Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
This PSA is one of 3 PSAs made from the 58 minute show
An Evening With Dr. Cornel West - youtu.be/uz2mzhPAdJI
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PSA Transcription
Oh, so that's what presidents do is learn how to bomb, huh? Oh, that's interesting—get outta my way with that John Wayne mentality. This ain't no cowboys versus Indians. I thought we were beyond that. Martin Luther King Jr. died talking about what? Poverty, racism, materialism and what else? Militarism. War. Bombs dropped! In Libya, Syria, Mali, Niger, Pakistan, Afghanistan. Across the board, they land in hoods with no money for education. No money for health care. Can't find the money—"Oh, we got a budgetary austerity we must promote!" But we notice when it comes to finding money for wars, all of a sudden the money flows like water.
Those are the kinds of things that need to be addressed, and unfortunately in most of our presidential discussions, foreign policy hardly surfaces. I don't think there was a serious discussion of it in that last debate. Not at all. For every dollar spent, 60 cents goes to military industrial complex. So you got 40 cents to deal with all of your other problems.
Priorities need to be revamped. And that's one of the ways that we have to keep track of these various politicians. Generate such a high level of enthusiasm and vision. You've got to be able to set them on fire, not with necessarily rhetoric, but with ideas and vision.
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Three PSAs are available from this show.
PSA 00m33s - Cornel West - Joy From Serving Others
youtu.be/zPXb8XMM5Hk
PSA 01m40s - Cornel West - Revamp Priorities
youtu.be/QipS-8cwdwg
PSA 01m53s - Cornel West - Money For Education, Health Care - Require Ideas & Vision
youtu.be/gcOFwq0brUo
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An Evening With Dr. Cornel West - Description
Dr. Cornel West says his passion is to keep alive the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.—a legacy of telling the truth and bearing witness to love and justice. In addition to his posts at Harvard and Princeton, West has taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale and the University of Paris. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard in three years and obtained his master’s and doctorate in philosophy at Princeton.
In a polarized country, with issues of voter disenfranchisement, police shootings of unarmed African-Americans and discussions of reparations at the forefront, our guests will explore the possibilities for improved life outcomes and opportunities for black people, particularly in cities such as San Francisco as the wealth gap continues to swell. In commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the HRC, created in response to antiblack racism in businesses, government services and community investments, join us for a conversation with one of the nation’s most prominent and provocative civil rights champions about America’s (and San Francisco’s) present and future racial equity.
This PSA is made from a 58 minute show:
An Evening With Dr. Cornel West
youtu.be/uz2mzhPAdJI
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Tags: Dr. Cornel West, Sheryl Davis, United States, Politics, Racism, Government, Police, Opportunity, Wealth, Poverty, Community, Civil Rights, Equity, Truth, Justice,
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YouTube
youtu.be/gcOFwq0brUo
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Also, this show is available for local public TV stations to broadcast.
Phone your local public TV station (LPTV) to request they broadcast this film to your local community. Your station can download the film in TV broadcast format, HD or SD, from www.PEGMedia.org . This film is available for broadcast from any LPTV station in the country - and world. Stations that use Telvue, DVDs or other media can contact us for instructions.
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Website - About
cornelwest.com/bio.html
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This PSA is one of 3 PSAs made from the 58 minute show
An Evening With Dr. Cornel West - youtu.be/uz2mzhPAdJI
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PSA Transcription
Oh, so that's what presidents do is learn how to bomb, huh? Oh, that's interesting—get outta my way with that John Wayne mentality. This ain't no cowboys versus Indians. I thought we were beyond that. Martin Luther King Jr. died talking about what? Poverty, racism, materialism and what else? Militarism. War. Bombs dropped! In Libya, Syria, Mali, Niger, Pakistan, Afghanistan. Across the board, they land in hoods with no money for education. No money for health care. Can't find the money—"Oh, we got a budgetary austerity we must promote!" But we notice when it comes to finding money for wars, all of a sudden the money flows like water.
Those are the kinds of things that need to be addressed, and unfortunately in most of our presidential discussions, foreign policy hardly surfaces. I don't think there was a serious discussion of it in that last debate. Not at all. For every dollar spent, 60 cents goes to military industrial complex. So you got 40 cents to deal with all of your other problems.
Priorities need to be revamped. And that's one of the ways that we have to keep track of these various politicians. Generate such a high level of enthusiasm and vision. You've got to be able to set them on fire, not with necessarily rhetoric, but with ideas and vision.
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Three PSAs are available from this show.
PSA 00m33s - Cornel West - Joy From Serving Others
youtu.be/zPXb8XMM5Hk
PSA 01m40s - Cornel West - Revamp Priorities
youtu.be/QipS-8cwdwg
PSA 01m53s - Cornel West - Money For Education, Health Care - Require Ideas & Vision
youtu.be/gcOFwq0brUo
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An Evening With Dr. Cornel West - Description
Dr. Cornel West says his passion is to keep alive the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.—a legacy of telling the truth and bearing witness to love and justice. In addition to his posts at Harvard and Princeton, West has taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale and the University of Paris. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard in three years and obtained his master’s and doctorate in philosophy at Princeton.
In a polarized country, with issues of voter disenfranchisement, police shootings of unarmed African-Americans and discussions of reparations at the forefront, our guests will explore the possibilities for improved life outcomes and opportunities for black people, particularly in cities such as San Francisco as the wealth gap continues to swell. In commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the HRC, created in response to antiblack racism in businesses, government services and community investments, join us for a conversation with one of the nation’s most prominent and provocative civil rights champions about America’s (and San Francisco’s) present and future racial equity.
This PSA is made from a 58 minute show:
An Evening With Dr. Cornel West
youtu.be/uz2mzhPAdJI
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Tags: Dr. Cornel West, Sheryl Davis, United States, Politics, Racism, Government, Police, Opportunity, Wealth, Poverty, Community, Civil Rights, Equity, Truth, Justice,
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YouTube
youtu.be/gcOFwq0brUo
--
Also, this show is available for local public TV stations to broadcast.
Phone your local public TV station (LPTV) to request they broadcast this film to your local community. Your station can download the film in TV broadcast format, HD or SD, from www.PEGMedia.org . This film is available for broadcast from any LPTV station in the country - and world. Stations that use Telvue, DVDs or other media can contact us for instructions.
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Website - About
cornelwest.com/bio.html
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