Tavis Smiley

Elegance Bratton joins Tavis Smiley

Elegance Bratton, writer, photographer and director of the new film By Any Means starring Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, joins Tavis in studio to discuss this s

Nicole Austin-Hillery joins Tavis Smiley

Nicole Austin-Hillery, president and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, celebrates 50 years of the foundation's work to advance Black leadership and inform

Shundra Harris joins Tavis Smiley

Shundra Harris, Chair-Elect of the Board of Directors for the American Society of Interior Designers and owner of Shundra Harris Interiors, shares her story about her ris

Dr. Cornel West join Tavis Smiley

Scholar, distinguished professor, author, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts on the passing of jazz great Cassandra

Connie Rice joins Tavis Smiley

Civil rights attorney and activist Connie Rice shares her analysis about trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/

Tavis Honors Jazz Legend Cassandra Wilson

Tavis honors the life and musical legacy of Grammy Award-winning jazz legend Cassandra Wilson. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis

Jayson Blair joins Tavis Smiley

Jayson Blair, host of The Silver Linings Handbook podcast, mental health coach, and former New York Times journalist who resigned amid a plagiarism scandal, talks about e

Karen Attiah joins Tavis Smiley

Washington Post opinion columnist, commentator, and editor Karen Attiah goes deeper into her reinstatement and what’s on the horizon for Black journalists in light of her

Derrick Johnson joins Tavis Smiley

Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, recaps their national convention this summer, looks ahead to the midterms, and gives his take on the top stories of the w

Kym Whitley joins Tavis Smiley

Daytime Emmy-nominated actress, comedian, and three-time NAACP Image Award winner Kym Whitley joins Tavis in studio to talk about her reunion with Martin Lawrence and Tom

Marcellas Reynolds joins Tavis Smiley

Best-selling author of the Supreme book trilogy, documentarian, and fashion-forward stylist Marcellas Reynolds talks about The Met’s now-canceled exhibition to honor John

Kristy High joins Tavis Smiley

Award-winning children’s book author and program manager for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Kristy High talks about the literacy lega

John Wood Jr joins Tavis Smiley

National Ambassador for Braver Angels and talk radio show host John Wood Jr. joins Tavis in studio to discuss trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podca

Kehinde Andrews & Sir Patrick Vernon OBE joins Tavis Smiley

British academic, author and sociologist Kehinde Andrews and British cultural historian and professor Sir Patrick Vernon share their thoughts on why a Black person’s succ

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins Tavis Smiley

Democratic Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul talks about why his state decided to join a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service and what he thinks the impact of the

Dr. Cornel West joins Tavis Smiley

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

Renée Graham joins Tavis Smiley

Boston Globe associate editor and opinion columnist Renée Graham gives her analysis about trending political topics. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spre

Ret. Judge LaDoris Cordell joins Tavis Smiley

LaDoris Cordell, retired Superior Court judge and author of Her Honor: My Life On The Bench…What Works, What’s Broken, and How to Change It, gives her analysis on trendin

Courtland Cox joins Tavis Smiley

Courtland Cox, civil rights organizer and chairman of the board for the SNCC Legacy Project, remembers the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which took p

Father Michael Pfleger joins Tavis Smiley

Father Michael Pfleger, senior pastor of The Faith Community of St. Sabina in Chicago, talks about the moment he saw Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 60 years ago that changed