Entertainment Weekly writes about Cornel West's new record this week (try the print version), and so does the Boston Globe.
In 2002 West left Harvard and returned to the Center for African American Studies at Princeton, where he is a professor of religion. Princeton president Shirley Tilghman wasn't available for comment, but West feels confident of her support.
"I think she'll be much more open than Brother Summers," he says. "The hip-hop scared him. It's a stereotypical reaction."
..."I hope that this contributes to an awakening among young people having to do with the political situation, connecting them to history, and most important, giving them a sense of just how precious the black musical tradition is," West says. "It ought not to be dumbed down or debased or disrespected. I'm not trashing 50 Cent and Snoop. I'm challenging them in a loving way. We can be more engaging and responsible in our work and our art."
With every logical, reasonable, and inspiring word West speaks in the context of this album, he puts the Harvard naysayers in an increasingly awkward position...
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