Tavis Smiley

Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “King: A Life,” reflects on the civil rights leader’s holiday and how his legacy is faring in the era of President Donald Trump.

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Former Chicago alderwoman Dorothy Tillman recounts when she was 18 years old and new to the city from the Deep South, working with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

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John Nichols, executive editor of The Nation, previews the top political stories of the week.

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Dr. Cornel West, scholar, leading public intellectual, author, and special contributor, shares his thoughts about Dr. King's legacy and more.

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Wendell Potter, New York Times best-selling author and health insurance industry insider-turned-whistleblower, explains how he became a fierce advocate for single-payer health care reform and discusses the latest changes to the Affordable Care Act.

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Award-winning journalist Caleb Gayle takes readers inside his new book, “Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State,” about Edward McCabe’s crusade to create an all-Black state in Oklahoma.

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Dr. Cornel West, scholar, leading public intellectual, author and special contributor, shares his thoughts on geopolitics and more.

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Dr. Clayborne Carson, Martin Luther King Jr. Centennial Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, honors the civil rights leader on his birthday with his favorite stories, footnotes and insights.

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Republicans refuse to check Trump’s power in Venezuela and there is yet another ICE shooting in Minneapolis. Tavis talks politics and more with our regular contributor, lawyer, author, philosopher, and professor, Tim Golden.

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IIunga Adell, television writer and actor, looks back at his time on “Sanford and Son,” which premiered on this day in 1972, as well as his long career on beloved shows like “227,” “A Different World,” “Roc,”and “Moesha.”

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