Better known in academic circles for highly analytical works like The American Evasion of Philosophy: A Genealogy of Pragmatism, and Post-Analytic Philosophy, FTP, name this African-American studies professor whose recordings in Sketches of My Culture act as an audio appendage to his best-selling collection of essays, Race Matters.
"Without self-respect, you certainly self-destruct," he intones on one track of his CD, which includes "Journey," a discussion of the generational links between spirituals, blues, jazz, and hip-hop.  Better known in academic circles for highly analytical works like The American Evasion of Philosophy: A Genealogy of Pragmatism, and Post-Analytic Philosophy, FTP, name this African-American studies professor whose recordings in Sketches of My Culture act as an audio appendage to his best-selling collection of essays, Race Matters.
"Without self-respect, you certainly self-destruct," he intones on one track of his CD, which includes "Journey," a discussion of the generational links between spirituals, blues, jazz, and hip-hop.  
Cornel West