Tavis Smiley

John Avlon, former senior political analyst and anchor for CNN and Democratic candidate for Congress, is back with a look at how the mainstream media is getting the fight against fascism all wrong and normalizing the Trump narrative. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Professor, philosopher and legal analyst Tim Golden offers his insights about Trump officials vowing a crackdown on "left wing terrorism" after the Charlie Kirk killing and other trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Mick Hunt, host of the hit podcast “Mick Unplugged”, goes inside his new book, “How to Be a Good Leader When You've Never had One: The Blueprint for Modern Leadership”. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

David D. Cole, Georgetown University Professor in Law and Public Policy and former National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), explains how President Donald Trump’s crackdown on flag burning is part of his effort to torch the Constitution. 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 the consequences of free speech, even if it's the truth, and the 62nd commemoration of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, which took the lives of 4 Black girls and injured others. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Kevol and Ria Graham, the husband-and-wife team behind Brooklyn’s popular Caribbean restaurant Kokomo, explain what it’s been like for two native New Yorkers to start a restaurant in a post-9/11 city. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Natalia Jones-Pinkney and Stevenson Tose'-Rigell share the experience of being with former President George W. Bush when he learned of the 9/11 attacks while reading a book to second graders at their elementary school. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Our White House Correspondent and author of "Kamala, The Motherland and Me," Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey, gives us an update on the Trump administration's reaction to the death of Charlie Kirk and offers his take on the former Vice President's scathing criticism of the Biden administration. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Professor of African American Studies at Clark Atlanta University and renowned author Dr. Daniel Black talks about how Black America should process this moment of political violence and other trending topics. 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, talks about the impact of political violence in America, the 24th year commemoration of 9/11, 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, shares her analysis about the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, the potential backlash from Kamala Harris's book excerpts and other trending political topics.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

We’ve got a lot to talk about! In this episode, Tavis Smiley keeps it real with 5 critical ways the mainstream media, religious influencers, and Democratic Party leaders are getting it wrong about the murder of Charlie Kirk. Tavis cuts through the noise, unpacks the misinformation, and breaks down what’s truly at stake in this national conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www....

Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology and host of the popular tech podcast “Your Undivided Attention”, lays out the real implications on everyday people of last week’s White House dinner between tech leaders and President Donald Trump. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Lowell Bergman, legendary investigative journalist as portrayed by Al Pacino in “The Insider”, reflects on the impact of the 9/11 attacks almost a quarter century later, and opines on the latest capitulation by CBS News’ parent company to outside forces. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Nina Smith, former senior adviser to Stacey Abrams and president of PoliSol Public Affairs, explains why she thinks Democrats are “missing political layups and dooming us all. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

Tara Roberts, National Geographic Explorer and author of her new memoir, “Written in the Waters: A Memoir of History, Home, and Belonging”, dives into her work locating the wrecks of slave ships around the world. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

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 .