Cornel West

The Niggerization of America! #TruthJusticeLove #AbolishICE #Minnesota

Given all of this hatred coming at us, we have to be very clear about the scope, the breadth, and the depth of the hate and contempt being directed toward Black people! But we’ve got to keep our priority on love — loving ourselves, loving Black people, and loving oppressed people — so we don’t get divided or consumed by these ugly forces coming at us! #TruthJusticeLove @kbla1580 @tavissmiley

I was blessed to give the commencement speech at historic Simmons College in Louisville, Kentucky led by the one and only Rev. Dr. Kevin W. Cosby! @KWCosby The great tradition of struggle for Black freedom must go on in the face of escalating attacks! @SCKY_1879 #TruthJusticeLove youtube.com/live/29nBVza7B…

No bullets, bombs, or drones can crush the best of the human spirit, no matter where you are or what part of the world you’re in! There is no way oppressed, hated, or terrorized people can ever be completely crushed or forgotten! We are here to remember them! But we are also here to say that no lies or forms of mendacity will ever break our spirits, paralyze us, or lead us to give in, cave in, or sell out—not because we are so good, but because we simply want to be decent human beings in the short time we have! That is why we raise our voices! We will forever be committed to a love for people who are wrestling and suffering, and to solidarity with those who are organizing—and nothing can turn us around! Nothing will slow us down! #TruthJusticeLove #ColumbiaUniversity

Prince had the courage to tell the truth about himself, about this society, and this world! He was a love warrior like John Coltrane and Nina Simone! He was willing to get in trouble, cut against the grain, fight the industry, keep the smile on his face, and keep the joy in his soul, and keep the love in his heart! And part of his legacy is that when you listen to his music, it's much more fresh than most music that was just released last year! It is as solid as a rock. It is new as foam! It is visionary, and at the same time, he had a sophisticated coolness about him!  #TruthJusticeLove @prince ☔️ @tavissmiley @kbla1580

Cornel West reflects on resisting political hatred, greed, and spectacle—describing Trump as an embodiment of those forces—while urging a response rooted in love, compassion, and moral discipline. Drawing on philosophical and civil rights traditions, he calls for a “noble discontent” that refuses to mirror idolatry with more idolatry, and instead centers human dignity and service! #TruthJusticeLove @kbla1580 @tavissmiley

My strong words on Al Jazeera about this historic clash between the visionary Pope and vile President reveals a world that seems to be headed to spiritual death! #TruthJusticeLove @AJEnglish youtu.be/98A_QB1IGm8?si…

When Donald Trump reaches for the sacred language of faith only to twist it into mockery, it reveals not merely a lapse in taste, but a deeper poverty of moral character! Religious language, at its best, is meant to uplift, to console, to call us to justice and compassion—not to be reduced to spectacle or scorn! To be a Christian is not to dwell on any plantation—neither the plantation of the Democratic Party nor that of the Republican Party! It is to stand free, rooted in a love that speaks truth to power, committed to justice wherever injustice may be found, and loyal not to party, but to principle! #TruthJusticeLove @tavissmiley @kbla1580

In these grim and dim times, we need moral courage and subtle analysis of the variety catastrophes facing us, including the illegal war against Iran, the brutal repressive Iranian regime, the genocide in Gaza, and the voices of Iranian diaspora! #TruthJusticeLove @annahita.m/revolution-without-end-the-unfinished-grief-of-1979-a-nations-struggle-for-freedom-at-home-and-b24af3e2028e" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@annahita.m/re… open.substack.com/pub/annahitama…

Dr. @CornelWest talks with host @NiazKasravi about how some ignore and deny human suffering in the name of the larger fight against imperialism, as when it comes to Iran. #iran‌ #truth #resetcritical Full episode youtu.be/j7HVmPx__hI?si… youtube.com/shorts/W5uxs-0…

We had a grand time wrestling with the great Black prophetic tradition. I salute my dear brother Eugene and my dear sister Jackie Rivers for bringing us together at Bishop Felton’s historic Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ! (Although I had to stop for the mayor’s strong words, but I return and continue my talk) @EugeneFRivers #TruthJusticeLove youtube.com/live/pS4iLqFk6…

On @kbla1580—Tavis Smiley show- Monday March 23rd- Cornel West said: “When you have no integrity, you are driven by popularity” Cornel West and Tavis Smiley lay bare the truth about power, war, and systemic injustice—revealing why integrity, not popularity, is the real measure of leadership! @kbla1580 @tavissmiley #TruthJusticeLove

Can war be “just” when it’s launched by “gangster” regimes? @CornelWest doesn’t think so, says, “The struggle of the Iranian people against a fascist regime, that’s just.” Full episode: youtu.be/j7HVmPx__hI?si… #Iran #IranWar‌ #IranMassacre‌ youtube.com/shorts/omtJB64…

In the midst of all the heartache and heartbreak, our resilience, our remembrance, our resistance, our reverence have not been wiped out—no fascism can do that! Terror, horror, hatred, oppression, and domination may be the dominant history of the species, but they are not the only history! There is always a response to that domination and hatred, and it lives in the dignity people carry even in the darkest conditions—the quiet refusal to be reduced, the insistence on love, the preservation of memory, and the courage to stand for one another! In that sense, dignity itself becomes a form of resistance, a testimony that even in the face of overwhelming injustice, something deeply human endures beyond the reach of any system! #TruthJusticeLove @ResetCritical Full interview: youtu.be/j7HVmPx__hI?si…

“Those who make nonviolent revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable.” @CornelWest and @AnnahitaMahdavi join host @NiazKasravi for a powerful conversation. Full episode: youtube.com/shorts/nXLzy_x… #IranWar‌ #nonviolence #resetcritical youtube.com/shorts/nXLzy_x…

What happens to truth, solidarity, and our humanity when war, trauma, and ideology collide? @NiazKasravi sits down w @AnnahitaMahdavi and @CornelWest to discuss #Iran, diaspora trauma, war, and solidarity. #IranWar‌ #racialjustice #truth youtu.be/j7HVmPx__hI?si…

The rich prophetic legacy of my dear brother Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. must not be confined to the mediocre Democratic Party -- social movements of liberation go beyond the corrupt two-party system! #TruthJusticeLove @tavissmiley @MichaelPfleger @RStevenBJacobs @kbla1580

On Friday we honored the life and witness of Jesse Jackson Sr. a freedom fighter who reminded America that justice is what love looks like in public! He stood in the great prophetic tradition—telling the truth, lifting up the poor, and insisting that every child of God has dignity! His voice carried the cry of the marginalized and the hope of a more compassionate democracy! As we reflect today, may we remember that his legacy is not just in history but in the ongoing struggle for spiritual integrity, moral courage, and a love powerful enough to challenge injustice! We love you forever @RevJJackson! #TruthJusticeLove

We must focus on the richness and realness of Rev. Jessie Jackson Sr. that goes far beyond his political campaigns! #TruthJusticeLove @WGNNews @tavissmiley youtube.com/watch?v=awpXhC…