Summary of Cornel West's Race Matters, 25th Anniversary

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The liberal/conservative debate overlooks the most basic issue facing black America: the existential threat to its very existence. The debate fails to address the fact that people, especially degraded and oppressed people, are also hungry for identity, meaning, and self-worth. #2 The first African encounter with the New World was an encounter with a distinctive form of the Absurd. The initial black struggle ag