During his second inaugural address Monday afternoon, President Barack Obama said, "We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to ...

Union Theological Seminary professor and cultural commentator Cornel West is speaking about Martin Luther King Jr. and his latest book “The Radical King.” [7 p.m., Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St., S.F.

Professor Cornel West, the radio personality and scholar, on Friday lashed out at organizers of Wednesday’s 50th-anniversary commemoration of the March on Washington, saying that it offered scant ...

Author, scholar and activist Dr. Cornel West will speak during Western's MLK Day Celebration. His address reflects King’s enduring words that “our lives begin to end the day we become silent about ...

Introduction: Why we need to talk about Black Prophetic Fire -- It's a Beautiful Thing to be on Fire : Frederick Douglass -- The Black Flame : W.E.B. Du Bois -- Moral Fire : Martin Luther King, Jr. -- ...

{mosads}The protest movement is “already historic,” West said in an interview with the organization’s internal media. Video footage of the protest and West’s arrest show West speaking through a ...