Cornel West

Dyson joined guest host Derek McGinty on NewsOne Now to talk about his new book and discuss how Mr. Obama has acted on behalf of the nation's African-American community by way of improving things for all.

Cornel West praised Sanders and compared his efforts for the Black community to MLK. He even called him "Brother Bernie" during the discussion.

Stop Mass Inc., created by Dr. Cornel West and activist Carl Dix, have marched endlessly for racial injustice and now introduce "Rise Up October," a three-day event (Oct. 22 to Oct 24) in New York that will continue to fight against police killings.

Dr. Cornel West discusses Min. Louis Farrakhan's remarks about breaking the back of fear in America.

In a debate that showed off Bill O’Reilly’s racism and Dr. Cornel West’s intelligence, the FOX News host doubled down on his insistence that there is no such thing as White supremacy and that issues within Black America can only be addressed by first starting with the family and personal responsibility. SEE ALSO: Michael Eric Dyson Speaks On Public […]

After perceived slights and political missteps by Barack Obama, scholar Cornel West has led an intractable one-man war against the president that has been punctuated by intraracial invectives, according to Michael Eric Dyson, the Georgetown University professor who recounts the end of his bromance with his friend and mentor in a trenchant piece at the […]

Updated Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 9:48 p.m. Tuesday afternoon hundreds of protesters shut down the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City for a period, according to RT.com.  They had marched from Union Square in lower Manhattan, down to City Hall and New York Police Department headquarters before heading over the iconic bridge connecting the […]

Dr. Cornel West joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” a few weeks ago to discuss his book “Black Prophetic Fire” and shared his views about leaders who were unapologetically Black as well as unapologetically truthful. While talking about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., West said, “Anytime one has the courage to tell the truth about […]

Dr. Cornel West joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss his new book, “Black Prophetic Fire.” During their wide ranging conversation, Dr. West discussed the premise of his book, Ferguson, his criticism of President Barack Obama and the subsequent backlash for publicly opposing the nation’s first Black commander-in-chief. SEE ALSO:  The Cornel West Black Prophetic Fire […]

  UPDATED 2:38 P.M., 10/13/14:  According to a press release released by PICO National Network, 10 clergy leaders and activists were arrested on Monday, after the Moral Monday March. In addition, to scholar Cornel West being arrested, Pastor Michael McBride and founder and President of Sojourners Jim Wallis were also arrested. Pastor McBride released the […]

During an interview on Democracy Now with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Dr. Cornel West made it plain that President Barack Obama does not belong on a t-shirt with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. RELATED:  Cornel West: President Obama Doesn’t Deserve To Be Sworn In With MLK’s Bible [VIDEO] Dr. Cornel West: Politicians […]

  Professor and activist Cornel West was a guest recently on BBC Newsnight and answered questions about the protests in Ferguson, Missouri. West demanded justice for Michael Brown, called out what he says is “hypocrisy” from President Obama in his handling of the tragedy and crisis and even riffed a little on the role “black […]