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Princeton professor Dr. Cornel West describes the role of the Black intellectual in the Obama era and shares stories from his new memoir, Brother West, including about his run-ins with the police at Harvard and later as an adult.
Dr. Cornel West
Dr. Cornel West
Dr. West explains his clash with former Harvard president Larry Summers. (3:24)
Full Interview (24:37)
A renowned scholar, Princeton professor Dr. Cornel West has written/edited more than 20 books, including Race Matters and, his memoir, Brother West. Outside of academia, he's been described as an "intellectual provocateur," with lectures, TV and film appearances and his spoken-word CDs. He provided philosophical commentary on all three Matrix films, and his disc, "Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations," combined hip-hop and intellectual dialogue. West has also taught at Harvard, Yale and Union Theological Seminary.
