Tavis Smiley

Teny Gross, founder and CEO of the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago, explains how Chicago experienced its lowest summer murder rate since 1965, how his organization helped make that happen, and how it all links back to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

USA Today Opinion Columnist and host of The Reconstruction Project on KBLA Talk 1580AM, John Wood Jr. discusses his latest column on how the furor over the Cracker Barrel logo is really about erasing America’s heritage, along with other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Trymaine Lee, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, blends his own life with the history of guns and African Americans in his new book, “A Thousand Ways to Die: The True Cost of Violence on Black Life in America”. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Adrinda “Dri” Kelly, executive director of the organization Black Education for New Orleans (BE NOLA), and Stevona "Stevie" Elem-Rogers, her chief of community programs and partnership, tell us how they are rebuilding the city’s learning pipeline, 20 years after Hurricane Katrina. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Dr. Cornel West, scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, talks about the impact of the Greensboro sit-in, in light of the recent death of civil rights pioneer Joseph McNeil. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Associate Professor and Founding Director of The Race, Politics, and Policy Center at George Mason University, Dr Michael K. Fauntroy gives his perspective on how  Trump's war on Black America isn't an accident but a strategy, along with other trending political topics.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) explains why he is warning his Republican colleagues pushing for Trump’s gerrymandering plan to “dig three graves” - one for the GOP, one for the Democrats, and one for the Republic. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Robert Livingston, social psychologist and lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, goes inside his new text, “Play the Game. Change the Game. Leave the Game. Pathways to Black Empowerment, Prosperity, and Joy.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

John Nichols, the Executive Editor for The Nation magazine, gives his perspective about the future of labor for American workers and how Democrats try to regroup, facing the crossroad of progressivism versus moderate appeal. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., President and CEO of The Hip-Hop Caucus and co-founder of Climate Revival, shares his thoughts about the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the climate and the pursuit of social justice, from then to now. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Danielle Moodie, host of “The Danielle Moodie Show” on YouTube, co-host of As The World Churns and co-host of “Democracyish" podcast, gives her analysis about Trump now considering sending troops to New Orleans, instead of Chicago, and other trending political stories. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Kevin Johnson, three time NBA All-Star and former Mayor of Sacramento, CA joins Tavis for a career conversation about basketball, politics and why he founded the National Association of Black Bookstores. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Spike Lee takes us inside two of his latest joints, the film “Highest 2 Lowest” starring Denzel Washington and the Netflix docuseries “Katrina: Come Hell And High Water”. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Gerald Torres, Professor of Environmental Justice and Law at Yale University, makes the link between the Trump administration's weaponization of government against dissenters, particularly people of color, and "The Miner’s Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy", which he co-wrote with late Harvard Law Professor Lani Guinier. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www...

Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, explains why he cancelled his planned lecture course this semester because of Columbia’s deal with President Donald Trump. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Dee Dee Bridgewater, GRAMMY winning vocalist, and Bill Charlap, GRAMMY winning pianist, share the new collaborative album, “Elemental”. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Sonny Rollins, legendary tenor saxophonist, is back to celebrate his 95th birthday this weekend. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Scholar, leading public intellectual, author and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West, shares his thoughts about the impact of the historic  Little Rock Nine school integration case 68 years ago and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Professor of African American Studies at UCLA and author of "Radical Reparations: Healing The Soul Of A Nation," Marcus Anthony Hunter talks about his latest op-ed "Ignoring Black Contributions on Labor Day Holds Us All Back" and trending political topics.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Renée Watson, New York Times bestselling author and mentee of famed poet Nikki Giovanni, shares with us her final collection, “The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things,” which will be released posthumously on September 2nd. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Danielle Carter-Walters and Zoe Leigh, the “beautiful” “African American ladies” and founders of Chicago Flips Red, let us know why they have caught the attention of President Donald Trump. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Scholar, leading public intellectual, author and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts about the Minneapolis church school shooting and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Retired Superior Court judge and author of “Her Honor: My Life On The Bench…What Works, What’s Broken, and How to Change It,” LaDoris Cordell offers her perspective on trending political and legal topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Bitter Kalli, writer, land worker, and founder of the Star Apple Farm and Nursery, shares their new text “Mounted: On Horses, Blackness, and Liberation.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

The Director of Public Policy for the think-tank Leaders of A Beautiful Struggle, Dayvon Love, talks about his newest op-ed "The Democratic Party is not enough against White Nationalism," and how federalizing police will impact Black youth in Baltimore. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .