Tavis Smiley

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born

September 13, 1964 in Gulfport, Mississippi, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.tavistalks.com/

genre

Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs

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Tavis Smiley is a talk show host, author, political commentator, entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist. Smiley grew up in Kokomo, Indiana. After attending Indiana University, he worked during the late 1980s as an aide to Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles. Smiley became a radio commentator in 1991, and starting in 1996 he hosted the talk show BET Talk (later renamed BET Tonight) on BET. Controversially, after Smiley sold an exclusive interview of Sara Jane Olson to ABC News in 2001, BET declined to renew Smiley's contract that year. Smiley then began hosting The Tavis Smiley Show on NPR from 2002 to 2004 and currently hosts Tavis Smiley on PBS on the weekdays and "The Tavis Smiley Show" from PRI. Most recently, he and best friend Dr....more

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Books by Tavis Smiley

Average rating: 3.69 · 4,016 ratings · 894 reviews · 18 distinct works

	Covenant with Black America 3.69 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	My rating:
	What I Know for Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America by Tavis Smiley, David Ritz 3.83 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure 3.80 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Rich And The Rest Of Us: A Poverty Manifesto by Tavis Smiley, Cornel West 4.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	The Covenant In Action by Tavis Smiley, Cornel West (Afterword) 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	My rating:
	How to Make Black America Better: Leading African Americans Speak Out 4.12 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing and Hope from Black America 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Doing What's Right: How to Fight for What You Believe--And Make a Difference 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise by Tavis Smiley, Stephanie Robinson (Contributor) 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Hard Left 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1996	My rating: