Tavis Smiley

Journalist Britny Cordera from Black Wall Street Times takes us inside her recent story on the controversial outsourcing of the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program and what it means for direct descendants seeking answers.

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Reveal host and Peabody Award winner Al Letson tells us about his new weekly podcast, More To The Story with Al Letson, and lays out how the Trump administration is impacting journalism and the arts.

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Associate Professor and Founding Director of The Race, Politics, and Policy Center at George Mason University, Dr Michael K. Fauntroy, gives his analysis about the relationship between America and Ukraine along with other trending political news.

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KBLA Talk 1580 Chief White House Correspondent, author and host of A More Perfect Union, Nii-Quartelai Quartey and former Congressman and host of The Jesse Jackson Jr. show, Jesse Jackson Jr, share their analysis about Trump’s first address to Congress since his reelection and trending political topics.

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Tavis reprises his last conversation with soul-singing sensation Angie Stone who died at age 63 in a tragic car accident over the weekend. 

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We celebrate Women's History Month with horticulturalist, founder of Black Girls Gardening and author, Amber Grossman, as she talks about her new gardening book, "Black Girls Gardening: Empowering Stories and Garden Wisdom for Healing and Flourishing in Nature," and how we can find refuge and resilience in the soil.

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Tavis celebrates the music of James Brown with his former bandleader and trombonist Fred Wesley and vocalist Martha High, who are playing a pair of shows in Oakland this week with their bands the New JBs and the Funky Divas.

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Clifton Davis talks about his newest role as Senator Vernon Dupree in the all new predominately Black CBS daytime drama "Beyond The Gates," and his memories of working with the legendary Sherman Hemsley and the great Jester Hairston.

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Progressive Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan, an advocate of reducing U.S. defense spending, responds to the cuts proposed by the Trump administration, James Carville and his introduction of the Elon Musk Act.

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Gen. Dana Pittard (ret.) gives his take on President Donald Trump's firing of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Gen. CQ Brown Jr., and his attempt to purge the Pentagon of diversity, equity, and/or inclusion.

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