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Smiley's Poverty Tour Extends to the 'School-to-Prison Pipeline'

Byron Williams | Posted 05.26.2013 | Impact
Byron Williams

The link that Smiley draws between education, or lack thereof, and poverty is undeniable. The underlying question that Smiley's work raises: How can school reform be addressed in any meaningful way without addressing poverty?

Finding Common Ground: A Plea to Black America

Ryan Mack | Posted 04.15.2013 | Black Voices
Ryan Mack

While we don't always agree, I continue to respect his work as well as the work of Mr. Tavis Smiley. Does the fact that I do not agree with him mean that I must now demonize his efforts?

Why Larry Summers Is So, So Very Wrong on Keystone XL

Daniel Kessler | Posted 04.13.2013 | Green
Daniel Kessler

Larry Summers has an op-ed up in the Washington Post this morning in which he repeats the very wrongheaded idea that the tar sands in Canada will be exploited with or without the Keystone XL pipeline.

Cornel West Slams Obama...Again

newsone.com | Posted 01.22.2013 | Black Voices

Dr. Cornel West says that President Barack Obama doesn’t deserve to be sworn in for his second term as President of the United States with his hand ...

Public Media CEO Defends 'Smiley & West' Cancellation

Posted 11.14.2012 | Chicago

Words flew last month between radio host Tavis Smiley and Chicago Public Media CEO Torey Malatia over the cancellation of Smiley's show, "Smiley & Wes...

Cornel West Takes Aim at Black MSNBC Hosts For Supporting Obama

The Huffington Post | Michelle Marques | Posted 11.13.2012 | Black Voices

Cornel West is no stranger to controversy, and this time his fervent slingshot is aimed at black MSNBC hosts. During an interview on "Democracy N...

Cornel West: MSNBC's Black Hosts 'Sold Their Souls' To Obama

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 01.13.2013 | Media

Cornel West took aim at MSNBC's black anchors in an appearance on "Democracy Now" on Friday. West made headlines when, during the interview with Am...

Bonnie Kavoussi

Cornel West's Dire Warning

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 11.08.2012 | Business

U.S. income inequality recently reached levels not seen since the 1920s, which could put the country on the road to becoming an authoritarian state, a...

'Poverty Tour 2.0' Kicks Off In Cleveland

Posted 09.26.2012 | Impact

Famed public radio hosts Tavis Smiley and Cornel West are taking their show on the road to help fight poverty nationwide. U.S. poverty rates are s...

Ignore the Young, Forget the Old

Tavis Smiley | Posted 11.10.2012 | Politics
Tavis Smiley

Why it is that the poor don't matter? We all know why: because the poor aren't "likely voters" and the poor aren't big campaign donors. It's really that simple. And that's sickening.

Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson

Poverty Isn't A Racial Issue, It's An American Disaster

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 09.05.2012 | Black Voices

More than one-fourth of African Americans are living in poverty today. As devastating as that figure is, particularly for the 42 million Americans who...

Politics Post-9/11: "The After Party" Exposes Civil Liberties Crisis on the Campaign Trail (WATCH)

SnagFilms | Posted 10.23.2012 | Politics
SnagFilms

Whether liberal or libertarian, ACLU or NRA, OWS or Tea Party, both ends of the political spectrum surprisingly agree on one thing: No one likes to be spied on.

What Black Intellectuals Should Say To President Obama

Andrew Wilkes | Posted 09.29.2012 | Religion
Andrew Wilkes

How do we create a political economy based on Matthew 25:31-36 -- "Whatever you do for the least of these you do unto me" -- a system that works urban and rural "least of these"? Three options appear.

Tavis Smiley & Cornel West Challenge Poverty in New Book

Voto Latino | Posted 07.24.2012 | Latino Voices
Voto Latino

Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West, recently released a new book called "The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto", which challenges our assumptions about poverty. I got a chance to listen in on a teleconference with Smiley earlier this month, and here are 10 things you need to know about the book.

West: Obama 'Obsessed With Being On Mount Rushmore'

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.21.2012 | Politics

Cornel West criticized President Barack Obama, saying he's "obsessed with being on Mount Rushmore" and is focusing too much on his "legacy." ā€œI ...

Stop-And-Frisk Activist Jailed For Calling Judge A 'White Racist Pig'

Posted 05.16.2012 | New York

An activist's court appearance to deal with an arrest stemming from an October stop-and-frisk rally led by Professor Cornel West, landed her in jail f...

Obama Condones Same-Sex Marriage; When Will He Condemn Poverty?

Lauren Brown Jarvis | Posted 07.11.2012 | Politics
Lauren Brown Jarvis

Tavis Smiley believes America has the power to completely eradicate poverty amongst its citizens in a little as ten years. He questions how America could allow the dreams of its people to transform into a nightmare.

West And 19 Others Found Guilty For Disorderly Conduct At Stop-And-Frisk Rally

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 07.04.2012 | New York

NEW YORK — Twenty activists were convicted Friday of disorderly conduct at a protest over a contentious police policy, ending a trial that they ...

Adam Goldberg

WATCH: Cornel West Calls Obama 'Disastrous Response' To 'Catastrophe'

HuffingtonPost.com | Adam Goldberg | Posted 10.18.2012 | Politics

On Wednesday The Huffington Post again visited New York's Loews Regency Hotel, the self-proclaimed home of the "Power Breakfast." During this trip...

Cornel West and Tavis Smiley Rightfully Scare Us

Ben Mangan | Posted 06.30.2012 | Politics
Ben Mangan

The heart of Smiley and West's message is simple and profound: the United States is far more economically divided than most people want to acknowledge,and this chasm will destroy our nation.

WATCH: Hannity's Heated Clash With Smiley, West

Posted 04.26.2012 | Media

Sean Hannity welcomed Tavis Smiley and Cornel West onto his program by thanking them for all the times they criticize President Obama. "Welcome ba...

WATCH: Colbert Spars With Cornel West & Tavis Smiley

Posted 04.20.2012 | Comedy

Colbert came out swinging in his interview with Cornel West and Tavis Smiley, accusing the two of waging class warfare with their new book, The Rich a...

Diploma Of Harvard's First Black Alum Discovered In Condemned Chicago House

Posted 03.15.2012 | Black Voices

An abandoned home near 75th and Sangamon, on Chicago's South Side, was the unlikely hiding place for an important piece of black history -- the papers...

Cornel West Speaks At Vigil For Unionizing UM Food Workers

Posted 05.08.2012 | Miami

Moments before taking the stage at the University of Miami's 8,000-seat Bank United Center Tuesday to deliver remarks on the school's 50th anniversary...

Why Cornel West Supports Unionizing Cafeteria Workers at University of Miami

Philipp Schwind | Posted 04.23.2012 | Miami
Philipp Schwind

How is it possible for an institution of higher learning to educate young minds, help to turn them into responsible critical citizens and leaders while at the same time ignoring the plight of those who work in the community?