Cornel West

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.

Cornel West is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 29 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Israelism (2023), When I See Them, I See Us (2021), Kareem: Minority of One (2015), The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009), Fariba, The Colbert Report (2005), Real Time with Bill Maher (2003), Democracy Now! (2001). The recorded credits span 1991 to 2024, including 19 movies and 10 TV shows.

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