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Participants talked about the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956, the history of the civil rights movement, and previewed an HBO production on the boycott. Following their remarks they answ…

Leading scholars discussed the impact of Tocqueville’s writings on religion and society during the 1830s and the roles democracy, religion and other issues play in modern America. Dr. Thiem…

The panelists talked about the cultural and political impacts of hip-hop music, the expressions of strong language and depictions of violence in the music, and the use of the art form as pol…

Participants spoke to reporters about their summit on using hip-hop music as a means of political empowerment in the black community. Among the issues they addressed were new initiatives on …

Professor West talked about his career and his entire body of work and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail. Professor West has written or edited more than twenty…

In a forum titled, “Where Do We Go From Here?: Chaos or Community? Black America’s Vision for Healing, Harmony and Higher Ground,” black leaders talked about African-American issues since t…

Professor Cornel West spoke about the book he co-wrote with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., The African-American Century: How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Country, published by Free Pre…

In a forum on the state of black America designed to present a public think tank that will analyze the critical challenges facing the African-American community, panelists talked about black…

Harvard Professor Cornel West talked about the recent presidential election and its impact on the African-American community. He also responded to viewer telephone calls, faxes and electroni…

Portraying African-American historical figures, participants had a conversation about African-American history in order to provide an insight into the current status of African-Americans and…

In his final campaign rally of his presidential campaign, Ralph Nader issued a populist call for a sweeping “shift of power” from big business to the downtrodden and disenfranchised, urging …

Professor West discusses his book The Cornel West Reader, published by Perseus. The book is an attempt “to lay bare the basic structure of (West’s) intellectual work and life.”

Democratic presidential candidate Bradley and others spoke to supporters at a get-out-the-vote rally.

Mr. Bradley addressed and fielded questions from a town hall meeting. Others spoke on behalf of his campaign, qualifications, and character.

Candidate supporters answered question from the news media.

The panelists which included Cass Sunstein and Dr. Cornel West discussed the future of the American democracy and the global consequences of racial, ethnic, and democratic politics. They too…

Professor and Author, Cornel West, joined the Washington Journal and discussed headline news stories and talked about his book "The Future of American Progressivism". He also took viewer cal…

Harvard University, Professor, Cornel West , spoke about the modern history of African-American theology and its impact on U.S. society today. He talked about the relationship between Christ…

In the newspaper roundtable, Mr. West spoke about current news stories of interest to him and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail. Mr. West is the co-author of the new book The Wa…

Panelists debated whether the U.S. economy is structured in a democratic way. David Frum, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, and Stuart Butler, Vice President of Domesti…