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40th Anniversary
of African American
Studies in Academia
A Tavis Smiley Show Special
September 18, 2009
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Hour One

	Secretary Albright's "Pin" Diplomacy Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright tells how she made points at the bargaining table with a different diplomatic tool - her jewelry. She shares her new book, Read My Pins: Stories from A Diplomat's Jewel Box. www.harpercollins.com www.thealbrightgroupllc.com More on PBS with Tavis Listen Now!

No Place Like Home: Keeping the American Dream Alive
We continue our special series, *No Place Like Home: Keeping the American Dream Alive*, focusing this month on urban revitalization efforts across the country.
	Part 1 We get started in New Orleans, where producer Eve Abrams gives us an inside look at an effort helping Katrina victims keep their homeownership dreams alive. Listen Now!
	Part 2 Then, housing expert Alan Mallach, with the Brookings Institution, and Green Coast Enterprise's Will Bradshaw discuss how other groups are helping to revitalize and strengthen neighborhoods in New Orleans as well as those hit by economic disaster across the country. www.greencoastenterprises.com www.projecthomeagain.net Listen Now!

	3-Minute Sports Drill Our sports commentator George Johnson helps us tip off the new 2009-2010 NBA season. Listen Now!
	Carly Simon's *Never Been Gone* Award-winning singer/songwriter Carly Simon is back. In fact, she says she's *Never Been Gone*. www.carlysimon.com Listen Now!

Hour Two

	Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez Newly appointed Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez discusses what the Justice Department's recently reinvigorated Civil Rights Division is doing to continue the quest for equal rights for all. www.justice.gov/crt Listen Now!
	Phil Angelides Former California State Treasurer Phil Angelides heads the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission charged with finding out what went wrong. He gives us a progress report. Listen Now!
	Dave Eggers Author and screenwriter Dave Eggers helped bring the classic children's tale *Where the Wild Things Are* to the big screen. He discusses the film and his new novel based on the classic picture book called simply, *The Wild Things*. www.wherethewildthingsare.warnerbros.com www.mcsweeneys.net www.zeitounfoundation.org Listen Now!
	Michael Jackson: Before He Was King Photographer Todd Gray captures singer Michael Jackson at the cusp of worldwide fame in his new picture book, *Michael Jackson: Before He Was King*. mjb4.com Listen Now!
	Anna Deavere Smith Actress and Broadway stage legend Anna Deavere Smith's ground breaking one-woman show, *Let Me Down Easy*, offers up gripping portraits of real people's experiences in healthcare. www.annadeaversmithworks.org Listen Now!