Cornel West
Born June 02, 1953 (Age: 72)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
No Safe Spaces
2019
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as Self
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Age: 66
No Image
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
2019
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as Self - Harvard University
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Age: 65
Chasing Trane
2017
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as Self - Philosopher
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Age: 63
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009
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as Don Sexton
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Age: 56
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
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as Councillor West
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Age: 50
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
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as Councillor West
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Age: 49
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
1998
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as Self
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Age: 44