Cornel Wests Reckless Criticism of Ta-Nehisi Coates

Published: Dec. 22, 2017, 4:19 a.m.

b'It\\u2019s not an overstatement to say that, if you are a young writer who interrogates American race relations and white supremacy, Cornel West is the foundation upon which you stand. Alongside the likes of Kimberl\\xe9 Crenshaw, Angela Davis, Toni Morrison, and, of course, James Baldwin, West\\u2019s work is part of the canon that teaches younger writers how to think and write about race.'