Let's Over Love with Dr. Cornel West

Nina has a philosophically lyrical conversation with Dr Cornel West, author, philosopher, activist and whom she refers to as an “intergalactically known intellectual.” Under the guise of comparing the blues to our painful current times, this Blues Brother and Blues Sister get low down and dirty about love – that type of bounce-back love that is needed to heal our current catastrophe, that type of love that the Blues songs encapsulate so well and that type of blues that Black folks have been singing since 1870. This episode will have you pressing rewind – just like any good song – so you can catch that “Doc West” melody, that phrasing, that messaging that will feed your soul in this time that is full of heartache but capable of compassion, creativity, smiles and styles. Get on this train, put your headphones on … and listen.   NOTES: Blues created by black community 1870s https://www.britannica.com/art/blues-music Race Matters by Dr Cornel West https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/643717/race-matters-25th-anniversary-by-cornel-west/ “Justice not Revenge”- Kimberly Jones Quote and Speech https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/kimberly-latrice-jones-blm-video-speech-transcript  Dr. Jill Stein https://www.jill2016.com/about  Kanye West- running for president https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/05/entertainment/kanye-west-running-for-president-trnd/index.html  Debra Messing incident https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/debra-messing-used-stacey-abrams-to-attack-nina-turner-%E2%80%94-and-it-backfired/ar-BB16vjF3 Quotes: “You cannot lead people if you do not love people”- Dr. Cornell West WC Handy - St. Louis Blues Ma Rainy-Black Eye Blues Bessie Smith - Downhearted Blues Muddy Waters - Hootchie Coochie Man Jimi Hendrix— Freedom John Coltrane – A Love Supreme Stevie Wonder – Love’s in Need of Love Today BB King - The Thrill is Gone Marvin Gaye - National Anthem The Ohio Players - I Want to Be Free and Ohio Gerald Levert— Baby Hold On to Me Sly & The Family Stone Teddy Pendergrass – Joy written by Calloway Brothers of Midnight Star   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.