Dr. Cornel West to Speak at Worcester State University on Wednesday
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Cornell West
West's topic will be "The American Dream Reimagined: Race, Ethnicity and Education."
The lecture comes as part of Worcester State's annual Courageous Conversations lecture series.
Cornel West
West has been a life long champion for racial justice. He is a Professor of Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary in New York and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University.
West's 1993 bestselling book Race Matters provided an analysis of racism in American democracy.
Courageous Conversations
This is the 10th year in which the Courageous Conversations lecture has taken place and it has brought distinguished speakers and thinkers like Marc Lamont Hill, Jose Antonio Vargas, Kweisi Mfume, and Angela Davis to the campus.
The event is open to the public and a book signing will follow.
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