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Yassir Lester joins Tavis Smiley
Comedian, actor, and writer Yassir Lester joins Tavis in studio to talk about his latest film The Gutter and how his Black and Palestinian roots insp…
1 year ago
John-Miles Lewis and Michael Collins joins Tavis Smiley
Tavis celebrates what would have been the 85th birthday of longtime civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis with his son, John-Miles Lewis, and …
1 year ago
Ruth Buffalo joins Tavis Smiley
Indigenous activist Ruth Buffalo (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation) takes us inside the emotional homecoming of longtime political prisoner Leonar…
1 year ago
Kaye Wise Whitehead joins Tavis Smiley
Founding Executive Director of the Karson Institute for Race, Peace and Social Justice, Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead previews their Black History Month ce…
1 year ago
Antonique Smith joins Tavis Smiley
Actress and singer Antonique Smith talks about her Grammy nominated rendition of the classic climate action anthem Love Song to the Earth and why we …
1 year ago
LaDoris H. Cordell joins Tavis Smiley
Author and retired Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell shares her thoughts about Elon Musk’s efforts to gain access to sensitive and personal data, …
1 year ago
John “Divine G” Whitfield joins Tavis Smiley
Entrepreneur and prison reform advocate John “Divine G” Whitfield, the real-life person behind Coleman Domingo’s Oscar-nominated performance in the f…
1 year ago
Rita Omokha joins Tavis Smiley
Professor and author Rita Omokha takes us inside her new book, Resist: How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America.
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Robert Kuttner joins Tavis Smiley
Robert Kuttner, co-editor of The American Prospect, unpacks his recent piece about fellow citizens freely choosing dictatorship and trending politica…
1 year ago
Christopher S. Parker joins Tavis Smiley
Professor and Founder/CEO of Black Insights Research, Christopher Sebastian Parker, talks about his firm’s fourth and final post-election Black Voter…
1 year ago