Cornel West is currently on CSPAN2

[StellaBlue]

Amazing. Riveting. Truth-telling. His students are lucky ones, indeed.

"I believe in personal responsibility. I tend to start with corporate responsibility... let's start with the most powerful first..."

[ultraist]

1. Thanks for the tip, tuning in now! n/t

[StellaBlue]

2. This is fabulous.

He is my new hero.

[ultraist]

4. He is so fucking cool.

He mentioned the Million More March and how people are awakening. Goes on to quote DuBois. West is scary smart. Damn.

[susu369]

3. Thanks!

*nt*

[StellaBlue]

5. He was speaking at Columbia on Oct. 1st

Now taking questions

[Totally Committed]

6. He is am amzing person, and a wonderful teacher, to be sure.

I admire and respect him tremendously.

TC

[goclark]

7. Damn, I missed my hero! Will they repeat?

[ultraist]

8. I don't see a replay on today's schedule

http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/schedule.csp

When Affirmative Action Was White: Public Policy Panel
Columbia University, Institute for Res. in African-Amer. Studies
New York, New York (United States)
ID: 189499 - 2 - 10/01/2005 - 1:52 - $29.95

Katznelson, Ira, Professor, Columbia University, Political Science and History
Griffin, Farah Jasmine, Director, Columbia University, Institute for Res. in African-Amer. Studies

The Institute for Research in African-American Studies held a symposium to discuss Dr. Ira Katznelson's book When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth Century America, published by W. W. Norton and Company in 2005. The book argues that modern racial inequality in America grew from government policies enacted during the 1930s and 1940s intended to impede the socioeconomic progression of African-Americans. The second panel discussed the modern public policy effects of affirmative action. Farah Griffin moderated the discussion.

~ Panelists include Cornel West, author of "Race Matters"; Luke Harris, author of "The Meaning of Equality in Post-apartheid America"; and Harvard University professor Jennifer Hoschild.

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Maybe there will be a video of the conference available online.

[StellaBlue]

9. CSPAN blurb

History on Book TV
A look at non-fiction history books.

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When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America - History Panel
Ira Katznelson
Description: Modern racial inequality in America grew from government policies enacted during the 1930s and 1940s intended to impede the socioeconomic progression of African-Americans. So writes author and Columbia University political science professor Ira Katznelson in his new book, "When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America." The book was the subject of a panel discussion featuring University of Pennsylvania professor Thomas Sugrue, author of "W.E.B. DuBois, Race, and the City: The Philadelphia Negro and Its Legacy"; Columbia University professor Manning Marable, author of "The Great Wells of Democracy: The Meaning of Race in American Life"; and Columbia University professor Sudhir Venkatesh, author of "American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto." The panelists discuss how veterans benefits and New Deal programs benefitted whites more than African-Americans. Mr. Katznelson writes that the disparity which began during this era is a justification for the Affirmative Action policies of the modern era. Columbia University professor Marcellus Blount moderates the discussion.

Author Bio: Ira Katznelson is the author of several books including "City Trenches" and "Desolation and Enlightenment." He is a political science and history professor at Columbia University.

Publisher: W.W. Norton 500 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10110

[ultraist]

10. Very interesting discussion about Affirmative Action

And policies in general that "act as forms of corrective justice, specifically racial policies."