Cornel West in the context of "Pepperdine University"

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⭐ Core Definition: Cornel West

Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist, politician, social critic, and public intellectual. West was an independent candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election and is an outspoken voice in left-wing politics in the United States. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West's primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society. A socialist, West draws intellectual contributions from multiple traditions, including Christianity, the black church, democratic socialism, left-wing populism, neopragmatism, and transcendentalism.

During his career, he has held professorships and fellowships at Harvard University, Yale University, Union Theological Seminary, Princeton University, Dartmouth College, Pepperdine University, and the University of Paris in Saint-Denis. Among his most influential books are Race Matters (1993) and Democracy Matters (2004). He has been featured in several documentaries, and made appearances in Hollywood films such as The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, as well as providing commentary for both films. West has also made several spoken word and hip hop albums.

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Cornel West in the context of Grassroots

A grassroots movement uses the people in a given district, region, or community as the basis for a political or social movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from volunteers at the local level to implement change at the local, regional, national, or international levels. Grassroots movements are associated with bottom-up, rather than top-down decision-making, and are sometimes considered more natural or spontaneous than more traditional power structures.

Grassroots movements, using self-organisation, encourage community members to contribute by taking responsibility and action for their community. Grassroots movements utilize a variety of strategies, from fundraising and registering voters, to simply encouraging political conversation. Goals of specific movements vary and change, but the movements are consistent in their focus on increasing mass participation in politics. These political movements may begin as small and at the local level, but grassroots politics, as Cornel West contends, are necessary in shaping progressive politics as they bring public attention to regional political concerns.

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Public intellectual → 2024 United States presidential election → American Left → Baptist → Race (classification of human beings) → Gender → Class conflict → Socialism → Christianity → Black church → Democratic socialism → Left-wing populism → Neopragmatism → Transcendentalism → Harvard University → Yale University → Union Theological Seminary (New York City) → Princeton University → Dartmouth College → Pepperdine University → University of Paris in Saint-Denis → Race Matters → The Matrix Reloaded → The Matrix Revolutions → Spoken word → Hip hop →