The wonderful thing about the black church for me is that it forces you to come to terms with the centrality of love in the world.
Cornel WestAnd as a Christian, I got something the world didn't give me, the world can't take away, so I find joy that can never be reduced to anything.
Cornel WestIf the Kingdom of God is in you, you should leave a little bit of heaven wherever you go.
Cornel WestI am excited to have a black president because white supremacy is real and it needs to be shattered.
Cornel WestMusic at its best...is the grand archeology into and transfiguration of our guttural cry, the great human effort to grasp in time our deepest passions and yearnings as prisoners of time. Profound music leads us--beyond language--to the dark roots of our scream and the celestial heights of our silence.
Cornel West