Tavis Smiley

Emmy-winning TV host and news anchor, fatherhood influencer, and the sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings, Shannon LaNier, joins Tavis for a one-on-one.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, poet and University of Oklahoma English professor, shares her new book, “Misbehaving at the Crossroads: Essays and Writings,” which explores the journeys and possibilities of Black women throughout American history.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Everett B. Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, updates us on his union’s fight to protect its 800,000 members from the Trump administration’s unprecedented cuts and attacks.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Galen Druke, host of GD Politics and formerly of the influential 538 podcast, breaks down the numbers in the NYC mayor’s race and tells us why Democrats need their own Donald Trump.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Mike Sargent, co-founder of the Black Film Critics Circle, shares his summer movie picks and reflects on the juggernaut that is “Sinners."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Lisa White, Director of Education and Outreach at the UC Museum of Paleontology in Berkeley, breaks down fact vs. fiction for the Jurassic Park franchise and her work as a social justice dinosaur expert.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Mitzi Perdue, the double heiress and advocacy journalist, tells us why her humble and frugal billionaire lifestyle is getting noticed as a possible way forward for the super rich.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Director of the Howard University Institute for Advanced Study, co-founder of The Emancipator, and author of ten New York Times bestsellers, goes inside his latest text for the next generation, “Malcolm Lives! The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Retired United States Army Major General Dana Pittard is back with his expert analysis of the attack on Iran and whether it made the world more or less dangerous.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Award-winning writer, director, and producer Malcolm D. Lee, reflects on his life and career as he talks about the release of his debut novel “The Best Man: Unfinished Business.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.