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Hour One February 6, 2009.

Michael Steele Dr. Cornel West

Peggy Pascoe George Johnson

Charlie Wilson

Former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele talks about making history as the first African American to head the Republican National Committee, and looks ahead to what the future holds for the GOP. Dr. Cornel West remembers the life and work of the late Pulitzer Prize winning author, John Updike. Ethnic Studies Professor Peggy Pascoe discusses the roots and what's left of laws barring inter-racial marriage in her new book, What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America. Sports commentator George Johnson honors the legacy of retiring WNBA pioneer, Lisa Leslie. And, R&B legend Charlie Wilson bridges the gap to another generation of music with his new CD, Uncle Charlie.

…All this and more in the first hour of The Tavis Smiley Show!


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Hour Two February 6, 2009.

Robert G. Kaiser Dr. Eddie Glaude

Deroy Murdock Gerald Early

Debra Dickerson Danyel Smith

Rokia Traore

Money and politics have dominated the headlines out of the Capitol this week, and we check in with Washington Post Associate Editor Robert G. Kaiser, the author of the new book, So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government. Dr. Eddie Glaude sees a connection between faith and politics in the choice of former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele as the first African American head of the GOP. Conservative commentator Deroy Murdock hopes the new face of the RNC will help purge the party of the Bush legacy. Editors Gerald Early and Debra Dickerson share what it takes to make the cut in the new anthologies, Best African American Fiction 2008, and Best African American Essays 2008. Vibe Editor in Chief, Danyel Smith, explains why her magazine is rolling out its own version of the Grammy's this award season. Malian singer Rokia Traore covers a lot of musical ground, blending everything from hip hop to jazz, to acoustic on her new CD, Tchamantche.

…All this and more in the second hour of The Tavis Smiley Show!


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