Tavis Smiley

Co-director of the Media, Inequality & Change Center at the University of Pennsylvania, associate professor, and author Sarah J. Jackson takes us inside her latest book, A Second Sight: How the Wonder and Vision of Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom, to examine the perspective and necessity of Black media in this American moment. 

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Acclaimed actor, singer, director, and writer Clarke Peters talks about his newest role in the hit Netflix series The Boroughs and reflects on his distinguished career spanning nearly six decades.

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Author, scholar, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West offers his analysis about politics, the humanities, and how we can institute a love ethic in everything we do.

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Chief legal analyst at CNN, New York Times contributing opinion writer, and author of The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy, Jeffrey Toobin shares his insights about why he believes Trump pardoned himself and his entire family forever, as well as other trending legal topics.

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Samuel James, a Black blues musician, journalist, and storyteller from Maine, tells the redemption tale of how a military veteran with a Nazi tattoo became their state's Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. 

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Three-time Tony Award-winning producer and actor Lamar Richardson and first-time Tony Award-winning sound designer Mikaal Sulaiman celebrate their historic wins as the youngest Black lead producer for the musical Ragtime and Best Sound Design of a Play for Death of a Salesman, respectively.

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Economist, professor, and founder of The Malveaux Monitor online newsletter, Dr. Julianne Malveaux shares why she believes America is running on empty as the consumer price index rises, draining all of our pockets.

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Former Republican National Committee chair and co-host of MSNBC’s The Weeknight, Michael Steele gives his take on the primaries, whether the GOP is still the party of values, and recent media firings.

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Author, scholar, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West offers his analysis about politics, social justice, and more.

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Law professor at Indiana University’s McKinney School of Law, public health professional, and social media influencer Elizabeth Booker Houston discusses the verdict involving Black teenager Karmelo Anthony, the Supreme Court’s final decisions of the term, and other trending political topics.

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