When and where was Cornel West born?
Cornel Ronald West was born on the 2nd of June 1953, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He grew up in Sacramento, California.
Questions about Cornel West
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What happened between Cornel West and Harvard president Lawrence Summers in 2000?
Lawrence Summers rebuked Cornel West for missing classes and claimed he contributed to grade inflation. Summers suggested West should produce an academic book befitting his professorial position instead of releasing a CD or campaigning politically. West later left Harvard University in 2002 to return to Princeton after being hospitalized for prostate cancer.
How did Cornel West describe his political philosophy and religious views?
Cornel West describes himself as a non-Marxist socialist because he does not view Marxism and Christianity as reconcilable. His primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society while drawing from traditions like democratic socialism and neopragmatism.
Which films and albums feature Cornel West as an artist or actor?
Cornel West appears as Councillor West in The Matrix Reloaded released in 2001 and The Matrix Revolutions released in 2003. He released three albums including Sketches of My Culture in 2001, Street Knowledge in 2004, and Never Forget A Journey of Revelations in 2007.
When was Cornel West arrested during protests against police violence?
Cornel West was arrested on the 13th of October 2014 while protesting against the shooting of Michael Brown. He was arrested again on the 10th of August 2015 while demonstrating outside a courthouse in St. Louis on the one-year anniversary of Brown's death.