Tavis Smiley

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, discusses his efforts to ensure accountability for the reparations movement in Washington State and gives his analysis on trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley-...

Blair Underwood, the multifaceted, award-winning actor, director, and producer, goes inside his new text A Soldier’s Wife: My Mother, the Marvelous Mrs. Marilyn A. Underwood and reflects on his distinguished career. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Gloria Purvis, senior fellow with the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University and host of The Gloria Purvis Podcast, contemplates the potential impact of the battle between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo on Black members of the Catholic Church. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Algernon Austin, director of Race and Economic Justice at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, returns with the latest economic data on Black folks, including their report Advancing Black Workers in the South: An HBCU Research Initiative and their “Majority Agenda” policy package. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Progressive Pennsylvania State Rep. Chris Rabb returns with an update on his campaign for Congress and shares how the party can move forward from the infighting between centrist and progressive Democrats. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Nationally syndicated columnist and writer of the Navarrette Nation on Substack, Ruben Navarrette, gives his analysis about the political impact of Trump’s feud with the Pope and other newsworthy topics Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Martin Luther King III is back to reflect on his father’s assassination 58 years ago this month, his speech “The Other America,” and the new push to increase homeownership in Black communities, as we highlight the signing of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Matt Duss, executive vice president of the Center for International Policy and former foreign policy advisor for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), gives his take on the political death of a far-right European dictator, the Coalition of the Unwilling when it comes to Iran, and other top stories of the week. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/su...

Susannah Heschel, professor of Jewish studies at Dartmouth College and daughter of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, discusses the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement on her life and how those lessons can be applied today. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

This week we celebrate Black Maternal Health with Dr. Donna Adams-Pickett, renowned OB/GYN and founder of the Augusta Women’s Health and Wellness Center in Georgia, highlighting the urgent need for awareness, advocacy, and action around maternal health disparities. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Arwa Mahdawi, columnist for The Guardian, author of Strong Female Lead: Lessons from Women in Power, and creator of the viral satirical website Rent-A-Minority, shares her thoughts on how we can remove Trump from office if we can’t use the 25th Amendment, and other political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Tonika Lewis Johnson, award-winning photographer, social justice artist, and MacArthur Fellow, audits the history of America’s racist real estate practices such as land sale contracts, overtaxation, and the Black tax. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Steven Dean, Boston University law professor, helps us “celebrate” tax day with his most recent text, Racial Capitalism and International Tax Law: The Story of Global Jim Crow. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Ben Crump, national civil rights attorney, talks about the uphill battle of banning no-knock warrants, the Henrietta Lacks case settlement, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Retired Major Gen. Dana Pittard is back with straight talk about the Strait of Hormuz and the military safeguards in place if a U.S. president with cognitive issues has his finger on the button. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Bill Kristol, editor-at-large for the center-right publication The Bulwark, and a co-director of the advocacy organization Defending Democracy Together, returns with his analysis about Trump surrendering to Iran and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Jenique Jones, executive director of the global organization WhyHunger, joins Tavis in studio to explain why hunger is not inevitable and how wage equity, profit reinvestment, and updated poverty thresholds could strengthen food security. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Dr. Angela Simms, assistant professor of sociology and urban studies at Barnard College–Columbia University and former legislative analyst for the Bush and Obama administrations, goes inside her new text, Fighting for a Foothold: How Government and Markets Undermine Black Middle-Class Suburbia. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Shawn Harris, former Democratic candidate for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, may have lost the special election but talks about the wins he helped make for Democrats in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former district. 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 gives his insights about the Trump administration’s attack on anti-Christian rhetoric, Cuba, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Connie Rice, civil rights attorney and co-founder of the Urban Peace Institute, gives her analysis about the Democrats’ call for Trump’s impeachment and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Community builder Vanity Constance recalls the days when she helped remove the Wilmington, Delaware statue of slaveholder Caesar Rodney - and what it means that the Trump administration will put it on display in Washington, D.C. this summer.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Leta McCollough Seletzky, author of the 2023 text, “The Kneeling Man: My Father's Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” explains how she learned to accept Marrell "Mac" McCollough’s secret CIA past. 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, gives his insights about the Pentagon threatening the Pope for criticizing Trump, the fragile U.S. - Iran ceasefire and more.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Ashley Etienne, former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, explains how she is getting Congressional Democrats, including minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, ready to win and lead. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .