Tavis Smiley

Gerald Torres, Professor of Environmental Justice and Law at Yale University, makes the link between the Trump administration's weaponization of government against dissenters, particularly people of color, and "The Miner’s Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy", which he co-wrote with late Harvard Law Professor Lani Guinier.

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Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, explains why he cancelled his planned lecture course this semester because of Columbia’s deal with President Donald Trump.

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Dee Dee Bridgewater, GRAMMY winning vocalist, and Bill Charlap, GRAMMY winning pianist, share the new collaborative album, “Elemental”.

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Sonny Rollins, legendary tenor saxophonist, is back to celebrate his 95th birthday this weekend.

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Scholar, leading public intellectual, author and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West, shares his thoughts about the impact of the historic  Little Rock Nine school integration case 68 years ago and more.

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Professor of African American Studies at UCLA and author of "Radical Reparations: Healing The Soul Of A Nation," Marcus Anthony Hunter talks about his latest op-ed "Ignoring Black Contributions on Labor Day Holds Us All Back" and trending political topics. 

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Renée Watson, New York Times bestselling author and mentee of famed poet Nikki Giovanni, shares with us her final collection, “The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things,” which will be released posthumously on September 2nd.

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Danielle Carter-Walters and Zoe Leigh, the “beautiful” “African American ladies” and founders of Chicago Flips Red, let us know why they have caught the attention of President Donald Trump.

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Scholar, leading public intellectual, author and special contributor, Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts about the Minneapolis church school shooting and more.

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Retired Superior Court judge and author of “Her Honor: My Life On The Bench…What Works, What’s Broken, and How to Change It,” LaDoris Cordell offers her perspective on trending political and legal topics.

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