Word: cornel
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Harvard's DuBois Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Professor of Afro-American Studies and Philosphy of Religion Cornel West '73, two of the most distinguished black intellectuals in the United States, have recently published a book called The Future of the Race. When two black intellectuals of the caliber and reputation of these two men publish a book and join the race debate, we listen. We expect one of two things: either a scholarly analysis of the debate or initiatives that propose policy changes. Does this book accomplish either...
Participants said they were excited to discuss activism with such a diverse group and to learn from the keynote speakers, Professor of Afro-American Studies Cornel R. West '74 and Faith E. Adiele '86, coordinator...
...brochure published by the group, which includes renowned academics such as Harvard's own Cornel West '74, says almost 3,000 prisoners are currently on death row, more than at any other time in U.S. history...
Leaders in "The Campaign to End the Death Penalty" include Professor of Afro-American Studies and Professor of the Philosophy of Religion Cornel West '74 and Robert H. Meeropol, executive director of the Rosenberg Fund for Children...
...country's most influential sociologists--the University of Chicago's William Julius Wilson, who will be a professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and in Harvard's department of Afro-American studies. That means "Afro-Am," heretofore best known for Gates' esoteric literary theories and Cornel West's philosophical fulminations on race, will be a strong voice in public debates over poverty and racial tension. During Wilson's 24 years at Chicago, his research on how worldwide economic changes combined with the residual effects of discrimination to produce the black underclass has shaped the view of most...