Cornel West - The Historical Philosophy of W.E.B. Du Bois - Class

The Historical Philosophy of W.E.B. Du Bois
Dartmouth College, ENGL 53.40 - Summer 2017
Cornel West
Week 4 Science, Empire and the Meaning of Progress
The Souls of Black Folk, pp 405-438
Dusk of Dawn, pp 590-624
Course Description: This course will examine the historical philosophy of the towering Black scholar and great freedom fighter of the 20th Century. We shall engage in close readings of Du Bois’ classic work, “The Souls of Black Folk” (1903) as well as subsequent essays in his magisterial corpus, especially his classic autobiography, “Dusk of Dawn” (1940)

[@jerrywilliams408]

Dr. West is one of the few people who when he calls you "brother" or "sister" he genuinely means it.

[@marvinwashington2600]

W.E.B. Dubois didn't like Marcus Garvey

[@brycefbarnes]

Great observation! It is so funny you say that... I was just thinking this. I have always gotten this sense that when he calls someone brother or sister, even to people whom he is debating with, even people who are talking down to him.. he always shows so much respect and compassion.

[@jezra4427]

Maybe so, but I find that I can never fully trust super educated, intelligent people who are religious.

[@brycefbarnes]

@@jezra4427 Personally, I have been listening to him for years.. and I just never really get any weirdness that comes from being intelligent and religious at the same time.. I know other people like that, and I have found some of them to end up being weird. He's just not one of them.

[@ericschultz6539]

@@jezra4427 I'm an atheist who loves what Dr West has to say. His religion is about spirituality, love and tradition. Hell, even some of my best friends are Christians, Muslims and Jews…

[@ianjohnson458]

"The culture of mass distraction generates indifference towards the things that really matter." ~ Dr. Cornel West

[@Nicole-ww4lg]

social media is a multi-billion dollar industry precisely because it generates indifference towards the things that really matter. and anytime it doesn't, the oligarchs running these companies change the algorithms to hide those of us trying to make a difference through these platforms

[@ianjohnson458]

that's dead on dude

[@karl4683]

About as deep and thoughtful as a puddle

[@therealdonaldtrump4528]

@@karl4683 Marx

[@p.w.7493]

@@Nicole-ww4lg SAY IT, sis!!💯

[@nefn9539]

This is the way a teacher should teach. With passion and honesty and love.

[@RichelleWatson615]

He's a liar

[@CaptPeon]

​@@RichelleWatson615 nice assertion. Care to back that up? Where are his lies?

[@m.smathe8358]

​@@CaptPeonsource: trust me i'm a potato

[@CaptPeon]

@@m.smathe8358 ahhhh shoot! The ultimate defeater argument, "because potato"!! 😫 😅🤣😅

[@QuinnJACKSON-zx1dx]

@@CaptPeon You will hear nothing but crickets.

[@donaldthomas9389]

Cornell West deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for skill in relating. To kings, professors and most importantly, to young students.

[@solidaritytime3650]

Imagine getting to have weekly lectures with such a beautiful communicator.

[@Paul-wu7xd]

Thank you, I've always wanted to see him in a classroom setting.

[@harvestcanada]

After seeing this, I now have a new found respect for Cornell West at first I had my doubts, but this man is not intellectually disingenuous or idle. The lesson here is to read your Greco/Roman and literary classics and modern history, if you want to understand black peoples experience in the West. Give up the Hotep nonsense.

[@Nicole-ww4lg]

plenty of videos of him teaching here on youtube. there are whole semesters of his teachings at harvard on another professor's channel. i believe he's brazilian. roberto ungero? i'm probably not spelling that right

[@dtrotter40]

I took his class in 89 at Purdue, I got a D but he was brilliant!!

[@meb777]

@@dtrotter40 the struggle was real..👊😂

[@michaelfant4052]

@@harvestcanada This is schooling that they are taking away.

[@timphillips1218]

I personally haven’t seen anyone as uniquely brilliant as West.

[@marvinwashington2600]

Bullshit..Farrakhan is and also he doesn't like Marcus Garvey 🤔🤔

[@bubbag8895]

What about him is brilliant?

[@timphillips1218]

bubba g The way that he can consistently describe his thoughts and feelings with the command of the language he has. I haven’t heard anyone do that as well as he does in my experience. I have seen him interviewed many times and discuss various issues with the same results.

[@merveilmeok2416]

@@bubbag8895 - If you don’t understand what “brilliant” means or does, it’s Ok. Have a great day.

[@bubbag8895]

@@merveilmeok2416 didn't ask what the definition of brilliant is fool.

[@Tupacem]

Imagine being lucky enough to have Cornell West as your professor

[@ronkent2763]

I'm from Detroit the streets FR FR AYE I MET MR. CORNELL WEST at a graduation in DETROIT.. you're not understanding I'm the kind of person one this time to go party I'm at home but when I heard Cornel West was going to be speaking at a friend of mine son graduation I was like hold on I'm going to get a haircut and get dressed I'm going that's how serious it is said k n o w to be around or to learn from mr. Cornel West oh yeah tree guys sit down at home and do have people who graduated from high school college and further careers they just don't tell you that love you Cornel West

[@intermediateaccount]

Right! We’re still extremely fortunate to live in a time where so many of his lectures are freely available on demand.

[@solidaritytime3650]

Applying for Union Theological for the fall 2023 semester

[@lakewobegonesbest8725]

You can, he’s right here. Close your eyes. Imagine a world where the ideas of the elite are accessible to the world freely. Now open your eyes: Press Play!

[@Gandalfsomme]

It would be the best! I would love for him to teach a philosophy lesson next time he tours Washington State!

[@kittyrose416]

I can't get enough of Dr West wisdom, compassion and humor!

[@HoussamNekkaa]

i wish my college prof had 1% of this man energy and passion

[@jonpark6650]

99% energy and passion 1% substance

[@bugaloco]

Dear mr. West, I'm a Brazilian anthropology student whom so happened to walk on by this leccture you gave. I was so moved by the way you teach, almost floating between text and your own thoughts, connecting the work of W.E.B DuBois with our own present reality, of the youth who urges for more access to quality public edducation, with great symbols of human rights and social equality passed we now face a grimm future of incertities, insecurities and an infinite pile of concrete and subjective problems to face... It's such a powerfull experience to have someone your age to be able to create empathy with the next generation existencial questions... Anyway... hope to get some contact out of you and most of all, hope that you will know that somewhere in the mist, and under the veil, of latin america, in Brazil's Bolsonaro, a brazilian boy heard you and got moved... Um salve do lado de cá

[@bugaloco]

Mbembe necropolitics in Jim Crow Tenesse

[@e37a]

Powerful my brother...I hope you get your wish!

[@smdaviesdavies749]

And someone here in America acknowledges you. Be well and spread wellness in Brazil ✊🏾👍🏾

[@sharonjackson268]

FYI, Dr. West He's worthy of his title.

[@tanyalake9152]

A/the lot of you are pretending as if "you're conscious" or "living in reality". There are websites stating that Africa is the motherland and that an African female was the mother of all humans. She and/or her descendants migrated out of Africa to Asia, Europe and other lands around the planet, including Indigenous/Native/North/South America.

[@kishdaichi8962]

when you have a book within a book

[@HS-bh9dz]

yo dawg I heard you like books so we put a book into a book so you can read while you read

[@HamzaTheHistorian]

Thats every academic, lol. Praxis

[@patrickcenkush519]

Lol!

[@jeffjefferson9000]

Double cupping, but for books lol

[@hideousvenomous1247]

Within a book, within a book, within a book, within a book...having no ending!😉...

[@fin393]

this kind of teaching that makes you want to learn

[@metaviewx2091]

This comment is everything! I agree wholeheartedly.

[@brycefbarnes]

It really does.. he is so so inspiring. Man, now I know why I appreciate him so much in the public sphere, in politics. He brings passion, wisdom, and genuine caring to a space where you can't really tell what people stand for anymore. Watching him teach makes we want to study literature.. man, just amazing.

[@Kimana.]

yes sir

[@MrSp0iler]

yes, first thing to do is to relax students. Cornel West is fun and smart.

[@merveilmeok2416]

I would have paid for this class when I was at another university. Excellent teacher.

[@kellykiernan7785]

Best I have ever seen.

[@AfroHairScience]

He's beyond eloquent and passionate. ❤️🖤💚

[@drjbetter]

I'd heard the name Cornel West before but didn't know anything about him. I am so glad I watched this series of classes. This man is brilliant! I've been watching everything I can find with him speaking in it. Hero material.

[@user-qc8vj3vp9v]

Denise - I completely AGREE, Dr. West is truly brilliant without a doubt... 100%. Love him❤❤❤❤👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🤗🤗🤗❤❤❤❤❤

[@realzachfluke1]

As the late great Michael Brooks called him, Dr. West is the most important public intellectual of our time. And I couldn’t agree more with that statement 🧡✊

[@stevewoodson4635]

Kanye great grand uncle

[@dshrute6622]

Goes out of his way to say God Bless You EVERY TIME he hears a sneeze in the room...he's the best.

[@paulosilva3017]

18:12 - Studying doggedly is not just reading a text. It’s critical reflection on that text... so you find your voice over and against that text... allowing it to marinate in your heart, mind and soul... so that you can begin to question yourself as you question that text.

[@Baczkowa78]

I agree. That’s the best quote among many. It’s because so few people read that way anymore, which allows people to speak with knowledge in the way Professor West does.

[@renatoalcides5104]

@@Baczkowa78 I was always mesmerised how the ancients when refering to a specific book or author, would say "How is YOUR Tacitus, or YOUR Shakespeare..." It was implicit that the book was nothing without your own reading and understanding. "Marinated" as so poetically and effectively said by Dr. West!

[@godson8964]

Amen

[@Draperie]

Beautiful!

[@sirfortesque8757]

As always, Dr West is just mesmerizing. H'es just so pure and honest and giving. It really shows me you can have strong convictions but continue to be gentle, humble and loving. For those who the Humanities is a waste of our time in school, I say to you, how can being in Dr West's class not make you a better and more open person. Literature, Philosophy and Ethics are so important as a foundation in any vocation no matter the field. These are the bedrock of the sort of Society i want to live in. Thank You so much Dr West!!!

[@ministerfeliciafregene9356]

I would love to have Dr. Cornel West as my Professor such a Blessing to the Earth.

[@pope400]

You get into Dartmouth and show up late to a Cornel West lecture?!

[@jayk3548]

FR THOUGH!

[@kellykiernan7785]

@@malenateves You are extremely stupid if you think you can get into Dartmouth without working hard. Do you have any idea what the average GPA is there? Listen man- whatever you are doing, that's good enough! Don't sweat the people that have more than you. And seriously, you are not very smart if you think being rich will get you into Dartmouth (unless you bribe someone in admissions with a million dollars, so sure, a few kids at Dartmouth might not have worked hard).

[@sandanista2002]

@@kellykiernan7785 where on earth in the original post caused you to come up with this response??

[@kellykiernan7785]

@@sandanista2002 The individual I responded to had a comment which they have since removed. Their comment said that the kids at Dartmouth are all disrespectful because they never had to work hard in their lives. It seems like the kind of comment that is so ignorant you wouldn't even reply, except that I hear this kind of logic all the time lately. I make 30k a year, Im not defending anyone I'm friends with, but there is a thing called reality and in that thing, there is a thing called hard work. People at Dartmouth had to work very very very hard to get in, regardless or how much money their parents make. Many many many people try to paint a picture of reality where all rich people are lazy and were handed everything they have, and that is just silly.

[@kristin1533]

And walk right in front of him while he's lecturing?

[@stephwells215]

“...when DuBois engages in his descent into his analysis of life on the chocolate side of the veil” what a poet 🖤

[@raymondford8227]

DuBois and Melville Jean Herskovits came up with this out of Africa theory. This was the same lie that Alex Haley came up with, the movie Roots. But the out of Africa theory was put into the history books in the 1940s. Yes; picture of those slave ships, black people packed into like sardines.

[@dr.tregis8761]

W. E. Dubois was Haitian isn't it?

[@TheStoicBlueprint]

He speaks like a pastor.. the speed in which he speaks and his deliverance.. If you know, you know.

[@TheReeltalkstudioshow]

light weight hypnosis

[@dawoudbey]

He’s the grandson of a Baptist preacher, and came up in the Black church. He is steeped in the oratory and tradition of the Black church.

[@sayittomyfaceortapglassfar4392]

It's kind of annoying and I thought I would've liked it

[@josephjefferson2617]

One of his majors was Christian Theology from Union Theological Seminary.

[@thekidd2189]

DON DEMARCO MARCO!!!!!

[@nudvnci]

I hope I get to be in a room with Dr. West one day

[@haveafitday]

I met him at my church once and he’s pure magic. Exactly what I thought it would be, if not more. Extremely authentic man!

[@bubbag8895]

Can find one just like him on a street corner or subway. Weird personna some blacks take to try and sound unique to white people

[@nudvnci]

@@bubbag8895 Ok

[@bubbag8895]

@@nudvnci I'm black and do it sometimes. Watch- the white supremacist infrastructure has perpetuated the oppression of black brothas and sistas for millennium. The United States is a microcosm of the macrocosmic history of white supremacy. See

[@bubbag8895]

@@nudvnci been listening to these types since I was kid on the corner

[@Gwen13061]

OMG! What a gift! Cornel West teaching a class at Dartmouth !

[@Bruss813]

@Swamp Slayer How's he racist?

[@Bruss813]

@Swamp Slayer Ok name 1 thing from that "very long list".

[@JovaCozzo]

@Swamp Slayer The thing you don't see is that everyone has to deal with forms of discrimination within. He said it himself. The difference is not even only the cliche of being aware of it, but to act in the face of it. Your poor judgement is the demonstration that you got a looot of work to do it that direction.

[@4_free73]

He sounds like a impassioned preacher when he lectures, it would be a treat to have him as a professor

[@zekec6088]

Thank you, Dartmouth, for making this freely available, and thanks to brother Cornel, for reminding me to read Gwendolyn Brooks!

[@roundedges2]

Got Dam, what a way with words: Brother well-read, knows world history-not just Black or American history, and always loving and uplifting, always poetic virtuouso of public discourse; often disagreeing, but never disagreeable. A very loveable fellow.

[@renatoalcides5104]

"often disagreeing, but never disagreeable" almost a lost art of conversation nowdays...

[@michaelchattick3589]

Mr West is one of greatest reasons that Philosophy should always be a required course before one can be degreed in any and all liberal arts To be truly " Educated" Philosophy introduces an individual to where they fit within the masses of humanity.

[@BodyByBenSLC]

Brother West talks with a poetry and verse that one can't love to breath in.

[@elements1985]

But that's all it is. Black America needs practical solutions to practical problems. People like West need to GTFO of the way.

[@RussCR5187]

@@elements1985 I wonder if practical solutions are best informed by what has been tried before, the interconnectedness of people's lives, a keen understanding of people and what's liable to be accepted as a solution, and so on. I wonder if Dr West works to pull all of that together.

[@adityaroy7616]

@@RussCR5187 I think just by what you define practical as not being poetic, one cannot mean that facing the truth doesn't require a keen insight as well as intellect. If you want practical solution, then, your practical approach should never be void of human compassion or respect. Those virtues are quite poetic and should be written in verse, but, if we do such things for the people we are ridiculed by others. Without poetry you cannot touch the humanity of people because poetry is like a flower, it takes time, effort, and love. Unlike the instant gratification of hitting a problem head-on just to solve it, every racial issue cannot be solved through a practical approach there is a deeper problem when it comes to human beings and their interaction, and interaction needs reform. One needs to look at poets, authors, and orators to know how to strengthen the collective consciousness as well teach black people to want a better life for themselves as individuals.

[@RussCR5187]

@@adityaroy7616 That's what I was trying to get at. Dr. West DOES work to pull all of what I mentioned together.

[@adityaroy7616]

@@RussCR5187 amen to that :)

[@joniquecousins6192]

We are really in an age where you can witness all great teachings and works with the click of a play button ▶️ wow just wow .. people have paid hard-work and thousands to sit in this man’s class and we have here to listen too for free. No excuses but to be great

[@Beachcomber95]

Such a huge privilege to watch Dr West at work. Thank you for the upload!

[@ianjohnson458]

Dr. West is a beautiful, wonderful man. An amazing lecture.

[@selinicoez215]

It must be a privilege to be teached by this man. I could listen to him all day.

[@carlosmaciasprieto5496]

By far, the best lecture I have seen that bridges and intelectual traditions and brings to life the importance and relevance of Du Bois to our own time. The students at Dartmouth were very fortunate to have had this opportunity to learn, first hand, from one of our most important intellectuals… Many thanks to those who recorded and posted the video for all of us to see. Gracias. Tlazocamati.

[@multiversossaltamontes7374]

i love when Cornel West says "chocolate side".

[@askyalumumba3573]

" when DuBois engages in his descent into his analysis of life on the chocolate side of the veil "

[@flipletape9706]

wow, I can't get enough of this. I'm pretty sure that you're the best speaker I've ever heard. Thank you, sir.

[@wcfenderson5609]

I just ran across this video and I couldn't stop watching, I love his teaching style. He's a profound scholar and his work speaks for itself. The Arrogance and privilege of Harvard not to give him tenure status; same on you to disrespect his contributions to the world and try to tarnish his legacy!!

[@abooswalehmosafeer173]

By pure chance I fell upon this,I have not slept all night now I want not to stop listening to this analysis by Dr West.I have listened to him a few times but this is my first time listening to his teaching alas how much I have missed. So inspiring.Thank you,you tube

[@first9299]

Having this man as a regular professor would be a delight the princeton students who take classes with him are very very lucky

[@kromeworld2804]

This is beautiful. I can't believe this is freely available. Thanks for sharing.

[@tinajay5335]

Such an absolutely brilliant and erudite mind, Brother West gives me hope x ❤️

[@charlessands7649]

This is what the internet was made for. The exchange of useful information across great distances in an instant.

[@davidhunt7249]

Dr. West is so eloquent...he is brilliant. He assembles words in such a manner that is captivating. And his lively intelligence is incredibly proactive. Peace!

[@johnocampo7073]

The guy who showed up late to Dr. West’s class got some balls. I’d be so scared.

[@cmoneyhoney94]

I was just thinking this too.. definitely would trigger my fight or flight response

[@PeteSchult]

I'd be scared of disappointing Dr. West or missing what he had to say rather than of any punishment.

[@Deep.Purple]

Do you know anything about Che?

[@ohiospeaks3355]

If anything Dr West would understand and let it slide.

[@ka12nd1260]

What is paideia is this spelled correctly

[@donaldthomas9389]

"There are forms of progress that can produce nihilism (faith in nothing) in your soul even though you got a smart phone in your pocket."

[@selomegirma3838]

I am in always in awe to see and hear Dr. West speak, he is an intellectual that inspires us and excites us to learn enthusiastically. Thank Dr. West, you are a marvelous orator and teacher.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏽

[@monicalynnjames]

Thank you so much for sharing this and it is so joyous to sit in on class with Dr. Cornell West. Thank you so much for everything that you do to uplift and enlighten. :)

[@Ayo.Ajisafe]

University is such a beautiful concept.

[@philaman1972]

What else can you say about Dr. West that has not already been said? The man is absolutely brilliant and a gifted teacher. One day these students will tell their kids and grandchildren about having this honor and privilege!

[@ziggystardust3432]

Man this guy speaks so powerfully

[@clarenceworley3714]

Words can't explain how much I love and respect this man. Thank you for uploading this for us to enjoy and learn from.

[@corazoncubano5372]

This was a heavy duty close reading. I read Du Bois "Dusk to Dawn" years ago but West lecture makes me want to re read it.

[@glenndowdle1434]

Thanks Dartmouth for spreading this knowledge/ power freely!

[@petestevens3970]

To possess such command over the subject matter, to be in dialogue with the greatest and finest writing, to be impassioned by the above and to share “it” - a life worth leading.

[@kingsfan2099]

In a time of personal awakening, thank you for making this available.

[@arthurturner9307]

Love this brother met him in Princeton 2wks ago while I was working

[@cozeeetv]

“Black folks are the true Oasis in the dusty desert 🏜 of dollars 💵 and smartness 👨🏽‍🏫” - WEB Dubois

[@renatoalcides5104]

Oh my God! Dr. West is a gift from heaven! Every gesture, every tone of his voice, reafirms the joy of life and the dignity of learning. Pick any circumstance of his talk, and it is fountain of teaching not only in his careful words, but his voice, his posture, his sincerity, this man is alive and ready.

[@mahdihassan6426]

you guys are so luck for having among you Dr.West. he is both a brilliant mind and genuine soul. His honesty and integrity are what made him lovable and unique. Shine and rise brother West. I truly meant it bro.

[@user-qc8vj3vp9v]

Love, love, love Dr. Cornell West. He never backs down from speaking Truth to Power. 👍🏼🤗❤❤❤❤❤

[@ernestmccaleb3545]

Damn, his passion makes me want to go to college all over again. This is next-level stuff.

[@prof_parahelix2390]

Finding Dr. West has honestly made my life better-- the way he's so intellectually lucid and rigorous while his whole soul and heart are still woven through it are just It's like fire in winter, honestly, it's wonderful

[@dinnerwithfranklin2451]

My god's I would have loved to have taken a class from Dr West. Such beautiful language and mind.

[@HybridCultures]

THANKS DARTMOUTH! Please don´t forget to upload parts 2, 4 etc.

[@401Northwestern]

Swamp slayer....stay off this site clown

[@CB-yh3db]

Such an profound speaker and intellectual. I loved watching this video.

[@garyyogi4669]

The honourable Cornel West when you hit that bit about weariness that's one of the most powerful statements in my 57 years that I've heard representative love you. Dr. CW for representing the best of Humanity .... nothing but love for you my brother nothing but love for you because it's easy to fight the easy fights it's hard to fight the hard fight and I love you for that

[@phil5301]

I met Dr West at the airport waiting for my flight couple years ago. We talked like brothers. Glad I got a pic! Great moment.

[@DreaminNirvana]

Thank you for being such an amazing teacher beautiful human 🌻

[@jamesgorham7125]

This Brother has a great mind with outstanding knowledge and wisdom, I would have loved to be in his classroom setting

[@thelifeandtimesofjames4273]

Superb to hear him talk. Great voice. Great words.

[@altruex]

The comments are so heartfelt and honestly kind. I'm tired of seeing polarization within social media and society. It's nice that this comment is so well composed and positive. In addition, I heard about Dr.West before but this is a first time listening to his lecture and I'm instantly wishing I was his student. He is truly one of the best lecturers so far I have seen. It puts me into a church setting but also with the intellectual stimulation of a university lecture hall... amazing. can't believe I have the experience of this via youtube. Amazing. happy this is accessible!

[@EVILJAMARR]

I could listen to him speak about love all day long.

[@culturevision2905]

Truly gifted orator...

[@davidrahman389]

A very deep intellectual whose sense of the world, cultures, the past, and human suffering is accurate. I have had the honor of seeing and hearing his lectures on several occasions in Richmond.

[@stevenconnors9198]

Love this guy. Not easy to perform the role of the professor so well. Fine wine right here

[@PalomaNegra873]

I wish I could attend one of his lectures in person. It would be such an honor.

[@TheWorld_2099]

One of the great geniuses of our time. It’s such an honor just to be able to hear him speak. How lucky his students are.

[@JosiahWarren]

He is αγεωμετρητος he is no genius.

[@TheWorld_2099]

@@JosiahWarren you're certainly welcome to your uninformed opinion.

[@lesliehatun2044]

Magnificent and Profound. Thank you Dr. West.

[@andrewoodsandandrewwoods1337]

Absolutely beautifully delivered. Such an underrated preeminent master of words and information ! Im blessed to hear this paideia.

[@whatmatters4990]

This is the first time I have had a glimmer of appreciation for Dr West. I have always seen him as a cartoon of himself. Who knew? This is a genuinely talented educator. Love

[@JasonGafar]

This man is a legend. Harvard lost out, BIG TIME!

[@marcostejeda5910]

Excellence breeds envy.

[@sharonmurray4789]

RSS

[@jonpark6650]

There's always Barber College

[@dannymarshburn2807]

@@jonpark6650 🤣🤣🤣

[@dannymarshburn2807]

He can twist things on the point of a needle. All while drafting the next Declaration of Independence.(Just as long as his bank account stays fat) from the rich white alumni. He just so happens to be linked with. Oops ??? Republicans stopped that truth from getting out. Funny how the “Director” protected that publication from getting through and printed. Respect a man’s actions instead of his false teachings that are fueled by a corrupt bias towards his pocketbook........ of which strings are pulled and paid for by the exact opposite in character and color he pretends to portray. I was so disappointed in the man, when I saw it for myself 1st hand. Young people be careful who and what you listen to. I trust what Chuck D says on his worse day. That’s truth!!!

[@colemcnair5752]

This is the best lecture I’ve ever listened to

[@anniew3294]

A sumptuous feast! Thank you so much.

[@LoveRonnelid]

This was a really amazing lecture!

[@debojyotipanda938]

What a magnificent voice!

[@originalkingalpha5116]

This intellectually sound gentleman is unquestionably a direct contribution to the man that I am today amongst other great minds and spiritual treasures, respectively. Thank you for being a shining light in such a dark place created by an (sic) "uncompassed" society.📚👑✌🏽

[@carnellhayes]

Tremendous transfer of insight and understanding of the multifaceted complexity of the social enormity of the fight for freedom by the underprivileged in all times, races and places. -CVH

[@JammesNova]

What an honor to see this man expound on life's mysteries. One of the most influential intellectuals of our generation.

[@themistersmith]

"Culture of mass distractions generate indifference toward the things that really matter." ( 30:26 )

[@tinajay5335]

True dat

[@billdell523]

This man demand are attention these are the people in the world that excite me down to earth amazing icon

[@sahdna]

LOTS OF RESPECT TO DR. WEST, HE IS ONE AFEW HEROS AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.

[@annav5171]

Needed this today, let's go!

[@nycjordi]

Thank you Dr. West! America needs many many many more Cornel West. Thank you for the lights you are shining in the darkness.

[@HotdogJuice]

Definitely a M W F class. Only got an hour of this lecture magic

[@miguimau]

Cornell West is a wonderful teacher.

[@seekgodfirstallways8798]

I'm loving this. Should get my PhD just listening to this brother ! 😁👍🏼

[@jasonmcwhorter7019]

You jealous

[@TY-yp5eg]

I wish I had Cornell west as a teacher..he has to be one of the most passionate people I know

[@unplayedpiano7039]

I Haven’t Watched One Second & I Know These Students Are Going To Be Better People Once This Class Is Over.

[@p.w.7493]

A MASTER storyteller!! Listen how he CREATES images in the minds of his listeners!! He has the gift of bringing one into his narrative/storytelling as he deftly takes you from there into the REALITIES of this thing called life!!! Is this brilliant or what? But on to the topic of discussion, the 'culture of mass indifference' to what matters, isn't that what those who can do to us who cannot stop them, for now? We shall OVERCOME because we continue to have the guidance of our Creator and the visions of our ancestors on our side!!!💕💯