Episodes

  • Smokey Robinson joins Tavis Smiley

    Smokey Robinson joins Tavis Smiley
    Jan 15 2025
    Legendary singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson talks about his storied career, his Las Vegas residency, and the 50th Anniversary of his seminal album A Quiet Storm, the music that inspired an entire radio format genre.

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    37 mins
  • Michelle Adams joins Tavis Smiley

    Michelle Adams joins Tavis Smiley
    Jan 15 2025
    Esteemed legal scholar and professor Michelle Adams talks about her book "The Containment: Detroit, The Supreme Court and The Battle for Racial Justice In The North," and the future of civil rights in schools, if Trump dismantles the Department of Education.

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    35 mins
  • David A. Love joins Tavis Smiley

    David A. Love joins Tavis Smiley
    Jan 15 2025
    Investigative columnist and Rutgers journalism professor David A. Love is back to share his analysis about the national political scene including Luigi Mangione's case as Angelenos battle with insurance companies and other trending topics.

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    43 mins
  • Dr. Clayborne Carson joins Tavis Smiley

    Dr. Clayborne Carson joins Tavis Smiley
    Jan 14 2025
    The Martin Luther King Jr. Centennial Professor Emeritus AT Stanford Dr. Clayborne Carson reflects on the call to action legacy of Dr. King as we reflect on 70 years since the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the inauguration of Trump on Dr. King's holiday.

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    38 mins
  • Robert Kuttner joins Tavis Smiley

    Robert Kuttner joins Tavis Smiley
    Jan 14 2025
    Robert Kuttner, the longtime co-editor of the iconic progressive magazine The American Prospect, talks about Trump, the "odor of Musk" inside Washington, and the impending threats to press freedom.

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    34 mins
  • Aja Brown joins Tavis Smiley

    Aja Brown joins Tavis Smiley
    Jan 14 2025
    Former Compton Mayor and urban planner Aja Brown talks about the wildfire losses in the historically Black area of Altadena, where she spent much of her childhood, and how the community can rebuild.

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    19 mins
  • Marc Morial joins Tavis Smiley

    Marc Morial joins Tavis Smiley
    Jan 14 2025
    National Urban League President and former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial weighs in on the latest about the New Orleans attack, the Urban League's goals for Black America in 2025 and other political news.

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    21 mins
  • Jor-El Caraballo joins Tavis Smiley

    Jor-El Caraballo joins Tavis Smiley
    Jan 10 2025
    Licensed therapist and author Jor-El Caraballo shares tools and tips for better mental health with his new audio meditation program, “Meditations for Black Men: Ten Guided Meditations for the Body, Mind and Spirit” and discusses how brothers can reconnect to themselves.

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    39 mins