Truth Time with Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss the merits of direct action including the latest 24-hour economic blackouts and longer boycott actions. 

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss the significance of the ministry of Min. Malcolm and his enormous impact on America and the world

Dr. West and Nina Turner explore the state of the Democratic Party-past, present and future. And the current political climate for Black farmers

Dr. West and Nina Turner discuss the family of Malcolm X’s request for the Trump administration to declassify federal documents 60 years after his assassination and will President Trump be know as an arbiter of peace? He says he will. 

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss the bravery, impact and self-sacrifice of Black Moses—the one and only Harriet Tubman. 

Dr. West and Nina Turner discuss the blame game within the Democratic Party over which faction of the Party is responsible for the reelection of President Trump. Neo-liberals or Progressives?

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner explore the limits of the judiciary branch of government in the age of Trump. Plus, the latest on the organizing efforts of Amazon workers in North Carolina.

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner explore the mental implications of racism on the American psyche, especially Black Americans. 

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner teach-in on the gloriously courageous life of investigative journalist, business woman and educator, Ida B. Wells Barnett. 

Dr. West and Nina Turner explore the new attack on everyday people—Americans are Lazy. At least that’s what some in the ruling class like Elon Musk believe. The reality is far from this delusion. American workers are working longer hours compared to the workers of other industrialized nations.

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss bigotry on full display. We draw historical comparisons and touch points. Lincoln Heights is a predominantly Black working class neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. Neo-Nazis came to an overpass with swastika flags and people pulled up on them and took their flags and burned them. 

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss the utility of joy, hope and determination in the mist of this chaotic political environment. They also bring forward the political links to Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance, campaign finance reform and the Democratic Party’s leadership conundrum

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner take a deep dive into the history connected to DEI. Why it is insufficient to address and redress the harms done to descendants of enslaved people and why this is such a hot button issue in this moment. 

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss President Trump’s declaration that he would take over Gaza, send American troops to the Middle East and displace millions of Palestinians and the various protest spring up across the country.

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner unpack the negative impact of mass deportations on all Americans. 

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss the potential path forward for the DNC in light of the resent election of a new chairman.

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner unpack the madness of the Trump administration’s preoccupation with DEI and his lack of empathy for the families who lost loved ones in the crash between an American Airline Jet and a Black Hawk helicopter.

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss the power of historic muscle memory for combating injustice in the 21st century. 

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss the necessity of holding on to joy even in the most of resistance and how absolute power can corrupt absolutely

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner unpack activist efforts to boycott Target over resent reversal of DEI programs as well as a discussion about not giving in to despair.

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss his new book, Truth Matters: A Dialogue on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division. Plus a critique of the Trump Executive Orders that are causing the most anxiety and how to fight back. 

Dr. West and Nina Turner discuss the contours of the first few days of Trump 2.0 and the impact of some of his executive orders on the American psyche.

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner weigh in on what it will take to stave off despair on this searing political environment.

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss MLK Day and President Donald Trump’s Inauguration speech. 

Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner discuss the latest developments in Gaza and the juxtaposition between Dr. King’s critique of the Vietnam War.