Cornel West
Acting
Born: 1953-06-02 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
Cornel 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
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
The Colbert Report
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30 Rock
Cornel West
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
The Matrix Reloaded
Councillor West
Q&A
Self - Panelist
The Matrix Revolutions
Councillor West
The Chris Rock Show
Charlie Rose
Self
Israelism
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Don Sexton
Black in the 80s
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Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
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Black Is… Black Ain’t
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Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Self (as Dr. Cornel West)
Chasing Trane
Self - Philosopher
Kareem: Minority of One
Self
The Matrix Recalibrated
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Owned & Operated
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
Street Fight
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Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
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When I See Them, I See Us
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
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No Safe Spaces
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Still Bill
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The Corporate Coup D'État
Self - Philosopher
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
Self
137 Shots
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Bernie Blackout
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Nas: Time Is Illmatic
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Examined Life
Self
Fariba
The Black Bloc: Inside America’s Hard Left
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