Tavis Smiley

Tevon Blair, co-founder of Xceleader (pronounced EXCEL LEADER), talks about the work of his nonprofit, which is focused on closing the leadership gap from campuses to communities and beyond through their VOTE HBCU campaign.

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John Nichols, executive editor of The Nation magazine, shares his thoughts about the botched Tennessee execution of Christa Pike and other trending political topics. 

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Attorney, investor, and restaurateur Kevin Kelley gives Tavis the scoop on his growing food and nightlife empire and what’s next for the hospitality mogul.

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Danish actress, writer, director, and filmmaker Maria Sten talks about her starring role as former Army Master Sergeant Frances Neagley on the Reacher spinoff series Neagley, the #1 show on Amazon Prime, surpassing its predecessor.

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Reginald Dwayne Betts, poet, lawyer, and Founder & CEO of Freedom Reads, shares his incredible story from jail to Yale and why he believes having libraries inside prisons is a form of freedom. He also discusses his documentary March Forth and his mission to bring books and libraries to people in prison.

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Tavis pulls back the curtain on the California Voices Town Hall & Ballot Forum with major updates. 

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Austin Sarat, attorney, writer, and professor, gives his analysis on the Supreme Court allowing Trump’s “third country” deportation policy and other trending political topics.

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Award-winning actress, model, director, and producer Meagan Good joins Tavis in studio to discuss her latest role as District Attorney Regina Harris in the upcoming fourth season of Hulu’s hit legal drama Reasonable Doubt and her noteworthy career.

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Former police officer, author, and conservative commentator Brandon Tatum explains why he doesn’t think race is a factor in the tragic death of Nolan Wells.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies at UPenn, Marcia Chatelain, talks about her latest book, How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington, which tells the story of thirteen pioneering Black women who were seen but barely heard at the march.

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