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For me music is central, so when one's talking about poetry, for the most part Plato's talking primarily about words, where I talk about notes, I talk about tone, I talk about timbre, I talk about rhythms.
Cornel West
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Cornel West
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: June 2
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Cornel Ronald West
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Black people have been working hard for decades.
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The aim is not for me to be right. The aim is to make sure that we keep the focus on the people who are suffering. That's what we're here for.
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We can't have a freedom struggle without free choice.
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Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public
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I've been blessed, I think, to have tremendous joy in my life in pursuing my vocation, my calling.
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