Host of PBS' Tavis Smiley and radio's The Tavis Smiley Show
Renowned public intellectual, scholar and activist. Author of
Race Matters
Director of
Harvard's W.E.B. DuBois Instititue for
African American Research
   
Jackie Joyner Kersee former Olympic Gold Medalist, youth advocate
Ilyanya Vanzant best selling author and life coach
Lisa Ling National Geographic correspondent, investigative reporter
MTV's Artist of the Month
February 18, 2008

In honor of Black History Month, we’re honoring one of the foremost leaders and thinkers in Black America today: Dr. Cornel West.

Dr. Cornel West is an Ivy League-educated professor of religion and African-American studies at Princeton University. A renown, controversial philosopher, orator, scholar and activist, Dr. West has written close to 20 profoundly influential books on the topics of race, politics, culture and religion, including the best-selling book, Race Matters.


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Past Updates
02.2008
Tavis Smiley offers opening remarks for The State of the Black Union
Some of the most influential thinkers, entertainers, and political leaders of our time gather each year to discuss the State of the Black Union during Black History Month.


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02.2008
Henry Louis Gates, Jr's African American Lives, the most watched PBS program Feburary '08
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Takes an all-new group of African Americans on a quest to discover their roots in African American Lives 2.


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Recent Projects
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Wal-Mart Partners with Tavis Smiley to Launch Exhibit to Celebrate the Impact of African Americans on America.

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