"You're misleading a whole generation of people." Cornel West speaks to The Root about his recent criticism of Ta-Nehisi Coates in the New York Times. | The Root

Telling the truth can make you more willing to grow. But it’s not a one-time thing. In the second of our three-part class on MasterClass, my co-instructors and I urge you to continually engage in truth-telling—about yourself, your society, and the world. I hope you’ll join me and some of the most courageous Black leaders I know: Jelani Cobb, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Angela Davis, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Sherrilyn Ifill, and John McWhorter. www.masterclass.com/blacklove | Dr. Cornel West

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Dr. Cornel West says anti-fascist and anarchist protesters protected clergy from being "crushed like cockroaches" by white nationalists Friday night in Charlottesville: "They saved our lives, actually… I will never forget that." | Democracy Now!