Dr. Cornel West & BMWMB Bring “Sound Of Black Tour” to UT
DR. CORNEL WEST & BLACK MEN WHO MEAN BUSINESS (BMWMB) BRING ‘SOUND OF BLACK TOUR’ TO UT KNOXVILLE
Author and Public Speaker Isiah Reese To Moderate Event With Discussions
From New CD Project Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations
Knoxville, Tennessee – February 25, 2008—Dr. Cornel West, Princeton University professor, best-selling author, orator, and recording artist, along with Black Men Who Mean Business (BMWMB), will bring the Sound of Black Tour™ to the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s James R. Cox Auditorium on March 4 at 7:00 P.M. for an all engaging dialogue on his new CD project.
Dr. Cornel West’s third album project, Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations, under the Hidden Beach Forum label, will serve as the focal point of discussion at the listening party. West’s new CD project gives an explosive critique on major issues through collaboration of conscious thought and musical righteousness as this project takes him out of the confines of Princeton classrooms and releases him creatively to share the mic with Hip Hop and R&B heavy hitters like Andre 3000, Black Thought, Kanye West protégé’ Rhymefest, KRS-1, Talib Kweli, Prince, Dave Hollister, and the late Gerald LeVert, among others, addressing issues of racial profiling, politics, 9/11, war, and a litany of other concerns of not just Black people but America at large.
“We are excited to bring our musical mission to the campus of UT Knoxville in hopes that it will help lay a strong and much needed foundation in this country in cleaning up music where misogyny, homophobia and empty materialism are concerned,” stated Dr. West.
The project was birthed under the vision of Mike Dailey, Sacramento-based writer and producer, along with co-producer Clifton West, who are both members of Dr. West’s new movement, BMWMB. The duo serve as supporting cast to Dr. West with their mission to inform and empower the African American community through hip hop, R&B, Spoken Word and Rap as well as mentoring, uplifting and truthtelling in the community.
“The Hip Hop music of today is under constant fire because of its negative lyrics and videos. We feel our movement can serve as part of the solution in helping to change the landscape of Black music in America,” stated Clifton West, who wrote and produced several singles on the project.
The event is free and open to the public and is designed to serve as a platform to open up dialogue on various issues among young adults at college campuses across the country.
About Dr. Cornel West
Dr. Cornel West is a professor of religion and African American studies at Princeton University and is considered one of America’s most gifted, provocative, and important public intellectuals. He has won numerous awards, including the American Book Award, and has received more than 20 honorary degrees. In his scholarly work, he has authored more than 17 books including the best-selling Race Matters which has sold nearly 400,000 copies to date and continues to influence a national dialogue on race. A political theorist who’s worked on presidential bids by Bill Bradley, Al Sharpton and now Barack Obama, West has also been involved with such projects as the Million Man March and Russell Simmon’s Hip Hop Summit. He continues to be an integral part of social change as well as a driving force in pop culture. He has appeared in both The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions playing one of the elders, Councilor West while also providing philosophical commentary on all three Matrix films in The Ultimate Matrix Collection. He is a widely sought after public speaker, guest commentator on many national television programs and an integral part of social change in bringing back the essence of Black music with a ‘real’ purpose. He has, without question, earned his place in American history as one of the greatest public intellectuals of our time.
About BMWMB
Mike Dailey and Clifton West are the duo serving as supporting cast to the movement of Dr. Cornel West to inform and empower the African American community through hip hop, R&B, Spoken Word and Rap as well as mentoring, uplifting and truth telling in our community. Mike Dailey, writer and co-producer of Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations” brings many years of music industry savvy to the new project and has solicited the support of some of the industry’s top artists. His past credits include work with the likes of such artists as George Duke, The Jacksons, and Bobby Brown to name a few. Clifton West also brings his writing and producing skills to the project as well as his voice at forums and listening parties to address African American issues in today’s society. BMWMB is a movement to remember, restore and re-ignite the power of uniting the African American community through love, unity, solidarity and loyalty to one another through mentoring and forums/listening parties in addition to other events.
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Sheihan
July 8, 2008
This is great. Dr. Cornel West is the man. I would welcome him and this movement as a forum at the Historical Alpha Lodge No. 116 f&AM in East Orange, NJ.
Alesia of Nashville, TN
September 3, 2008
Dr. Cornel West I am been in awe of what you are doing for many years. I feel your cd is a great avenue to reach black people in general and young black people especially. Our people are numb to what is going on around them and hopefully this will help to wake them up…
rashawn
February 20, 2009
good job cornel west
william
April 25, 2009
i love these men, he is so good.
Emm Dee Batts
November 23, 2009
Dr. West/BMWMB Featuring Jill Scott– what time is it? All I may say about this whole CD but in particular about What Time Is It, is as follows: “Simply Beautiful and Most Relevant for Blues Peoples of every color but most certainly the original Blues Folk.” I am yelling~ I know what time it is. . .
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[...] more from the man… now my teacher/mentor. This research led to the fairly recent release of Dr. Cornel West & BMWMB (Black Men Who Mean Business) – CD Project Never Forget: A Journey…. The number 6 track on the album, The N Word is a true treat. The N Word is a discussion, mediated [...]