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

The Matrix Reloaded

as Councillor West

The Matrix Revolutions

as Councillor West

30 Rock

as Cornel West

The Colbert Report

as Self

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

as Don Sexton

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

as Self

Chasing Trane

as Self - Philosopher

The Matrix Recalibrated

as Self

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

as Self