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Ruth E. Carter Joins Tavis Smiley
Ruth E. Carter, the two-time Academy Award winner and five-time nominee for best costume design, returns to celebrate the success of “Sinners” and it…
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Sheryll Cashin Joins Tavis Smiley
Sheryll Cashin, former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and professor of law, civil rights and social justice at Georgetown …
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Dr. Cornel West and Tavis Smiley Discuss Rev. Jesse Jackson's Legacy
Leading public intellectual, author, scholar and special contributor Dr. Cornel West talks to Tavis about how Rev. Jesse Jackson was a moral and spir…
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Dr. Norman C. Francis Tribute
This week, it was announced that Dr. Norman C. Francis — civil rights leader and longtime president of Xavier University — has passed away at 94.
Toda…
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Dean Stroud Joins Tavis Smiley
Dean Stroud, professor emeritus of German studies at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, former Presbyterian pastor, and editor of “Preaching in H…
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Mustafa Santiago Ali Joins Tavis Smiley
Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali, executive vice president of the National Wildlife Federation and founder and president of Revitalization Strategies, explai…
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Amy Wilentz Joins Tavis Smiley
Amy Wilentz, author and UC Irvine English professor, gives an update on the current political turmoil in Haiti, where U.S. warships arrived along its…
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Gerald “Jerry” Austin Joins Tavis Smiley
Gerald “Jerry” Austin, Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1988 campaign manager, reflects on the civil rights leader’s political legacy and how he changed the Demo…
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Adrianne Shropshire Joins Tavis Smiley
Adrianne Shropshire, host of The BlackPack radio show on KBLA Talk 1580 and executive director of BlackPAC, shares her thoughts on how Rev. Jesse Jac…
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Santita Jackson Joins Tavis Smiley
Daughter of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Santita Jackson, joins Tavis to share her reflections on her father's life and legacy.
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