Tavis Smiley

Author and professor of African American Studies at UCLA, Marcus Anthony Hunter, offers his analysis about trending political topics.

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Legendary bluesmen Keb’ Mo’ and Taj Mahal tell us why they’ve reunited for “Room On The Porch,” their first album in eight years, building on the Grammy-winning success of their original collaboration, “TajMo.”

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Progressive car critic Jamie Kitman to tell us about a potential Tesla killer - the under $20,000 electric vehicle called the Slate - which could pit space husband Jeff Bezos versus a wounded Elon Musk in the ultimate car race.

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Marcellas Reynolds, documentarian, stylist and award-winning author of the Supreme book trilogy, talks about Black Dandyism and how it took the spotlight at this year’s Met Gala.

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Connie Rice, civil rights attorney and founder of the Urban Peace Institute, talks about the destruction of the Department of Justice, Trump’s musing about a third term and other trending political stories. 

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David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, gives an update on the civil war in Sudan and other humanitarian hot spots.

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Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sheléa joins Tavis in studio to share her new Aretha Franklin-inspired song, “Never Give Up On Love,” and reflect on her musical mentors, Stevie Wonder and the late Quincy Jones.

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Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, Assistant Professor of Urban & Regional Planning at Michigan State University, takes a deep dive into the world of America's unhoused people to challenge myths and share solutions.

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Maya Wiley, respected civil rights attorney and president of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, takes us inside the struggle for justice and freedom in the current administration.

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Canadian film and culture critic Radheyan Simonpillai lays out how the new season of the Star Wars series “Andor” is leaning hard into its anti-fascist and pro-DEI storytelling, just in time for Trump 2.0 and the war in Gaza. Plus, he dissects the record-breaking box office of Ryan Coogler’s juggernaut “Sinners.”

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