Conservative radio host David Webb and Florida representative Jennifer Carroll discuss this year's Black Republican Forum in New York and address the unique challenges confronting the GOP in the 2008 general elections. Regular commentator Dr. Eddie Glaude weighs in on broadcaster Pat Buchanan's controversial editorial blog: Whitey Need Not Apply. Renowned business consultant and author Barry Moltz brings his insight on seeking success in business and life and introduces his book, Bounce! Failure, Resiliency and Confidence to Achieve Your Next Great Success. Sports commentator George Johnson ponders why he should watch the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Jeanette Bolden, 1984 Olympic gold medalist and current head coach of the US Olympic women's track and field team, discusses the elevated performance expectations of her squad. 10-year old Aryn Brown and 9 year old Clayton Fritts, both beneficiaries of the Big Brother mentoring program, share enthusiasm for their Big Brothers who are each competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
…All this and more in the first hour of The Tavis Smiley Show from PRI!
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Hour Two August 8, 2008.
Linda Blake
Dean Stephanie Browner
John Della Volpe
Robert Shireman
Tamara Draut
Erica Williams
Mark William Savage
My America 2008 — Affordable Education This week, in the 15th installment of My America 2008, we take a look at the cost versus the value of a college education for young people entering the current job market.
First, producer Linda Blake examines the hardships that many college graduates face now that a college degree is no longer a skeleton key to post-graduate employment. Then, Dean Stephanie Browner of Berea College in Central Kentucky discusses how the institution's no-tuition policy is helping to make college more accessible.
John Della Volpe, Director of Polling at Harvard's Institute of Politics, discusses recent polling data indicating that the economy and college affordability are two key issues raised by young adults this election season.
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My America 2008 — CAffordable Education Panelists: Robert Shireman: President of the Institute for College Access and Success. www.ticas.org
Tamara Draut: Director of the Economic Opportunity Program at Demos and author of the book Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead. www.demos.org
Erica Williams: Director of Policy and Advocacy at Campus Progress, a project of the Center for American Progress. www.campusprogress.org
Youth Commentary: Mark William Savage, a near-graduating Sociology major at San Jose State University, discusses the pangs of worry associated with the rising costs of higher education and asserts that it's time for the candidates to address the connection between education and the economy.
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