Black Quote by Cornel West

Martin Luther King, Jr., would have been the last person to have wanted his iconization and his heroism. He was an enormously guilt-laden man.…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Martin Luther King Jr's agenda was not to help Negroes overcome American apartheid in the south. It was to make America democracy a better…

— Cornel West

We forgot that Martin Luther King, Jr. changed his discourse toward the end of his life because he understood that the real fundamental problem…

— Raoul Peck

Martin Luther King was a misguided leader. He worked to be recognized as the leader of black America when what black America needs isn't…

— Jim Brown

Martin Luther King was a misguided leader. He worked to be recognized as the leader of black America, when what black America needs isn't…

— Don Yaeger

I wished the president [Barack Obama] were more "Martin Luther King-like."

— Cornel West

I think Martin Luther King would always keep track of collective insurgencies among poor and working people. He was concerned about the treatment of…

— Cornel West

The thing that would probably surprise most people was that Dr. Martin Luther King was a very reluctant leader. He felt very shocked at…

— David Oyelowo

I think you can find some rationales for that if we look at the background out of which he came. Martin [Luther King] had…

— Ella Baker

I think it's important not to view Martin Luther King Jr. in a narrow political manner. His fundamental commitment is to a radical love…

— Cornel West

One of the things I love most about Martin Luther King is that he was willing to sacrifice his popularity in favor of his…

— Cornel West

Let the efforts of us all, prove that he [Martin Luther King] was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the beauty of…

— Nelson Mandela