Tavis Smiley

Prominent anti-death penalty advocate and bestselling author Sister Helen Prejean speaks on the upcoming execution of the “severely mentally ill” inmate Tony Carruthers, the Trump administration’s approach to capital punishment, and more.

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Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford and religious studies professor, Lerone A. Martin takes us inside his new text, Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.

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John Nichols, executive editor of The Nation magazine, shares his analysis about the Ohio and Indiana primaries and other trending political topics.

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Comedian, actor, and entrepreneur Nate Jackson talks about headlining the Netflix Is A Joke festival this week, his Big Dog Comedy Tour, and his signature ability to “crowd work” like no other.

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Senior editor at The American Prospect and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That? Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics, Ryan Cooper talks about the rising costs of Trump’s agenda on taxpayers and the environment.

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Distinguished diplomat and foreign policy expert Ambassador Daniel B. Shapiro gives his analysis on the Trump administration's relentless justification for the war with Iran, in spite of its unpopularity with the American people.

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Adrianne Shropshire, host of The BlackPack radio show on KBLA Talk 1580 and executive director of the political organization BlackPAC, gives her analysis about trending political topics.

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Emmy-nominated screen and stage actress Tracie Thoms joins Tavis in studio to talk about her career, the season finale of the Angela Bassett executive-produced show 9-1-1, and her recurring role in the hit Disney film The Devil Wears Prada 2.

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Baton Rouge civil rights pioneer, attorney, and professor Press L. Robinson Sr. speaks on his six decades of building Black political power and the erasure of gains he sees coming.

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U.S. Representative André Carson (D-IN) talks about his re-election campaign and what’s at stake in the looming redistricting battle in Indiana.

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