Today, playwright, critic, activist, and one of the most prominent and controversial African American voices in the world of American letters, Amiri Baraka, passed away after weeks of failing health at the age of 79. He was known as LeRoi Jones at the time of this recording. On February 17, 1965 Baraka read his essay […]
Smiley Returns as a Daily Radio Talk Show Host tomorrow As Smiley’s criticism of President Obama’s policies has increased, Tavis Smiley has been finding it more difficult to get his political voice and social views heard over radio airwaves, although his PBS TV program seems to be doing just fine. Smiley’s not so nice split […]
WASHINGTON, PRNewswire — As U.S. poverty climbs to a level unseen in nearly half a century, Smiley and West reassert that America’s poor cannot be ignored during this election season While the nation awaits the imminent release of the latest numbers on poverty from the U.S. Census Bureau, broadcaster Tavis Smiley and Princeton University Professor […]
It’s no secret: African-Americans have dreams and aspirations like everyone else. The It’s Payday radio show is here to help listeners make that dream a reality. The Associated Press award-winning weekly vignette focuses on personal finance, career insights and business trends from an urban perspective. The show is now available to public radio stations through […]