Prof West is a walking archive of knowledge and wisdom. You always know with him that you will get the KNOWLEDGE as he knows it - he never tries to bend or twist anything to suit anyone - not even himself.
Excellent! Met Dr. West in Cambridge, MA while working on my masters degree. A profound thinker who makes us think! Wow! 21 years have passed and we have so much more to do!
Profound profound profound. I love that when I listen to Dr West I learn facts, but more importantly I learn connections. Dr West draws connections that provide constant new insights, he wakes me up out of the sleep of the day-to-day. Thankyou for how keenly you examine your life & mine, Dr West. Thankyou for visiting me with your fearlessness & waking up the fearlessness & agency in me.
Dr. Cornell West is just an amazing and prolific orator and thinker, I love how he easily digs into and states the issues of complex matters so plainly and easily.
@@kipwonder2233 that sentence makes it obvious you never seen Jordan Peterson or Ben Shapiro. Why would anyone like to listen to a Marxist which is just stealing from everyone
Dr.Cornel West is ahead of his time. He's given us the intellect of how we as African Americans must see ourselves in America. How we must eliminate the negative perceptions of ourselves and must elevated ourselves to a higher spirituality of oneself. Dr.Cornell West is on point!!! People please listen to the inner voice of God that's in you. Thank you Dr.Cornel West for the insight of your wisdom. God bless you brother. Love to all.
I listened Professor Cornel with joy and respect. He is giving to all of us a higher level of Teaching. As a Latino I think we have to support and unite with our black brothers. Unity is Power! ✊🏼
When I lived in New Hampshire & Massachusetts for 5 years, 1993 thru 98, I knew Dr. Cornell West was near & I heard very positive comments about him, but I had no idea I was missing this intellectual fervor for Truth & democracy. I'm so happy to have heard his philosophy & interpretations of our nation's history. Thanks for all you've done Dr. West, especially your passion for education & justice.
What a brilliant African/American son! He speaks the Truth and is not afraid to do so! We need to open our hearts and mind to his message on 'Race Matters.' Unless and until we face the facts of our past and present relationship with racism in our country, we will continue to delay the greatness that this country can achieve.
I had the great opportunity to meet this brother/man/poet & activist for change of all systems through ethics, morality & individual righteousness. My failure was not engaging him fully due to doubt. There is no more doubt, this brother is 200 percent!
A powerful challenge, for EACH of us to sacrifice our personal security and privilege to challenge the INJUSTICES that are supported by our comfort and complacency. Dr. West has intellect and eloquence that are unequaled and he brandishes these weapons with potent empathy and LOVE! Absolutely a message for TODAY!
Love this gentleman He speaks nothing but the raw truth.He reminds me of myself.Of course i am not as educated as he is and neither am i an eloquent speaker but non the less i will speak out against any injustices without any fear.
Why should anyone vote for any of these people. Once they get into office they say huh what people. They speak well. Yet they have no heart to care. How many people do any of us pass by homeless, hungry, sick, poor, elderly. And just keep going ... so why should we vote for anyone
This is a lecture and a sermon. It is pure poetry. It is operatic. Dr Cornel West does not speak as much as he sings. His speech has musical cadence, phrasing, light and shadow. He roars and he whispers. He is enthralling. He demonstrates the difference in tone between regular speech and exalted speech, that English has formal as well as informal, which we have mostly forgotten. The result is that he takes on the cloak of authority, like a prophet. He reminds me what it means to be human.
"You don't stab a man in the back 9 inches and pull it out 6 inches and celebrate 'progress'". Absolutely!! The knife is Still in his back! He still feels the Pain!
@James Gray As I understood, he still considers it progress but he's against to sit back and *celebrate* and think of how amazing that was and how amazing you are. It is definitely progress, but more work is needed. There's still 3 inches and then you have to heal the wound. I'm not sure but that's how I understood it :)
Extra Relevant now! It’s been, but like Dr. West said this country never wants to deal with it. Can’t be lazy hopefully it’s not too late. I Love my Brother Dr. West Thank you.
James Baldwin is streets ahead of this artist. If want actual information, then watch Thomas Sowell.... until then, enjoy this performance. Great entertainment.
@@leesaleesa8819 it doesnt matter if the world forces dont want us to unite...when are we going to stop blaming others and start changing ourselves first
Dr. Cornell West, You are one of my best critical, candid candor, kind of an individual, and critically acclaimed, creating and building critical thinkers to build insatiable appetites shaping a promising future. You are the embodiment of what the intellect paints with specific and special strokes, multi cross sectional, artistic, memorable impressions. Intellectuals, such as yourself, purifies the cloudiness, self sabotaging smoking gun, smothering us with some of the gun smoke wreaking havoc from it's lingering residue. The intellectual awakens the ones who have been in a long deep slumber, missing all missing links connecting to hidden treasures filled with uncovered and much warranted lost untold sagas of past, present, and future to be archives aiding towards starting, creating, building, and maintaining our diverse data base, for our very own home made, home grown, and home harvested niche in the market place, our brand, branded ambassador(s) of our market place. Not being easily shaken up, shaken down, and shaken all around like a rag doll, a ventriloquist, or a wax figure, instead of a decent poignant human being of specialized created genetics, playing the best tunes, pleasing to the deepest of ears to pierce through, making a permanent place, historically stamped in the Library of Congress, resonating from all denominations, destinies, and destinations.
He is never escaped the university bubble, and uses it to bash thing he does not understand, he does not even understand why he go there, and why he is there. Or he wouldn't be bashing the white mans university. He got in somehow and craps all over it, trying to use big words. He is more like a jail house pigeon, preacher than a scholar.
@Wolverine Logan my bad. I slept on my phone. I must have dialed that with my face lol. I haven't even watched this video. I like your talking points tho and I don't believe in coincidence so I was meant to be in this thread for some reason.
I saw him give this same speech at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut to a packed house. I took the day off work and it was well worth it. Please get a copy of this book and do as I do and carry it around for reference.
@@nicolekinzonzi1832 Yes you are right, this brother has it all up in his head, meanwhile TS and JP are nothing but white regurgitators of facts. I am sick of having to listen to YT people, they nearly make me sick!
Dr. Western is right, the self analysis is vital if we want a better society. Not just that, but also the sincerity of recognizing the areas we don't like and the power of beginning a process of promoting change.
I love hearing Dr West speak. He is indeed disconcerting and we need to be disconcerted if we want to move ahead. Every point he touched on then has been brought to bear in American society today.
Being from the south and seeing the remanence of the damages from our treatment toward Black America race still matters. Personally I readily bear the burden of reproach of the generation before me. While one cannot undo or be responsible for the many generations before one should and can be accountable for their on recent history.For every unkind word that is uttered out of white america it keeps relations in a pre 1950s era. I feel compelled to challenge this generation to embrace the similarities and humility of all people. Cornel West's speech ( Race Matters ) is as timely as any on race ever given. As the song goes (Memories) " What's to painful to remember we simply choose to forget"
I never mistreated a black person in my life. If this is about history, Koreans were brutaliz d by Japanese, Jews were liquidated by Germans, and yet both can be thrown into any random US city and they'll probably be part of the comfortable middle class in less than a generation. Why can't blacks?
@@DaveWard-xc7vd Anyone who believes that to be true: a) Has a lower than average IQ. b) Believes that inherently biased testing methods are sound and as a result, has a "lower than average IQ". The assertion is ridiculous.
I love Dr. West-I love his beautiful soul-mind and spirit. Unfortunately this audience does not seem to perceive that they are listening to a modern day prophet that is trying to help them understand the Horrors of Racism, Hate, Indifferance. They seem as though they would rather be entertained, laugh and forgo listening to someone who wants them to talk to them about going deep inside themselves, really deep inside to see if there is some way we can decide to change, grow and reflect on ways in which we can transform ourselves and evolve into something positive, beautiful and lovely. These folks are not interested in hearing this powerful prophet. They could care less.
Theyy do not understand that we have feelings because they have none. Take a look at one of them YT devils on the news! They are so phony. I want the US to be for blacks alone! Go back to the caucus caves you YT freaks!
@James Gray Thankyou for comment Mr. Gray. I stand corrected about me stating he being a modern day prophet. You are correct - he is not a prophet - he is however a passionate and very courageous brilliant intellectual professor that has a great amount of spiritual and prophetic insight just as the hebrew prophets of old did. He is not a phoney-a fake-a wanna be- and he is not perfect. He is a very unique charismatic renaissance man that i Love-Respect-Admire and would love to have the opportunity privilege to sit with at dinner to share in a serious conversation about life.
Wow he's amazing speaker think of any word in the dictionary to describe the joy. 4am on a Sunday. I woke up to him and could not go back to sleep and watch the whole poet to life . made me sad to think that why are children not able to attain the beautiful brilliant mind that you have since 😇 I realized some of us are not able to have a mind to even pick up a book to read I pray that my heavenly father blesses you to keep on spreading the word and to uplift the community of all races have a blessed life. 🙏
DR.CORNEL WEST IS FANTASTIC AND BRAVERY IS HIS GIFT!! HE DOES NOT FEAR TELLING IT HOW IT REALLY IS. IM SO THANKFUL FOR THE UPLOAD OF THIS VIDEO...THANK YOU!
"He or she who has never despaired has never lived." This was part of the closing thoughts of Dr. West's speech delivered in April of 2001. Now, nineteen years and two months later, the nation, as a collective whole, seems to be experiencing the meaning of this phrase...
Interesting talk. I think he's definitely right about people needing to tackle issues instead of side-stepping them and growing complacent. We need empathy and understanding above all things right now. We have to listen to how people feel, not tell them how they're supposed to feel.
I aggree but people are fickle and their emotions run the better of their more intelligent sides...its better to think calculatively and deep thought or logos...instead of angry jargon
This guy! What an inspirational figure. He is not only teaching about the flaws and misconceptions that we dont normally question. But he preaches about true values that humans should worship; morals, dignity, and to have a relentless drive to become the best you can be and to shape society after your own standards. That change comes from within ourselves, not from the masproduction of established ideals, which lay the foundation for the progress that can be achieved.
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"We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord God-the creator has led us, and His teaching in our past history. "-Ellen G. White
I'm glad to see Brother West give a definition of spirituality that doesn't exclude materialist (not in the consumerist sense, in the sense that matter is ultimately the only "stuff" that exists) atheists. The religious community needs to do that more.
I am sure that I was not the only person to hear and see her disrespectfully laughing during the introduction.. Nonetheless this is an awesome book. Cornel West is an intellectual genius and a great role model. A hero for people like me
I was making myself a fruit salad during the introduction so can't speak to that, but I just wanted to say that Cornel West is a hero to people like me, too, and by that I mean white, female atheists. He speaks to everyone who has any love for humanity, and he does it inclusively, making everybody feel welcome and understood. He is an antidote to the tribalism and divisiveness so prevalent in modern American discourse. I only discovered him a few years ago, because he was campaigning for Bernie Sanders, and now he's my second favorite living celebrity, after Noam Chomsky.
Wow ! That was very thoughtful & deep with no notes...So much to do with whats taking place in 2020 with all this racial tension and division ! Thank U Dr West , GOD Bless U !!
Dr West was not talking to entertain- he uses his eloquence, his wit, his intellect and his vast knowledge to challenge all of us! He was sending a message to the status quo. He is relevant today as when he was speaking. I am sure that today he weeps like MLK and Honorable Elijah: NOTHING HAS CHANGED!!! Systems don’t change! People’s voice! Our voice. UNITED WE CAN CHANGE THINGS~or die trying! Indifference and silence, these are fuel for the oppressor’s engine.
@@amahorointernational6498 -- listening to this , you might think that human life on our planet began three or four hundred years ago . That nothing happened anywhere anyplace before that time ...
Wow! I love this Down to Earth Professor. I am Very Proud of this Gentleman. Professor West is Anointed by the Only Mighty Lord God. He is not Racist or display Bigotry towards the color of our skin. I always 🙏 🤲 Prayed for Dr Professor West happiness. I prayed someone would love and understand his Ministry from God. My God! I am Proud.
Yet we rise. Thanks Bolt for remaining disciplined and pushing. It shows us that if we foster the talent within us we will become indomitable. Thanks🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💯❤️
Always exhilarating to hear Professor West’s philosophy on the issue of race in America and the need for courage to “dissect” and deeply discuss it’s roots and present presence...
The tree spreading out the branches for leaves .The seasons change ...the roots are secured in the ground.. THANK YOU ..DOCTOR WEST helping to feed the human hunger in life and its time passages of views of Humanity in All that is truly for All.. Thank you
This Great Soul's every word is captivating and educational with such power. I listened wholly TWICE after just hearing the last 2 minutes of this video. God bless this great Man
@Robert VaughnYour poor understanding of the English language is on full display. Is that what you received from this brilliant lecture? Perhaps you should educate yourself.
This man is full of grace. We invited him to speak at my school many years ago and his grace has not wavered. Most never reckon with the difference between intelligence and intellectualism.
If we could all learn from the question asked by the young man @ around 1:14 :12 and listen and take action on the answer given, is attending to the reality and take the first steps in responsibility 👌🏾
He’s going toward the love, the universal glue that binds our society together harmoniously regardless of our individual ideologies. All things work toward the benefit of the elect Love is the only behavior attitude and posture we universally accept from each other. Bro is so brilliant and on fire with love
I revel taking in Dr.West's enlightenment and long to adhere to his direction,to me its like maintaining an orbit,let me always stay in synch.We are blessed to have him.Cheers from NovaScotia.
Wow! I love how Cornell West cuts through so much bullshit. He is a man who can see principles beyond identity and also knows the importance and limits of identities. He is one of the most necessary intellectuals of our era.
Bless Love Family 💖 🤲🕊️ Much Thanks Dr West your intelligence and philosophy has always been dynamic,I have always admired & appreciated the words and speaking style 🤲🗽🕯️ BMIGHTY Dear Brother 💯
"Maybe you need some art to free you from the tyrannical rule of reason that you think results in the level of self-mastery and control that allows you to control those deep appetites."
This man ( I am a white man and old) inspires me everytime I hear him... just always on point
Prof West is a walking archive of knowledge and wisdom. You always know with him that you will get the KNOWLEDGE as he knows it - he never tries to bend or twist anything to suit anyone - not even himself.
Listening to this man is a humanizing experience.
Excellent! Met Dr. West in Cambridge, MA while working on my masters degree. A profound thinker who makes us think! Wow!
21 years have passed and we have so much more to do!
Hello Stephanie how are you doing today?
Profound profound profound. I love that when I listen to Dr West I learn facts, but more importantly I learn connections. Dr West draws connections that provide constant new insights, he wakes me up out of the sleep of the day-to-day. Thankyou for how keenly you examine your life & mine, Dr West. Thankyou for visiting me with your fearlessness & waking up the fearlessness & agency in me.
@@nicolekinzonzi1832 Very well said, wasn't it?
The man is a true sublime afro intellectual! I do not want to listen to damn YTs with their stuffy speech, I want to hear him!
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Not a very sharp reasoner, but a very hypnotic orator.
Dr. Cornell West is just an amazing and prolific orator and thinker, I love how he easily digs into and states the issues of complex matters so plainly and easily.
Magnific ent bro west duke Sarah and Louis don't mean a thing if it don,t be a thing!
Don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing
You’re delusional. Bankers use race issues to keep you enslaved. Cornell West is a paid plantation overseer.
I could listen to him talk for hours on end. He is more relevant today than ever before. Live long and prosper, Dr. West.
You a credit to your race I can't say that about many of them people
toney ingram maybe you should meet more of them...
Meh Ben Shapiro or Jordan Peterson is better
@@kipwonder2233 that sentence makes it obvious you never seen Jordan Peterson or Ben Shapiro. Why would anyone like to listen to a Marxist which is just stealing from everyone
@@kipwonder2233 50:30 corporate power bet he believes government should way in on private business
Dr.Cornel West is ahead of his time. He's given us the intellect of how we as African Americans must see ourselves in America. How we must eliminate the negative perceptions of ourselves and must elevated ourselves to a higher spirituality of oneself. Dr.Cornell West is on point!!! People please listen to the inner voice of God that's in you. Thank you Dr.Cornel West for the insight of your wisdom. God bless you brother. Love to all.
Dr. Cornell knows obama is a traitor and a real democracy enemy.
1:00:00 "We must never confuse charity with justice"
I've never heard this put better. Thanks for this video!
Welcome, my pleasure😉☺
Thanks again
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I appreciate this moment as well. I just don't get the Obama bashing on the heels of the "heels of the Brotherly/Sisterly Love.
This lecture is still relevant now in 2021 as it was in 2001. Dr Cornel West is one of the most brilliant philosophers of our time.
I wish I can speak as eloquently and rambunctiously as brother Cornell West.....he's doing his job man. Let's do ours ✌🏾&🖤
The truest challenge with the world today, problem as exemplified by Covid 19 and George incident
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You can do it
@Sledzrcool Liberty say it again but in all CAPS too 😁
Folk Art, you are a nut. Blacks don’t have to play the role of victim. The oppression of black and brown people has always been clear.
I listened Professor Cornel with joy and respect. He is giving to all of us a higher level of Teaching. As a Latino I think we have to support and unite with our black brothers. Unity is Power! ✊🏼
Living in America? Have you been Oppressed?
How you like that.
When I lived in New Hampshire & Massachusetts for 5 years, 1993 thru 98, I knew Dr. Cornell West was near & I heard very positive comments about him, but I had no idea I was missing this intellectual fervor for Truth & democracy. I'm so happy to have heard his philosophy & interpretations of our nation's history. Thanks for all you've done Dr. West, especially your passion for education & justice.
One of a kind just true because the truth will set us all free Thank God for His Grace and Mercy Bless you Mr.Cornell Dr. West Thank you so mch.
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What a brilliant African/American son! He speaks the Truth and is not afraid to do so! We need to open our hearts and mind to his message on 'Race Matters.' Unless and until we face the facts of our past and present relationship with racism in our country, we will continue to delay the greatness that this country can achieve.
VERY well said, Hari.
Very intelligent man, to make a speech like this without notes, joke be original and still be logical, truly a orator in the truest sense of the word.
Well said.. without notes
@111sienna and who is your pied Piper?
Exercising power over the powerless ; Europe and her descendants.
@@nicolekinzonzi1832 Facts!!
Truly a genius in every sense of the word.
I had the great opportunity to meet this brother/man/poet & activist for change of all systems through ethics, morality & individual righteousness. My failure was not engaging him fully due to doubt. There is no more doubt, this brother is 200 percent!
Dr. West, Definition of an intellectual.
Preach to the end!! AMEN
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Amen to that. I do not want to hear anything but my brotha right now!
A powerful challenge, for EACH of us to sacrifice our personal security and privilege to challenge the INJUSTICES that are supported by our comfort and complacency. Dr. West has intellect and eloquence that are unequaled and he brandishes these weapons with potent empathy and LOVE!
Absolutely a message for TODAY!
Love this gentleman He speaks nothing but the raw truth.He reminds me of myself.Of course i am not as educated as he is and neither am i an eloquent speaker but non the less i will speak out against any injustices without any fear.
Your one of the few in this world we need more off
So then I guess you're against affirmative action colleges.
Eight years later and still an Outstanding intellectual lecture by Dr. Cornell West! Bravo sir.
This man is a treasure of our time.
REALLY A WHITE MAN SPEAKS IT HE IS A TREASURE. BLACK MAN SPEAKS IT HE IS A RATICAL AND IS KILLED. MLKJ,MALCOLM X
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Dr. West is marvelous in his teachings to help us all.🙏🏾✨🦋✝️
I'm from Brazil, and I have one fuckying question for USA people: Why don't you give him your vote?
All Americans please sign a ballot petition for the brother Dr. WEST in your state please 👍
Why should anyone vote for any of these people. Once they get into office they say huh what people. They speak well. Yet they have no heart to care. How many people do any of us pass by homeless, hungry, sick, poor, elderly. And just keep going ... so why should we vote for anyone
Green Party will never win an election 😓😢
I ask the same question! Goes to show criminals and genocide supports has more social clout.
I’m from america and I’m voting for Brother West. Too many people are too comfortable with the status quo.
This is a lecture and a sermon. It is pure poetry. It is operatic. Dr Cornel West does not speak as much as he sings. His speech has musical cadence, phrasing, light and shadow. He roars and he whispers. He is enthralling. He demonstrates the difference in tone between regular speech and exalted speech, that English has formal as well as informal, which we have mostly forgotten. The result is that he takes on the cloak of authority, like a prophet. He reminds me what it means to be human.
One of the greatest minds of the 20th & 21st century. I feel smarter everytime I listen to Dr. West!!!!
Unbelievable...Dr. West is simply amazing and an oratorical genius!
I 💜 him!!!!!!!! I can’t believe this was 19 years ago!
Who's watching this in 2020 and thinking about the protests and riots happening right now?
Do they always come before their time? If so, we need to teach more History today.
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"You don't stab a man in the back 9 inches and pull it out 6 inches and celebrate 'progress'". Absolutely!! The knife is Still in his back! He still feels the Pain!
Absolutely.
@James Gray As I understood, he still considers it progress but he's against to sit back and *celebrate* and think of how amazing that was and how amazing you are. It is definitely progress, but more work is needed. There's still 3 inches and then you have to heal the wound. I'm not sure but that's how I understood it :)
It is discouraging to hear this now and feel that it still is relevant.
Thanks 😊😊@Gwendolyn Williams
All facts too 🙏🏾🖤👑
I WAS A REP FOR NAACP AT HARVARD RACE FORUM IN LATE 90s. I met spoke with and appreciated his eloquent compliments from a place in the soul....Truth!!
Extra Relevant now! It’s been, but like Dr. West said this country never wants to deal with it. Can’t be lazy hopefully it’s not too late. I Love my Brother Dr. West Thank you.
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One hell of a lecture!!!! No one textbook can teach this.
James Baldwin is streets ahead of this artist. If want actual information, then watch Thomas Sowell.... until then, enjoy this performance. Great entertainment.
@@garyodriscoll7988 What a shame that you've even placed Sowell in the same league as Badlwin or West. What a shame.
@@voxomnes9537 Did I place them in the same league? I think I clearly showed Thomas Sowell to be in a different category...
@@garyodriscoll7988 Thomas Sowell comes nowhere near Cornel West. Cornel West would easily outdo him in a debate
@@nihalkumar9102 Indeed Sowell is nowhere near him.... he's miles ahead.
Black people has to make there in race matter by supporting and loving each other.
When the propaganda mission was and has to divided us
@@leesaleesa8819 it doesnt matter if the world forces dont want us to unite...when are we going to stop blaming others and start changing ourselves first
Dr. Cornell West, You are one of my best critical, candid candor, kind of an individual, and critically acclaimed, creating and building critical thinkers to build insatiable appetites shaping a promising future. You are the embodiment of what the intellect paints with specific and special strokes, multi cross sectional, artistic, memorable impressions. Intellectuals, such as yourself, purifies the cloudiness, self sabotaging smoking gun, smothering us with some of the gun smoke wreaking havoc from it's lingering residue. The intellectual awakens the ones who have been in a long deep slumber, missing all missing links connecting to hidden treasures filled with uncovered and much warranted lost untold sagas of past, present, and future to be archives aiding towards starting, creating, building, and maintaining our diverse data base, for our very own home made, home grown, and home harvested niche in the market place, our brand, branded ambassador(s) of our market place. Not being easily shaken up, shaken down, and shaken all around like a rag doll, a ventriloquist, or a wax figure, instead of a decent poignant human being of specialized created genetics, playing the best tunes, pleasing to the deepest of ears to pierce through, making a permanent place, historically stamped in the Library of Congress, resonating from all denominations, destinies, and destinations.
He is never escaped the university bubble, and uses it to bash thing he does not understand, he does not even understand why he go there, and why he is there. Or he wouldn't be bashing the white mans university. He got in somehow and craps all over it, trying to use big words. He is more like a jail house pigeon, preacher than a scholar.
Nah... that wasn't a lecture - that was poetry, a grand symphony, a concert, a work of art.
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@Wolverine Logan my bad. I slept on my phone. I must have dialed that with my face lol. I haven't even watched this video. I like your talking points tho and I don't believe in coincidence so I was meant to be in this thread for some reason.
Halleluia and Amen!
Good example of an educated FOOL.
@@Peace-iz7gj the FOOL is looking at you in your mirror!
I saw him give this same speech at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut to a packed house. I took the day off work and it was well worth it. Please get a copy of this book and do as I do and carry it around for reference.
one of my favorite modern intellectuals. what an awesome speaker.
You should listen to Jordan Peterson and Thomas Sowell
happy gilmore Negative.
@@happygilmore1844 how can you compare those two apathetic pragmatist with this afro intellect?
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@@nicolekinzonzi1832 Yes you are right, this brother has it all up in his head, meanwhile TS and JP are nothing but white regurgitators of facts. I am sick of having to listen to YT people, they nearly make me sick!
Dr. Western is right, the self analysis is vital if we want a better society. Not just that, but also the sincerity of recognizing the areas we don't like and the power of beginning a process of promoting change.
And he came off the dome? If so, he is more of a genius than people realize.
Yeah straight off the top 🙏🏾🖤👑
I love hearing Dr West speak. He is indeed disconcerting and we need to be disconcerted if we want to move ahead. Every point he touched on then has been brought to bear in American society today.
Being from the south and seeing the remanence of the damages from our treatment toward Black America race still matters. Personally I readily bear the burden of reproach of the generation before me. While one cannot undo or be responsible for the many generations before one should and can be accountable for their on recent history.For every unkind word that is uttered out of white america it keeps relations in a pre 1950s era.
I feel compelled to challenge this generation to embrace the similarities and humility of all people. Cornel West's speech ( Race Matters ) is as timely as any on race ever given. As the song goes (Memories) " What's to painful to remember we simply choose to forget"
meanwhile, i dont, and i wont.
I never mistreated a black person in my life. If this is about history, Koreans were brutaliz d by Japanese, Jews were liquidated by Germans, and yet both can be thrown into any random US city and they'll probably be part of the comfortable middle class in less than a generation. Why can't blacks?
@@TiagoNYC, Furrowed Brow: To quote Dr Cornel West, "You might grow big & you might grow old, but when are you gonna grow up?"
Quoting Cornel West is a reflection of the barren landscape between your ears.
@@DaveWard-xc7vd Anyone who believes that to be true:
a) Has a lower than average IQ.
b) Believes that inherently biased testing methods are sound and as a result, has a "lower than average IQ".
The assertion is ridiculous.
If you listen carefully, this man is in the middle of Malcolm X and MLK. Powerful Knowledge. 2020
I love Dr. West-I love his beautiful soul-mind and spirit. Unfortunately this audience does not seem to perceive that they are listening to a modern day prophet that is trying to help them understand the Horrors of Racism, Hate, Indifferance. They seem as though they would rather be entertained, laugh and forgo listening to someone who wants them to talk to them about going deep inside themselves, really deep inside to see if there is some way we can decide to change, grow and reflect on ways in which we can transform ourselves and evolve into something positive, beautiful and lovely. These folks are not interested in hearing this powerful prophet. They could care less.
Theyy do not understand that we have feelings because they have none. Take a look at one of them YT devils on the news! They are so phony. I want the US to be for blacks alone! Go back to the caucus caves you YT freaks!
@@jojokintel Ha! Imagine what disaster that would be. Glad I'm in India.
@James Gray Thankyou for comment Mr. Gray. I stand corrected about me stating he being a modern day prophet. You are correct - he is not a prophet - he is however a passionate and very courageous brilliant intellectual professor that has a great amount of spiritual and prophetic insight just as the hebrew prophets of old did. He is not a phoney-a fake-a wanna be- and he is not perfect. He is a very unique charismatic renaissance man that i Love-Respect-Admire and would love to have the opportunity privilege to sit with at dinner to share in a serious conversation about life.
Very well said!
Wow he's amazing speaker think of any word in the dictionary to describe the joy. 4am on a Sunday. I woke up to him and could not go back to sleep and watch the whole poet to life .
made me sad to think that why are children not able to attain the beautiful brilliant mind that you have since 😇 I realized some of us are not able to have a mind to even pick up a book to read
I pray that my heavenly father blesses you to keep on spreading the word and to uplift the community of all races have a blessed life. 🙏
As Thomas Sowell said when you tell the truth you serve others, when you lie, you serve yourself.
The foundation of Dr. Wests' truth is that he truly loves and respects everyone...and that is sadly overlooked.
DR.CORNEL WEST IS FANTASTIC AND BRAVERY IS HIS GIFT!! HE DOES NOT FEAR TELLING IT HOW IT REALLY IS. IM SO THANKFUL FOR THE UPLOAD OF THIS VIDEO...THANK YOU!
"He or she who has never despaired has never lived." This was part of the closing thoughts of Dr. West's speech delivered in April of 2001.
Now, nineteen years and two months later, the nation, as a collective whole, seems to be experiencing the meaning of this phrase...
Thank you Sir!!!
Was this speech given at that date?
@@johnbrian118 ...given on April 27, 2001, to be exact...
Well yeah look who I. Change it some old ass fat who wants more government overreach
Oooo, what a treat! So glad Dr. West is in the world! His wisdom, insight, and bravery give me "hope"!
Thanks, *****! I Peanutized myself. Google and try it. It's fun.
Haha from YTs? That day will never come! Our people have suffered and they laugh at our pain. It makes me want to strangle the next YT I see!
Wisdom for your soul. Go head on Dr. Cornel West. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💯
What a beautiful description of Democracy = mechanism of accountability for all productivity and wealth.
DEEP Doctor WEST Thank You Sir
Interesting talk. I think he's definitely right about people needing to tackle issues instead of side-stepping them and growing complacent. We need empathy and understanding above all things right now. We have to listen to how people feel, not tell them how they're supposed to feel.
I aggree but people are fickle and their emotions run the better of their more intelligent sides...its better to think calculatively and deep thought or logos...instead of angry jargon
@@happygilmore1844 but even more...no one can do it alone.
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"We have to listen to How people feel , NOT Tell them how to Feel" ❗️
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But what if you Listen to how they feel and you do not agree? Let's say they are a racist.
This guy! What an inspirational figure. He is not only teaching about the flaws and misconceptions that we dont normally question. But he preaches about true values that humans should worship; morals, dignity, and to have a relentless drive to become the best you can be and to shape society after your own standards. That change comes from within ourselves, not from the masproduction of established ideals, which lay the foundation for the progress that can be achieved.
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Well stated
@@johnniewinbush5157 critical thought is crucial to participatory democracy and vital to the positive evolution of our great. Nation
If I could only hear James Baldwin and Mr. West have a discussion on Race matters currently.
One of the best lectures I've seen. Protect Dr. West!
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"We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord God-the creator has led us, and His teaching in our past history. "-Ellen G. White
Dam everything is relivent in 2020
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What we are experiencing now is a product of decades of injustice and acceptance. The barn has finally caught 🔥.
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I'm glad to see Brother West give a definition of spirituality that doesn't exclude materialist (not in the consumerist sense, in the sense that matter is ultimately the only "stuff" that exists) atheists. The religious community needs to do that more.
Powerfully educational and effective, no more business as usual.
Hello Parker how are you doing today?
I’m learning so much. And I want to listen to this again and again. I knew some but yes more understanding is coming and more clarity. Let’s go!
Hello Jones how are you doing today i guess you are really enjoying the show right?
I am sure that I was not the only person to hear and see her disrespectfully laughing during the introduction.. Nonetheless this is an awesome book. Cornel West is an intellectual genius and a great role model. A hero for people like me
+malik pickett Wow you are sensitive. Stop trying to speculate negatively. You have no idea.
I was making myself a fruit salad during the introduction so can't speak to that, but I just wanted to say that Cornel West is a hero to people like me, too, and by that I mean white, female atheists. He speaks to everyone who has any love for humanity, and he does it inclusively, making everybody feel welcome and understood. He is an antidote to the tribalism and divisiveness so prevalent in modern American discourse. I only discovered him a few years ago, because he was campaigning for Bernie Sanders, and now he's my second favorite living celebrity, after Noam Chomsky.
Possibly your own projection.
@@austenhead5303 try Chris Hedges. Friend of both Noam and Cornell.
Definitely in your mind
So powerful
Wow ! That was very thoughtful & deep with no notes...So much to do with whats taking place in 2020 with all this racial tension and division !
Thank U Dr West , GOD Bless U !!
WE are not tense. WE are aware. WHITE supremacists are tense and terrifyingly terse.
"This is not cheap PC chit-chat: we are talking about historical challenges..."
Dr West was not talking to entertain- he uses his eloquence, his wit, his intellect and his vast knowledge to challenge all of us! He was sending a message to the status quo. He is relevant today as when he was speaking. I am sure that today he weeps like MLK and Honorable Elijah: NOTHING HAS CHANGED!!! Systems don’t change! People’s voice! Our voice. UNITED WE CAN CHANGE THINGS~or die trying! Indifference and silence, these are fuel for the oppressor’s engine.
@@amahorointernational6498 -- listening to this , you might think that human life on our planet began three or four hundred years ago . That nothing happened anywhere anyplace before that time ...
@@michaelweber5702 No, you won't.
We are now blessed to have him here in NY.
Wow! I love this
Down to Earth Professor. I am Very Proud of this Gentleman.
Professor West is Anointed by the Only Mighty Lord God.
He is not Racist or display Bigotry towards the color of our skin.
I always 🙏 🤲 Prayed for Dr Professor West happiness. I prayed someone would love and understand his Ministry from God.
My God! I am Proud.
*"America praises intelligence but fears intellect."*
----Cornel West
D - What does that sentence mean ?
Yet we rise. Thanks Bolt for remaining disciplined and pushing. It shows us that if we foster the talent within us we will become indomitable. Thanks🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💯❤️
Hello Teacha how are you doing today?i really do enjoyed every thing about this show, what do you think about this post?
Brilliant,...a true truth teller, eloquence speaking from the heart. A true Genius in every sense of the conceptual definition.
🤔hmmm the conceptual definition..the conceptual definition🤯
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Sorry. Didn't mean to fail to capitalize West's name.
Always exhilarating to hear Professor West’s philosophy on the issue of race in America and the need for courage to “dissect” and deeply discuss it’s roots and present presence...
The tree spreading out the branches for leaves .The seasons change ...the roots are secured in the ground.. THANK YOU ..DOCTOR WEST helping to feed the human hunger in life and its time passages of views of Humanity in All that is truly for All..
Thank you
This Great Soul's every word is captivating and educational with such power. I listened wholly TWICE after just hearing the last 2 minutes of this video.
God bless this great Man
I feel blessed to have listened to his lectures....❤️🎈
Gosh I learn so much listening to him, it goes along with reading the book..love it.
Always amazing 👏 ❤️ insights & "when the lights ✨️ come on, the darkness goes out"!!!
Dr. Cornel. Has. Always. Been. A. Inspiring. Fracture. In. My. Life. Upmost. Respect. This. Brother. Of. Truth!!! Thank. You! Sir! The. Chef.
Talk about being an original.
He is the definition of the sublime afro intellectual!!
@Robert Vaughn you should listen to the speech. His concern for the next generation transcends race and class.
@Robert VaughnYour poor understanding of the English language is on full display. Is that what you received from this brilliant lecture? Perhaps you should educate yourself.
Please CC. Thank you
Facts
Brilliant man.
Thank you Dr. West
Not for the first time, but certainly again, I am glad that I am not an American white person.
Hello Le how are you doing today?, i hope you feel motivated and liberated by this post?
This man is full of grace. We invited him to speak at my school many years ago and his grace has not wavered. Most never reckon with the difference between intelligence and intellectualism.
I'm astonished by his delivery as well as his content, truly a golden tongue.
Hello Karen how are you doing today?
Cornell West always speaks the Truth!!✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
"Confront the powerful, do not scapegoat the vulnerable."
If we could all learn from the question asked by the young man @ around 1:14 :12 and listen and take action on the answer given, is attending to the reality and take the first steps in responsibility 👌🏾
Thanks for the great teaching opportunity brother and professor West.
First time listening to cornel west!
If we all grow big balls like him,no cold snow winter man can push us around.
No, they will just kill us with increasing frequency under their corrupt justice.
He's the best! A pure poet!
Dr.West has the rare capacity to make the academic appeal to popular potential for growth.
He’s going toward the love, the universal glue that binds our society together harmoniously regardless of our individual ideologies.
All things work toward the benefit of the elect
Love is the only behavior attitude and posture we universally accept from each other.
Bro is so brilliant and on fire with love
Hello Samantha how are you doing today?
What can I say. So prophetic.
I revel taking in Dr.West's enlightenment and long to adhere to his direction,to me its like maintaining an orbit,let me always stay in synch.We are blessed to have him.Cheers from NovaScotia.
By far his BEST Public TALK ever! Thoughtful, Passionate, Heartfelt, Philosophical (pragmatically)
Wow! I love how Cornell West cuts through so much bullshit. He is a man who can see principles beyond identity and also knows the importance and limits of identities. He is one of the most necessary intellectuals of our era.
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Wonderful and insightful.
Bless Love Family 💖 🤲🕊️
Much Thanks Dr West your intelligence and philosophy has always been dynamic,I have always admired & appreciated the words and speaking style 🤲🗽🕯️ BMIGHTY Dear Brother 💯
Hello Linda how are you doing today?
Who’s watching in 2022? Such an intellectual man. I could listen to non-stop.
"Maybe you need some art to free you from the tyrannical rule of reason that you think results in the level of self-mastery and control that allows you to control those deep appetites."
Probably my 1000 times watching this ,!! Thank you Mr West !!