Tavis Smiley

Beauty and culture writer and author of “Homebodies: A Novel” Tembe Denton-Hurst gives her take about the new controversial Walmart holiday ad featuring Larenz Tate and Nia Long. Plus, she shares her 47 gifts under $50 from Black Owned Businesses for this holiday season.

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Haley Taylor Schlitz shares how she became the youngest African American AND the youngest woman to ever graduate from law school in the U.S. - and then got a job with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.

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Former White House Counsel to President Nixon John Dean shares his take about how Biden can recover from the backlash for his son’s pardon and gives his expectations about the legal priorities for the Trump administration. 

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Political strategist, host and author Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey talks about the latest with Trump’s defense secretary picks, House Democrats last stand in California and other trending political topics. 

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U.S. Congressman and January 6th Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson talks about the possible pardons of Jan 6th rioters and the impact of mass deportation on his home state of Mississippi and the country. 

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Famed civil rights attorney G. Flint Taylor recalls his successful lawsuit against the FBI for the assassination of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, 55 years ago today,  and what social justice leaders should expect when speaking truth to power.

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This week marks 165 years since the execution of white abolitionist John Brown. Co-Founder and Executive Director of Culture 4 A Cause, Jacque Williams, and Founder of The John Brown Project, Dan Morrison, talk about the impact of the anti-slavery advocate and what we can learn from his legacy.

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Dr. John N. Nkengasong, America’s Global AIDS Coordinator, talks about the 20-year-old program, the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief. He’ll also discuss World AIDS Day and how the global health initiative may not be renewed next year, putting millions of lives around the world in jeopardy.

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Law Professor and Director of Legal Clinics at the School of Law at the University of St. Thomas, Mark Osler, challenges President Joe Biden to step up his pardon and clemency game. 

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Director of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College, Char Miller, discuss his latest book "Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning" against the backdrop of increasing wildfires and impact of climate change.

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