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The Supreme Love and Revolutionary Funk of Dr. Cornel West, Philosopher of the Blues
By Jeff Sharlet — 2009
West never holds back from anyone who wants a piece of him—whether it’s a blessing or banter, an argument with the great man or simply a hug that lasts too long—but he never gets pinned down, either. He locks eyes and holds hands, asks and answers real questions, and then pirouettes away.
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