Cornel West

Cornel West, born Cornel Ronald West on 2 June 1953 in Tulsa, is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist and writer. He earned a Bachelor of Arts at Harvard University in 1973 and a master's degree and doctorate at Princeton University, and he has taught at Union Theological Seminary, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Paris 8 University and Pepperdine University. His books include Black Prophetic Fire, and he received an American Book Award in 1993. His account on X had about 1.05 million followers in February 2023.