Cornel West Books
The Future of the Race
By Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Almost one-hundred years ago, W.E.B. Du Bois proposed the notion of the "talented tenth," an African American elite that would serve as leaders and models for the larger black community. In this un...
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The African-American Century: How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Country
By Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates Jr.
"Black Americans are at the heart of the greatest achievements of our history, from music to law, from politics to sports, from literature to religion. Now the two leading African-American intellec...
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Democracy Matters
By Cornel West
“Uncompromising and unconventional . . . Cornel West is an eloquent prophet with attitude.” — Newsweek“"A timely analysis about the current state of democratic systems in Am...
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