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While Americans are less racist than we used to be, we are not post-racial, even in the age of President Barack Obama, said prominent activist Cornel West at Purdue on Friday afternoon.

West, currently a professor at Princeton University, spoke on the question “Does race still matter?” to hundreds of people in Elliott Hall of Music.

According to West, issues about race, gender, class, and empire still exist in our culture.

“Black people, red people, brown people, yellow people and white folk are race, too. They matter. They count,” said West, with enthusiasm.

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A large crowd filled Elliott Hall of Music to hear prominent activist Cornel West speak at Purdue University on Friday.

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Prominent activist Cornel West spoke on whether race still matters to a large crowd at Purdue University on Friday.

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America is still a racist nation, a prominent activist said Friday night.

Cornel West, a professor of religion at Princeton University, spoke at Elliott Hall of Music. West is a prominent civil rights activist and philosopher and member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

He is the author of the bestseller book Race Matters, published in 1994, and two other books Hope On a Tightrope: Words & Wisdom (2008) andBrother West: Living & Loving Out Loud (2009). He also co-hosts a national public radio show “Smiley and West” with Tavis Smiley.

He has appeared on “The Colbert Report,” “CNN” and “C-Span” as a commentator on race matters.

During this speech, West said that America is still racist when it comes to our education system.

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