Tavis Smiley

Ruth E. Carter, the two-time Academy Award winner and five-time nominee for best costume design, returns to celebrate the success of “Sinners” and its historic number of nominations.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Sheryll Cashin, former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and professor of law, civil rights and social justice at Georgetown University, reviews key existential Supreme Court cases for Black America and the impact of the Roberts Court on democracy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Leading public intellectual, author, scholar and special contributor Dr. Cornel West talks to Tavis about how Rev. Jesse Jackson was a moral and spiritual force who helped transform the fight for equality in the South into a national movement.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

This week, it was announced that Dr. Norman C. Francis — civil rights leader and longtime president of Xavier University — has passed away at 94.Today, Tavis Smiley honors his extraordinary life and legacy by revisiting their 2010 sit-down conversation, where Dr. Francis spoke about the mission of Xavier University, the power of faith, and why education is the key to unlocking the next generation’s future.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Dean Stroud, professor emeritus of German studies at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, former Presbyterian pastor, and editor of “Preaching in Hitler’s Shadow: Sermons of Resistance in the Third Reich,” speaks on moral conviction in the face of nationalistic confusion.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali, executive vice president of the National Wildlife Federation and founder and president of Revitalization Strategies, explains why gutting the EPA’s legal authority to address climate change endangers Black, Brown and low-income communities.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Amy Wilentz, author and UC Irvine English professor, gives an update on the current political turmoil in Haiti, where U.S. warships arrived along its coastline earlier this month, and the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s advocacy for the Caribbean nation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Gerald “Jerry” Austin, Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1988 campaign manager, reflects on the civil rights leader’s political legacy and how he changed the Democratic Party.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Adrianne Shropshire, host of The BlackPack radio show on KBLA Talk 1580 and executive director of BlackPAC, shares her thoughts on how Rev. Jesse Jackson reshaped Black politics and other trending topics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Daughter of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Santita Jackson, joins Tavis to share her reflections on her father's life and legacy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.