Cornel West, the iconic academic and social critic, has declared his candidacy for president of the United States in the 2024 election.…

Cornel West
Dr. Cornel West, affectionately known to many as Brother West, is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary. Dr. West teaches on the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, as well as courses in Philosophy of Religion, African American Critical Thought, and a wide range of subjects -- including but by no means limited to, the classics, philosophy, politics, cultural theory, literature, and music. He has a passion to communicate to a vast variety of publics in order to keep alive the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. – a legacy of telling the truth and bearing witness to love and justice.
He has written 20 books and has edited 13. He is best known for his classics, Race Matters and Democracy Matters, and for his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. His most recent book, Black Prophetic Fire, offers an unflinching look at nineteenth and twentieth-century African American leaders and their visionary legacies.
Interview on why classics must remain in the curriculum
Cornel West on Failed Fight for Tenure, Biden’s First 50 Days & More
Philosopher and activist Cornel West discusses the presidential election and why a democratic socialist vision is necessary to overcome capitalism and build a better society
Lecture given April 26, 2019 at the University of Oregon titled “Race Matters…A Timely Discussion on the Fabric of America.”
Nationwide Uprising Is Sign of “Empire Imploding”
“We are witnessing America as a failed social experiment”
Interview on Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg
Interview on Sanders’ presidential chances and how he has progressed on race issues
For 40 years academics were duped into idolizing the idea of unfettered markets