Tavis Smiley

Newly appointed President and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and son of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, Yusef Jackson discusses the Rainbow PUSH Annual Conference, “Fulfilling the American Promise,” taking place this week. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Author, scholar, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West offers his analysis on politics, civil rights, social justice, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

President of ASALH (Association for the Study of African American Life and History), founding director of The Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice at Loyola University Maryland, and award-winning talk show host Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead shares her thoughts on the Democratic Party’s big decision—Black representation or more blue seats—and other trending political topics.  Become a su...

Tavis celebrates the 68th birthday of the icon Prince, taking place this weekend, and talks about his upcoming trip to The Met Museum to honor The Artist as part of their Musical Bodies exhibition. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Congressman Christian Menefee (D-TX) talks about his unprecedented primary win of unseating longtime Democratic Congressman Al Green, the general election, and what’s next for Houston’s historic 18th Congressional District. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson gives us his Black Summer Movie Preview as he highlights must-see Black-led films that make a statement this season. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Civil rights attorney and Urban Peace Institute co-founder Connie Rice gives her analysis about the political concerns of Black women in the South and other trending political topics.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Multidisciplinary astrophysicist, inventor, award-winning author, and journalist Hakeem Oluseyi joins Tavis in studio to discuss his newest book, “Why Do We Exist? The Nine Realms Of The Universe That Make You Possible,” and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Former Atlanta mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms talks about her statewide campaign and why she believes America is ready for a Black woman governor. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

President and CEO of the California Community Foundation, Miguel A. Santana, discusses the power of philanthropy and how community investment can improve quality of life across Southern California. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Congressman Christian Menefee (D-TX) talks about his unprecedented primary victory in unseating longtime Democratic Congressman Al Green and what’s next for Houston’s historic 18th Congressional District. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Tavis facilitates a post-election roundtable with KBLA Talk 1580 hosts Dominique DiPrima, Adrianne Shropshire, and Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey about the results of the California election and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

New York Times bestselling co-authors Victoria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedict open the pages to their latest text “A Pair Of Aces: A Novel,” about two trailblazing women on opposite sides of the law working to bring down notorious gangster Lucky Luciano. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Surgeon, veteran, and now frontrunner for New Jersey’s 12th congressional district race, Dr. Adam Hamawy (D-NJ) talks about his historic run to replace Black Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman and how he went from being a “political nobody” to being endorsed by progressive leaders. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Professor of Global and International Studies at UC Irvine, Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, and her attorney, Justice Project Director at the Advancement Project Thomas Harvey, discuss her work and her case of political prosecution in the era of Trump.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Democratic Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang makes a final pitch for her congressional campaign to unseat longtime Representative Doris Matsui for the U.S. House of Representatives, and discusses the battle for new generational leadership in the Golden State.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Christopher Sebastian Parker, UC Santa Barbara political science professor, author, and founder of Black Insights Research, discusses California politics and how Black male voters are not showing up at the polls. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) talks about what’s next for voting rights and his concerns about the latest wave of attacks against Black political leadership. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Regional Emmy Award-winning director, live performance storyteller, and writer Phill Branch gives his insights on identity, masculinity, and the quiet, radical act of existing on your own terms with his new book “The Double Dutch Fuss: A Memoir.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Public Intellectual, scholar and special contributor Dr. Cornel West talks about hate violence prevention, in light of the Anti-Defamation League's antisemitism database and the groundbreaking report from Jews For Racial and Economic Justice.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols reflects on the 105th Day of Remembrance of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and gives an update on his A Road To Repair plan he introduced one year ago. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Author, scholar, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West offers his analysis about the 105th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, Black political power, and more.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Marcus Anthony Hunter, professor, founding chair of the Department of African American Studies at UCLA, and author of “Radical Reparations: Healing The Soul Of A Nation,” tells us the latest about the Washington state reparations movement and shares his analysis about trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Tavis reprises his conversations with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s personal legal counsel and trusted advisor, Clarence B. Jones, who passed away earlier this week.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

White House correspondent, author, and host of A More Perfect Union on KBLA Talk 1580, Nii-Quartelai Quartey, reports exclusively from Cuba as part of an Emergency Fact-Finding Delegation at a moment of profound historical reckoning and citizen diplomacy. Tavis will also be joined by The Nation magazine’s Special Correspondent, DD Guttenplan, with his assessment of the latest developments in Cuba....