the anguished scream of James Brown. I feel the pain in Marvin Gaye’s soul when...read full story

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Under the Stars

A scholar in Central Park.

Cornel West
Cornel West Sep 22, 2010 at 10:00 AM

There were certain dangers involved in sleeping in Central Park in 1979. Crime was still on the rise. But there were certain spots, between the thick grove of trees and l...read full story

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Gotta See Muhammad Ali

Some things are too important to miss.

Cornel West
Cornel West Sep 05, 2010 at 10:00 AM

My father brought me to Harvard for my first year of college. When we flew to Boston, it was my first plane trip. When we drove to Cambridge, it was my first look at the ...read full story

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