The Tavis Smiley Show


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Hour One

	Pulitzer Prize-winner Pulitizer Prize-winner Eugene Robinson compares the campaign promises to the policy implemented in his analysis of President Obama's international diplomacy. Listen Now!
	Remembers Paul Robeson Dr. Cornel West revisits and remembers Paul Robeson on what would have been his 111th birthday. www.cornelwest.com Listen Now!
	What's in a Handshake? Commentator Deroy Murdock is not smiling about the handshake between President Obama and Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Listen Now!
	Unconscious Racial Biases Professor john powell details a two-year project to study and combat unconscious racial bias. www.americansforamericanvalues.org Listen Now!
	3-Minute Sports Drill George Johnson brings us up to date in the ever-changing world of sports. Listen Now!
	*Smokie Norful Live* Gospel star Smokie Norful shares the experience behind the creation of his first live CD, *Smokie Norful Live*. www.smokienorful.com Listen Now!

Hour Two

	*National Poetry Month* World renown renaissance woman Dr. Maya Angelou joins the program's annual observance of National Poetry Month and shares how even at 81, she's still learning and is even a student.in the literal sense. www.mayaangelou.com Listen Now!
	Lucille Clifton Commentator Dr. Eddie Glaude shares another one of his favorite poets, Lucille Clifton. Listen Now!
	Writers Corps 18 year old Jessica Jones and 16 year old David Jenkins, students at San Francisco's Ida B. Wells High School share their poetry and their work with WritersCorps in San Francisco. www.sfartscommission.org Listen Now!
	New Poetry Friend of the program and budding poet Evan Nicole Brown appears for the 7th time with new poetry and even a new high school to share. Listen Now!
	*The Shadow of Sirius* This week, the Pulitzer board awarded W. S. Merwin his second Pulitzer Prize, for his latest collection, *The Shadow of Sirius*. www.WSMerwin.com Listen Now!
	Expansion of Spoken Word Los Angeles based spoken word masters Shihan van Clief, Javon Johnson and Natalie Patterson discuss Da Poetry Lounge and the power of the open mic. www.dapoetrylounge.com Listen Now!

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