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

	End of the American Dream Panel In a special rebroadcast discussion, we discuss a report by the William C. Velasquez Institute that detailed the effect the housing crisis has had on Blacks and Latinos. It's called "The End of the American Dream for Americans and Latinos: How the Home Mortgage Crisis is Destroying Black and Latino Wealth, Jeopardizing America's Future Prosperity and How to Fix It" The institute's president, Antonio Gonzalez is joined by one of the authors, UCLA Associate Professor Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda, and PolicyLink's Kalima Rose, stop by to discuss the report. www.wcvi.org www.chavez.ucla.edu www.policylink.org Listen Now!
	Sports with George Johnson George Johnson weighs in on the recent suspension of Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas for bringing guns into the team locker room in his 3-minute sports drill. Listen Now!
	Michael Bublé In this rebroadcast, Grammy Award-winner Michael Bublé discusses love and life in chart topping album, Crazy Love. www.michaelbuble.com Listen Now!

Hour Two

*"40th Anniversary of African American Studies in Academia"*
	Part One In the first part of our special rebroadcast edition of The Tavis Smiley Show, celebrating 40 years of Black Studies Departments on college campuses around the country, regular Tavis Smiley Show commentator and Princeton University Chair of the Center for African American Studies Dr. Eddie Glaude; Yale University's Chair of African American Studies Dr. Elizabeth Alexander; Howard University's Chair of African American Studies Dr. Greg Carr; and Brown University's Chair of the Department of Africana Studies Dr. Tricia Rose discuss the importance and social relevance of Black Studies departments. Listen Now!

	Part Two In the second part of the special rebroadcast edition of The Tavis Smiley Show, Yale University's Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, Princeton's Dr. Eddie Glaude and Howard University's Dr. Greg Carr agree the study of the Africana Experience is part of America's long genealogy and rich culture. Listen Now!

	Part Three In the conclusion of our special rebroadcast edition of The Tavis Smiley Show, Dr. Greg Carr discusses the rarity of doctorate degrees in Africana Studies. Dr. Eddie Glaude explains how Black studies is key in producing students who understand America's diversity. Dr. Tricia Rose explains America's culture priority, and Dr. Elizabeth Alexander sums it up with the future of Black Studies on college campuses. www.princeton.edu/africanamericanstudies www.elizabethalexander.net www.coas.howard.edu/afroamerican www.triciarose.com Listen Now!