In this report, KYW's community affairs reporter Karin Phillips speaks to Dr. Cornel West, a member of the advisory board of the "America I Am" exhibit.
by KYW's Karin Phillips
Although Dr. Cornel West is a professor of religion and African American studies at Princeton University, he might be best known as one of America's most provocative philosophers and public intellectuals.
Dr. West (right) says "America I Am" has itself become a part of American history:
"It's a very, very special historic moment -- right alongside the beginning of the Age of Obama. The timing could not be better. It's providential."
And he says that while "America I Am" is a celebration of the African-American, it examines all of the history:
"You see perseverance -- you see those who keep keeping on. But it does still look unflinchingly at the oppression, and just says that's not the end of the story."
Click (at top right) and listen to the extended coverage podcasts of the "America I Am" exhibit at the National Constitution Center, part of KYW Newsradio's celebration of Black History Month.
(Photo #1 from "America I Am." Photo #2 from Princeton Univ.)
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