Cornel West

Biography

Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, author, critic, actor, civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. West is the Class of 1943 University Professor at Princeton University, where he teaches in the Center for African American Studies and in the Department of Religion. West is known for his combination of political and moral insight and criticism and his contribution to the post-1960s civil rights movement. The bulk of his work focuses on the role of race, gender, and class in American society and the means by which people act and react to their "radical conditionedness". West draws intellectual contributions from such diverse traditions as the African American Baptist Church, pragmatism and transcendentalism.

Known For

Real Time with Bill Maher

The Colbert Report

30 Rock

Q&A

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Revolutions

The Chris Rock Show

All Movies (43)

• De "Matrix" à "Sense8", la révolution Wachowski2024 · as Self - Postcolonialism Philosopher
• Tax Broke2024 · as Self
• Israelism2023 · as Self
• 137 Shots2021 · as self
• Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali2021 · as Self
• Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story2021 · as Self
• When I See Them, I See Us2021
• The Big Scary “S” Word2020 · as Self
• Bernie Blackout2020 · as Self
• We Are George Floyd2020 · as Self
• No Safe Spaces2019 · as Self
• Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America2019 · as Self - Harvard University
• The Corporate Coup D'État2018 · as Self - Philosopher
• American Tap2018 · as Self
• The Black Bloc: Inside America’s Hard Left2017 · as Self
• Chasing Trane2017 · as Self - Philosopher
• An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story2017 · as Self
• Black America since MLK: And still I rise2016
• America's Election 2016: South Carolina's Black Vote2016 · as Self
• Kareem: Minority of One2015 · as Self
• Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee2014 · as Self
• Nas: Time Is Illmatic2014 · as Self
• Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal2013 · as Self
• Owned & Operated2012 · as Cornel West
• The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique2011 · as Self
• East Meets West: Hindi & Christian Perspectives on God, Love, & Spiritual Activism2011 · as Self
• Fear of a Black Republican2011 · as Self
• Still Bill2010 · as Self
• The Private Lives of Pippa Lee2009 · as Don Sexton
• Stand2009 · as Self
• Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy2009 · as Self
• Examined Life2008 · as Self
• James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston2008 · as Self (as Dr. Cornel West)
• Street Fight2005 · as Self
• The Matrix Recalibrated2004 · as Self
• The Matrix Revolutions2003 · as Councillor West
• The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load2003 · as Self
• The Matrix Reloaded2003 · as Councillor West
• Motown 40: The Music Is Forever1998 · as Self
• Black Is… Black Ain’t1995 · as Self
• Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool1994 · as Self
• The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White1992 · as Self
• Fariba—

All TV Shows (9)

• Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union2021 · as Self
• Firing Line with Margaret Hoover2018
• Q&A2008 · as Self - Panelist
• 30 Rock2006 · as Cornel West
• The Colbert Report2005 · as Self
• Black in the 80s2005 · as Self
• Real Time with Bill Maher2003 · as Self
• The Chris Rock Show1997
• Charlie Rose1991 · as Self