Biography
Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, theologian, Black activist, democratic socialist, and public intellectual. West was an independent candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election and is an outspoken voice in left-wing politics in the United States. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West's primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society. A socialist, West draws intellectual contributions from multiple traditions, including Christianity, the black church, democratic socialism, left-wing populism, neopragmatism, and transcendentalism.
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Awards & recognition
- honorary degree from Spelman College · 2009
- Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize · 2005
- honorary doctor of Paris 8 University · 2004
- James Madison Medal · 1996
- American Book Awards · 1993
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- Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Worship
Filmography24 titles
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Tax Broke
Israelism
The Big Scary “S” Word
30 Rock
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary
Still Bill
The Matrix Reloaded
Bernie Blackout
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Sinister
The Colbert Report
Street Fight
No Safe Spaces
The Matrix Revolutions
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Examined Life
137 Shots
Real Time with Bill Maher
Charlie Rose
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story