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September 21, 2011
From Outkast rapper Big Boi to Cornel West to Kim Kardashian, stars of all types have been tweeting support for the death row inmate.
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by Les Payne onSeptember 14, 2011
Harvard's Randall Kennedy used the TV host's show to debunk his rants about Obama.
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by John McWhorter onSeptember 7, 2011
The issues are more complicated than our "conversation" will concede.
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by Lauren Williams onAugust 31, 2011
VIDEO: In an interview with Tavis Smiley airing Wednesday night on PBS, the disgraced Detroit ex-mayor talks maturity and being in solitary confinement.
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by Jonathan Capehart onAugust 17, 2011
Washington Post opinion writer Jonathan Capehart says the poverty bus tour led by Princeton professor Cornel West and broadcaster Tavis Smiley is a flawed vehicle for discussion.
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by Lynette Holloway onAugust 9, 2011
Cornel West, Tavis Smiley and Louis Farrakhan met in Father Michael Pfleger's church to press for a focus on the poor.
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by Clarence Page onJuly 31, 2011
In his Chicago Tribune column, Clarence Page looks at whether President Obama's popularity is taking a hit among black voters because of the economy.
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by Lynette Holloway onJuly 22, 2011
Tavis Smiley and Cornel West told The Root about their planned 15-city bus tour.
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July 5, 2011
The hotel maid who accuses Dominique Strauss-Kahn of forcing her into a sexual encounter has lost her status as a sympathetic figure in the American media. Plus: Joyner says Smiley, West created climate for Halperin.
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by John McWhorter onMarch 15, 2011
Talking about racism or special programs for blacks will not change the future of African Americans. Ending the war on drugs will.
