West has written and co-authored numerous books on philosophy, race and sociology. His Race Matters won a Critics Choice Award and was listed as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1992. Other works included Keeping the Faith: Philosophy and Race in American and Jews and Blacks: Let the Healing Begin, co-authored with Michael Lerner. Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license. Democracy NOW!, is an independent non-profit user funded news media, recognized and broadcast world wide.