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Music is the very cement that has not just held the black community together but holds black selves together in a fundamental sense.

Cornel West

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Cornel West
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: June 2
Actor
Critic
Philosopher
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Cornel Ronald West
Cornel R. West
Together
Selves
Music
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