Tavis Smiley

Oliver Gilbert, winner of yesterday's seven-way Democratic primary to succeed U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, in Florida's 24th Congressional district, explains how he won last night and lays out his plans for Congress.

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U.S. Representative, Florida gubernatorial candidate, and Trump ally Byron Donalds gives us a quick peek at his campaign for top executive of the Sunshine State.

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Geographer, journalism professor and writer Joshua Jelly-Schapiro talks about his newest book, Daylight Come: Harry Belafonte and the World He Made, as he paints a vibrant, revealing portrait of the Harlem-born son of Caribbean immigrants who turned folk music of the islands into American pop.

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Award-winning cultural translator, University of Michigan professor and author Marcus Collins shares his thoughts on divisive and profane political rhetoric and why it says more about us than the words themselves.

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Educator and community organizer Elijah Manley lays out his vision for Florida’s 20th District as he makes his run for U.S. Congress.

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Fifth-generation Wyomingite and former Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives James W. Byrd talks about his campaign for U.S. Senate and how the state that went heavily red for Trump can turn blue.

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U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Columbia University Professor Dr. Carl L. Hart reflect on the 30th anniversary of Gary Webb’s Dark Alliance investigative series, which exposed the links between the CIA and crack cocaine in Black communities.

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Dr. Candis Watts Smith, Duke University political science professor and co-author of Black Evidence: A History and a Warning, defends the term “woke” as well as the ideas pejoratively associated with “Woke 1.”

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Distinguished scholar, author, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West discusses President Trump’s declaration for the Strait of Hormuz, Black men becoming independent voters, and more

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David Crowley, Milwaukee County Executive and the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin governor, goes inside his surprise primary victory last week and looks ahead to what may be a nasty general election against a loyalist of President Donald Trump.

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