Tavis Smiley

Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle, Emmy-winning writing partners, actors, comedians and creators of “Southside” and the variety program “Sherman’s Showcase,” are live in studio to preview their new Vegas show this Friday.

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Tauren Wells, GRAMMY-nominated, platinum-selling recording artist, songwriter, and pastor, shares his debut text, “Joy Bomb: Unleash Jesus’s Explosive Joy for an Extraordinary Life,” and tells why God wants you to be happy.

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Tony Reed, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the National Black Marathoners Association, shares his harrowing stories of running more than 130 marathons on all seven continents and the benefits of the sport. 

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Jen Bendery, senior politics reporter for HuffPost, is back with the inside scoop on the top political stories of the day. 

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Danielle Moodie, host of “The Danielle Moodie Show” and “Woke AF” and co-host of “The New Abnormal” and “Democracyish,” is back with her analysis on the day’s trending political topics.

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Ras Baraka, Newark mayor and New Jersey gubernatorial candidate, is back to recount his arrest by ICE agents as he was attempting to tour an immigrant detention center and his subsequent court appearance.

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Mississippi State Senator Hillman Terome Frazier recalls his experiences during the Jackson State Massacre 55 years ago and reflects on his three decades in the Mississippi legislature.

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In celebration of the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, Ambassador Attallah Shabazz, the eldest daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, joins Tavis for an EXCLUSIVE conversation about her father’s legacy and the continuing relevance of his message.

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We’re celebrating the final season of the Showtime program “The Chi,” which premieres Friday night (May 16), with cast members Luke James (Victor “Trig” Taylor), Birgundi Baker (Kiesha Williams), and Vic Mensa (Jamal).

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Cecily Myart-Cruz, president of United Teachers Los Angeles, is back in studio with an update on her union’s current negotiations with the second largest school district in the country - and their Fight For Schools Stop Trump-Musk Rally at SpaceX headquarters this Saturday.

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