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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 West

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Cornel West
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: June 2
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When you love poor people THAT MUCH, when you love 'working people' THAT MUCH, that makes you the freest man/woman in the country. - Cornel West in explaining that Obama is A fulfillment of MLK's dream not THE fulfillment of MLK's dream
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