Videos

Philosophy professor Teodros Kiros looked at the life and work of author Cornel West. This virtual program was hosted by the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Cornel West talked about the book Black Prophetic Fire, which he co-wrote with Christa Buschendorf. In the book, he profiles African American leaders Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois,…

Author and Princeton University Professor Eddie Glaude applied James Baldwin’s writings on politics and race to navigate the current conversation on race in America. He was joined in…

Authors Elizabeth Hinton, Robin Kelley, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and Cornell West discussed the Black Lives Matter movement and next steps for the movement.

Cornel West, editor of The Radical King, talked about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, radical political thinking, a side of the late civil rights leader that the author argues has been…

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was joined by supporter Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at a rally in Venice, California.

Cornel West and Robert George talked about their books and responded to questions from viewers. Cornel West is the author of Race Matters, Democracy Matters, Living and Loving Out Loud: A Memoir,…

Harvard professors Cornel West and Alan Dershowitz participated in a debate concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, specifically, whether the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement…

Dr. Malik Zulu Shabazz, former chair of the New Black Panther Party, Dr. Cornel West, and other activists spoke at a rally in Cleveland, Ohio hosted by Black Lawyers for Justice. This event…

The 2016 Democratic Platform Committee met to receive the report of the Platform Drafting Committee on the proposed party platform for the upcoming national convention in…

The 2016 Democratic Platform Committee met to receive the report of the Platform Drafting Committee on the proposed party platform for the upcoming national convention in…

The 2016 Democratic Platform Committee met to receive the report of the Platform Drafting Committee on the proposed party platform for the upcoming national convention in Philadelphia. They…

The 2016 Democratic Platform Committee met to receive the report of the Platform Drafting Committee on the proposed party platform for the upcoming national convention in…

The 2016 Democratic Platform Committee met to receive the report of the Platform Drafting Committee on the proposed party platform for the upcoming national convention in…

The Democratic National Convention Committee’s Platform Drafting Committee held a hearing on what should be included in the party’s platform for the July 2016 convention in Philadelphia.…

The Democratic National Convention Committee’s Platform Drafting Committee held a hearing on what should be included in the party’s platform for the July 2016 convention in…

The Democratic National Convention Committee’s Platform Drafting Committee held a hearing on what should be included in the party’s platform for the July 2016 convention in Philadelphia.…

The 2016 Democratic Platform Drafting Committee held its second day of hearings to listen to party officials and policy experts on education, jobs, and the economy. “Moving America Forward:…

The 2016 Democratic Platform Drafting Committee held its second day of hearings to listen to party officials and policy experts on education, jobs, and the economy. “Moving America Forward:…

The Democratic National Convention Committee’s Platform Drafting Committee held a hearing on what should be included in the party’s platform for the July 2016 convention in Philadelphia. One of the…