Tavis Smiley

Dr. Gerald Horne, prolific historian, scholar and author of 40 books, discusses Black August, the month that commemorates and recommits Black communities to radical resistance, and more.

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Former Gwinnett County School Board Chairman, talks about his special election win in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District yesterday to serve the remainder of U.S. Representative David Scott’s term after his death in April.

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Eric Deggans, NPR critic-at-large, journalist and author, talks about what Karen Attiah’s reinstatement victory at The Washington Post means for Black journalists and how today’s toxic argument culture ruins everything.

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Marianna Sotomayor, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and congressional correspondent for Puck News, gives her analysis about trending political stories.

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Wilbert L. Cooper, journalist and author of The Black Shield: An American Memoir of Family and Power, The New York Times and TIME Magazine’s most anticipated book of summer 2026, discusses the astonishing story of his family, race, and the complex duality of the Black cop.

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Nick Keppler, journalist and editor, delves into his latest piece for Slate magazine about America’s loneliness trap and how one group of people is more isolated than anyone else—and it’s not men.

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Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward and TIME 100 Honoree, talks about her new book, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times: How to Reclaim Your Power, Fight for Freedom & Reimagine Democracy, as she argues that the defense of democracy cannot be left to politicians, courts, or institutions alone.

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Philosopher, professor of critical race theory, and legal analyst Tim Golden gives his analysis on trending political topics.

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Emmy-nominee and veteran actor Ernest Harden Jr. talks about earning his first-ever Primetime Emmy nomination for his acclaimed performance as Louie Cloverfield on HBO Max’s medical drama hit The Pitt and his distinguished career. 

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Galen Druke, host of the nonpartisan podcast “GD Politics,” takes the prediction market to task as he shares his insight about how the polls got it wrong about Francesca Hong in Wisconsin and Angie Nixon in Florida and what our expectations should be about the midterms, given unreliable data.

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