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Lawrence Ware joins Tavis Smiley
LawrenceWare, Oklahoma State University philosophy professor and co-director of theAfricana Studies Program, explains why he was not surprised by Nic…
2 months ago
José Luis Granados Ceja joins Tavis Smiley
Journalist José Luis Granados Ceja, who covers Latin America for Drop Site News, goes inside the U.S. invasion of Venezuela and explains what it mean…
2 months ago
Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley
Dr. Cornel West, scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, shares his thoughts on the large-scale strike on Venezuela an…
2 months ago
Christina Greer joins Tavis Smiley
Christina Greer, political scientist, author, and associate professor at Fordham University, is back with her breakdown of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s ina…
2 months ago
Jeffrey Stewart joins Tavis Smiley
In this Best of 2025 episode, we revisit Tavis Smiley’s conversation with historian, professor, and UC Santa Barbara Vice Chancellor for Diversity, E…
2 months ago
Marcus Collins joins Tavis Smiley
In this Best of 2025 episode, we revisit Tavis Smiley’s conversation with University of Michigan professor, award-winning cultural translator, and au…
2 months ago
Latosha Brown joins Tavis Smiley
In this Best of 2025 episode, we revisit Tavis Smiley’s conversation with award-winning organizer, philanthropic consultant, and co-founder of Black …
2 months ago
Mother Viola Fletcher Tribute
In this Best of 2025 episode, we revisit the late Mother Viola Fletcher, the longest-living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, in her final in-stud…
2 months, 1 week ago
Jaron Lanier joins Tavis Smiley
In this Best of 2025 episode, we revisit Tavis Smiley’s conversation with Jaron Lanier—futurist, public intellectual, and computer scientist—as he sh…
2 months, 1 week ago
Lori Wallach joins Tavis Smiley
In this Best of 2025 episode, we revisit Tavis Smiley’s conversation with Lori Wallach, director of the Rethink Trade program at American Economic Li…
2 months, 1 week ago