Professor Cornel West returned to Princeton in 2002. He served as director of the Program in African American Studies from 1988 to 1994. His teaching and research interests include the philosophy of religion and cultural criticism, and his current research focuses on an examination of the cultural nexus between Anton Chekov and John Coltrane and a book entitled The Tragic, the Comic, and the Political.

Blog Entries by Cornel West

On Obama Not Going to Memphis

Posted April 4, 2008 | 07:26 PM (EST)


I want to say that I'm deeply disappointed that my dear brother Barack Obama decided not to go pay tribute and lay his wreath for the great Martin Luther King, Jr. That brother Martin's profound love and deep sacrifice for black people, America and humanity is in no way reducible...

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Black Voter Snub: Everyday People Take Center Stage

Posted September 20, 2007 | 12:22 PM (EST)


From the front page of the Washington Post to the editorial page of the New York Times, we have seen the awakening of the elite press to the historic significance of the impact of the Covenant Movement, let by Tavis Smiley.

The actions of everyday people to bring pressure...

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The Debate at Morgan State: GOP at a Crossroads with Blacks and Hispanics

Posted September 17, 2007 | 09:37 PM (EST)


The GOP debate in Baltimore at Morgan State University, led and moderated by Tavis Smiley, and currently being snubbed by the leading candidates, is a pivotal moment in this election. It is a litmus test for a Republican Party that, in the past, has run away from black voters and...

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