Tavis Smiley

Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium CEO Chanceé Lundy and Co-Founder LaTosha Brown discuss tackling issues affecting Black women and girls as they embark on a nine-city Joy and Justice Tour across the South, addressing violence, unemployment, maternal and holistic health, and attacks on Black women’s political leadership.

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Michigan State Senator Sarah Anthony shares her thoughts about the impact of Black voters in the closely watched Michigan midterm and the role of Black lawmakers in this political moment.

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Scholar, distinguished professor, author, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts about politics, social justice, history, and more.

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Attorney, political commentator, and social media influencer A.B. Burns-Tucker talks about trending political topics and her viral poll worker campaign.

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Bill O’Reilly, conservative political journalist, bestselling author, and host of No Spin News, talks about his new book Confronting America: What Has To Change, released September 15, as he offers a deeply personal account of America’s history, informed by first-hand encounters with some of the world’s most consequential leaders.

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U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) talks about her letter, with 59 of her colleagues, to the DOJ and FBI to demand a thorough, transparent and comprehensive investigation into the numerous incidents of Black people found hanging across the country. 

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Grammy Award-winning contemporary jazz bassist Ben Williams joins Tavis in studio to discuss his new single 'Ballet (for the Elephant in the Room) about America at 250, his world tour and his celebrated career. 

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We mark the 63rd anniversary of the bombing in Birmingham at the 16th Street Baptist Church, on this day in 1963, with the very best of my conversations with Doug Jones, Alabama's Democratic nominee for Governor, and Sarah Collins Rudolph, the only survivor of the horrible tragedy.

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Scholar, anthropologist and president-in-residence and co-chairperson of the capital campaign for UNCF, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole shares her thoughts about the state of HBCUs, the fate of Black history at the Smithsonian and her distinguished career. 

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Dr. James Peterson, writer, educator, and host of “Evening WURDS” on WURD (900AM and 96.1FM) in Philadelphia, gives his analysis about trending political topics. 

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