Tavis Smiley

Playwright Patricia McGregor and actor Daniel J. Watts talk about the new bioplay "Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole," co-written by Colman Domingo, and starring Dule Hill as the titular jazz artist.

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Fox News contributor and contributing editor with the American Spectator, Deroy Murdock, gives his analysis about trending political news of the day.

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Charles Stith, the non-executive chairman of the African Presidential Leadership Center and former U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania during the Clinton era, talks about Donald Trump’s ambush of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House.

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Medaria “Rondo” Arradondo, the Minneapolis police chief when George Floyd was killed, takes us inside the challenging days of leading the department and talks about his new book, “Chief Rondo: Securing Justice for the Murder of George Floyd.”

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Nekima Levy Armstrong, founder of the Racial Justice Network; Tabitha Montgomery, executive director of the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association; and Haley Taylor Schlitz, an attorney in the office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, share their ground-level view of life and justice in the Twin Cities since George Floyd’s murder.

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Ben Crump, famed civil rights attorney, offers reflections on his role as lead counsel for the family of George Floyd five years later and discusses what impact victim and family lawsuits are having on police misconduct.

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Janelle James, one of the stars of the hit ABC comedy “Abbott Elementary,” talks about the show’s success and the upcoming chances to see her stand-up comedy live. 

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Noted Tufts University psychiatrist and author Dr. Nassir Ghaemi will talk about his work uncovering the links between leadership and mental illness, and preview his provocative forthcoming text about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Conservative columnist and writer for the Creators Syndicate, Ruben Navarrette, discusses the five years since the murder of George Floyd and other trending political topics. 

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison talks about the murder of George Floyd and its impact 5 years later.

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