Tavis Smiley

Ricco Ross, star of the Netflix series "Beauty in Black," joins Tavis in studio to preview the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation “Honors: Legacy & Leadership Gala,” which he is hosting on April 16, in celebration of 50 years of impact.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Sonequa Martin-Green and David Ajala, best known as Michael Burnham and Cleveland Booker, join Tavis in studio to celebrate 10 years since their seminal series, Star Trek: Discovery, started its long production journey and their latest projects as detectives in Boston Blue and Law & Order. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Neil Maher, history professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University–Newark, unpacks the complicated relationship between America’s space race and the civil rights movement as Artemis II is piloted back to Earth by a Black astronaut. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Dr. Marilyn Thomas, assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, goes inside her new study, which found that attending an HBCU is good for your long-term health. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Shermichael Singleton, conservative CNN contributor and co-founder of We The Free TV streaming network, talks about Trump backtracking on his ending “civilization” threats to Iran and the impact of his global blustering on both parties. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

NBA All-Star, former mayor of Sacramento, and founder of the National Association of Black Bookstores (NAB2), Kevin Johnson, talks to Tavis about today being National Black Bookstore Day and why it’s important to preserve Black stories. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Michael Edison Hayden, former spokesperson for the Southern Poverty Law Center and author of the new text Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small American Town, tracks the surge of white nationalism from Berkeley Springs, WV, all the way to the White House. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and director of the Center for Urban Journalism at Morgan State University, Leonard Pitts, Jr. shares his analysis about faith in America and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Jamie Kitman, contributing editor to Car and Driver and author of the Picture Car Confidential column, on America’s renewed interest in electric vehicles as gas prices go up and up. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Katrina Parks, director of the series Route 66 Women: The Untold Story of the Mother Road, part of a new exhibit at the National Museum of Transportation titled “Roads, River, Rooms, Reels,” reflects on the 100th anniversary of the transformative highway and the role that Black women played in its iconography. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--62864...

Shira Lauren Feldman, senior director of constitutional litigation at Brady, explains why the Department of Justice refuses to rule out a Second Amendment right to nuclear weapons. 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, shares his insights on the latest with the Iran war, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Professor, philosopher, and legal analyst Tim Golden on the firing of Pam Bondi, and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Clara Ester, who was a 19-year-old college student when she witnessed the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Lorraine Hotel on April 4, 1968, after attending his final speech the night before, reflects on her unique experience that fateful week. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Trina Greene, CSU Fullerton professor and founder of Parenting for Liberation, contrasts recent pro-spanking arguments by Charles Barkley and Stephen A. Smith with the nonviolent teachings of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

This year, Kentucky could vote for a real colonel. Current Kentucky House Minority Floor Leader and retired Air Force Col. Pam Stevenson explains why she is running for the U.S. Senate seat left open by its longtime occupier, Mitch McConnell. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) returns to the program live from Memphis, where local residents are processing the looming date of April 4, with his reaction to President Donald Trump’s speech about the war against Iran. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Dr. James Peterson, writer, educator, and host of Evening WURDS on WURD (900 AM and 96.1 FM) in Philadelphia, PA, gives his analysis about trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Lisa Graves, co-founder of the judicial advocacy organization Court Accountability and co-host of the podcast Legal AF, shares her insights about the landmark birthright citizenship case in the Supreme Court. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Jon Ralston, political journalist and founder of The Nevada Independent, talks about his book The Game Changer: How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Former North Dakota representative and Indigenous activist Ruth Buffalo reflects on the NoDAPL (No Dakota Access Pipeline) movement at Standing Rock 10 years ago and what’s next for sacred, ancestral lands. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Ryan Grim, co-founder of Drop Site News, returns with his analysis about trending political topics, including Trump’s federal voting list, the Iran war, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Michael Harriot, award-winning journalist, Emmy-nominated TV writer, and New York Times bestselling author of Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America, talks about the future of Black history, the upcoming “Reporting While Black” symposium at Howard University, and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Martha S. Jones, Johns Hopkins historian, legal scholar, and author of the 2018 text Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America, takes us inside this week’s U.S. Supreme Court arguments about this seminal case. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Rich Logis, founder of Leaving MAGA, returns with his brand new memoir, One Betrayal Too Many: Why I Left MAGA. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .