Cornel West fires up the crowd in AME church in St. Pete

Share

Dr. Cornel West, a polarizing black intellectual, gave an electrifying speech at an overflowing church Wednesday night in St. Petersburg. West spoke as part of the Heritage Lecture Series put on by St. Petersburg College and a community nonprofit run by Mt. Zion AME Church. West made full use of his seminary training in a hybrid mix of sermon and lecture.

West touched on a broad swath of topics ranging from law enforcement violence to drone warfare and conservative media. The thread running through his entire presentation was humanity. West emphasized the commonality of all humans.

Cornel West, an Ivy League educated professor, doesn’t shy away from putting his money where is mouth is. He was arrested after joining protests in Ferguson, Missouri. West sees what happened in Ferguson as a paradigm shift.

Holding the media accountable for reporting the news is high on Cornel West’s list. He is critical of both liberal and conservative media.

//www.youtube.com/embed/OivnEjGHUFI

According to West, the black community should not be content with a few people of color overcoming stereotypes.

West takes aim at President Barack Obama and some of his cabinet for effectively shirking their moral obligation to the black community.

Today the Obama administration launched two separate US drone attacks in Pakistan, thought to have killed 5 to 7 people each. West makes short order of his condemnation of drone warfare.

//www.youtube.com/embed/ytCPzpN8FuY

//www.youtube.com/embed/UDIyq4p312k

//www.youtube.com/embed/VnHYB_r6u9o

You may also like

Safe Streets Ybor, Bring The Funk

The owner of Crowbar, a nightclub in Tampa’s Ybor City...

Aerial photo of downtown Tallahassee, Florida and the State Capitol
Death of Florida official in the Capitol raises questions, calls for transparency

Listen:   A Florida official was dead or dying in...

Three women in a radio studio, with headphones on, listening to a caller and waiting to respond on two microphones.
Tampa 5 protestors talk about nationwide support, free speech in Florida and more

July selection starts on Dec. 12 in the trial of...

The Scoop: WMNF Daily News Digest
The Scoop: Fri., December 1, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Florida GOP chair is subject of rape investigation The chair...

Ways to listen

WMNF is listener-supported. That means we don't advertise like a commercial station, and we're not part of a university.

Ways to support

WMNF volunteers have fun providing a variety of needed services to keep your community radio station alive and kickin'.

Follow us on Instagram