And phd in philosophy at princeton. He has written more than 20 books and has edited 13. He is best known for his classics race matters and democracy matters and his memoir brother west, living and loving out loud. He appears frequently on the colbert report, cnn and cspan, and he also made his film debut in the matrix, and he was a commentator on the official trilogy released in 2004. Dr. Ck prophetic fire, with christa book, buschendorf presents a perspective on six africanamerican leaders dubois, martin. Luther king jr. , ellen baker, malcolm x and otto barnett. Examine the impact of these men and women within these passionate advocates but also their fault lines, providing new insights that humanize all of these wellknown actors, west ines an important step rekindling the black prophetic fire so essential in the age of obama. Helene atwan has been director of the beacon press since october of 1995. She holds a masters degree in English Literature from the university of virginia. Sh
Two very happy to introduce special guests. Dr. Cornell west is a provocative democratic intellectual. At princetonssor university. He also taught at yell, harvard, and its university of paris. He graduated magna cum laude from harvard and philosophy at princeton. He has edited 13 books. Racebest known for matters, democracy matters. Theppears frequently on colbert report, cnn, and cspan. He also in the matrix. His latest book would with a distinguished scholar, bush and dorf, Frederick Douglass, jr. , malcolm king and otto barnett. Examine the impact of these men and women within these passionate advocates but also their fault lines, providing new insights that humanize all of these wellknown actors, west takes an important step in rekindling the black prophetic fire so essential in the age of obama. Helene atwan has been director of the beacon press since october of 1995. She holds a masters degree in English Literature from the university of virginia. She began her career in publish
Of 2014, race as an american flash point came up plenty. Not only in the shootings of Michael Brown, eric garner, tamir rice and others, but the Legal Process and backlash that followed. More than half a century after the final vestiges of jim crow were torn down, housing education, voting, it was illustrated again and again in in 2014 that there is more than one way to look at america. An opportunity and rights, personal safety on the streets. This was the scene earlier in december in new york city. Washington, d. C. Chicago, and oakland. In cities across the country people took to the streets to protest the decisions of two grand juries not to indict Police Officers in the deaths of two unarmed africanamerican men. What comes as weve seen in recent days in our criminal Justice System too Many Americans feel deep unfairness when it comes to the gap of professed ideals and how laws are applied on a daytoday basis. The grand jury decisions i am inflamed protesters. And the shooting of 1
Of 2014, race as an american flash point came up plenty. Not only in the shootings of Michael Brown, eric garner tamir rice and others, but the Legal Process and backlash that followed. More than half a century after the final vestiges of jim crow were torn down, housing, education, voting, it was illustrated again and again in in 2014 that there is more than one way to look at america. An opportunity and rights, personal safety on the streets. This was the scene earlier in december in new york city. Washington, d. C. Chicago, and oakland. In cities across the country people took to the streets to protest the decisions of two grand juries not to indict Police Officers in the deaths of two unarmed africanamerican men. What comes as weve seen in recent days in our criminal Justice System too Many Americans feel deep unfairness when it comes to the gap of professed ideals and how laws are applied on a daytoday basis. The grand jury decisions i am inflamed protesters. And the shooting of 1
Of 2014, race as an american flash point came up plenty. Not only in the shootings of Michael Brown, eric garner tamir rice and others, but the Legal Process and backlash that followed. More than half a century after the final vestiges of jim crow were torn down, housing, education, voting, it was illustrated again and again in in 2014 that there is more than one way to look at america. An opportunity and rights, personal safety on the streets. This was the scene earlier in december in new york city. Washington, d. C. Chicago, and oakland. In cities across the country people took to the streets to protest the decisions of two grand juries not to indict Police Officers in the deaths of two unarmed africanamerican men. What comes as weve seen in recent days in our criminal Justice System too Many Americans feel deep unfairness when it comes to the gap of professed ideals and how laws are applied on a daytoday basis. The grand jury decisions i am inflamed protesters. And the shooting of 1