Thread by @ChuckModi1

Most infuriating falsehood is Dr. Cornel West 4Prez is “vanity run” who did “photo op” in Ferguson.

No public figure stands w/OTG activists more—& it ain’t close. In 7/2014, it’s career suicide to be at #FreePalestine rally—worst vanity choice in history

“Photo-Op” claim doesn’t come from Ferguson activists who I watched hug the shit out of that man cuz by Oct2014 big media left but not the brutality. He used his celeb to BRING BACK cams to daily fight after world moved on. How come no one else famous wanted these “photo ops?”

“Standing Rock is consistently the same struggle (as Ferguson). It’s a beautiful thing I see this coming together” —Dr. Cornel West

It was COLD! CW came to help impact the months long media blackout at SR. Again, why is he one of only public figures?

"We're bearing witness to love and justice"

Dr. Cornel West in Charlottesville hours b4 murder of Heather Heyer 😔. He left ivory tower to put body on line to stand up to neo-Nazis? A-gain, why was the only famous person standing with us?

This is from #RiseUpOctober in 2015 in NYC with 100+ families who had loved ones killed by police. This is Vonderrit Myers Sr. & Family. Outside STL, few know him. This is the kind of love ppl get from Dr. Cornel West. If u haven’t seen it, u can’t understand it. He is 100% REAL.

Murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin was SO brutal on video that anyone could understand. it was one of few times corporate media did some decent coverage. Here is Dr. West tearing it up for 5 minutes on CNN.

His OTG activism formed my view of his authenticity & why I spent weekend researching DeSantis (way overblown) critique. No he doesn’t support RD or his Ed Plan—only a small slice (CLT) long b4 RD. West called article title WSJ used “ridiculous”. My thread on many misconceptions

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