Dr. Cornel West, America’s most provocative public intellectual, progressive and champion for racial justice, explains why he’s upset that President Barack Obama was sworn in on Martin Luther King’s bible. He questions the first black president’s commitment to the values the slain anti-war civil rights leader stood for, including: peace, truth and justice.
“You don’t play with Martin Luther King, Jr.,” said West. “You don’t use his prophetic fire as just a moment presidential pageantry without understanding the challenge that he presents to all those in power no matter what color they are.”
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