Summary Of 'The Ghost Of Cornel West'

What would one expectations be of a man who declares themselves a prophet, because he embodies the resistance against the oppression of blacks? In the article “The Ghost of Cornel West”, Michael Eric Dyson former mentee of Cornel reveals his disaffection with Cornel’s claim of being a prophet, since he does not internalize or acknowledge the religious history of a prophet. Dyson goes on to say, “One need not to be Martian Luther king to qualify as a prophet. But when you claim to be a prophet, you are expected, as the classic gospel song goes, to live the life you sing about in your songs” (Dyson 14). Although Cornel believes that not being ordained provides him with the opportunity express his prophetic instincts candidly and not be confined