On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
2 things Cornel West said, verbatim, from August 20, 2026 to September 13, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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Posted it themselves
“Whether in Iran, Palestine, Haiti, America, or among poor and working people everywhere, our moral responsibility is the same: stand with the vulnerable, bear witness, and refuse to look away! #TruthJusticeLove @kbla1580 @tavissmiley @AnnahitaMahdavi”
Posted it themselves
“Twenty-five years after 9/11, I still ask: What can a blues nation learn from a blues people? I spoke then of the “Niggerization of America”—a nation suddenly experiencing the fear, vulnerability, and insecurity Black people have endured for generations. We answered hatred with love, terror with freedom, and trauma with healing. The question remains: What has America learned from suffering? #TruthJusticeLove #September11 @tavissmiley @kbla1580”
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