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.
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.21.2012
Cornel West criticized President Barack Obama, saying he's "obsessed with being on Mount Rushmore" and is focusing too much on his "legacy." “I ...
Posted 05.16.2012
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...
Lauren Brown Jarvis | Posted 05.11.2012
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.
AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.04.2012
NEW YORK — Twenty activists were convicted Friday of disorderly conduct at a protest over a contentious police policy, ending a trial that they ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Adam Goldberg | Posted 05.02.2012
On Wednesday The Huffington Post again visited New York's Loews Regency Hotel, the self-proclaimed home of the "Power Breakfast." During this trip...
Ben Mangan | Posted 05.01.2012
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.
Posted 04.26.2012
Sean Hannity welcomed Tavis Smiley and Cornel West onto his program by thanking them for all the times they criticize President Obama. "Welcome ba...
Posted 04.20.2012
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...
Posted 03.15.2012
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...
Posted 05.08.2012
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...
Philipp Schwind | Posted 04.23.2012
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?
Mark Sawyer | Posted 04.22.2012
Unlike W.E.B. DuBois and other black intellectuals of the past, black intellectuals are not leaders in the way we once might have claimed. This leaves people like Professors Melissa Harris-Perry and Cornel West in unique and often viciously conflicting positions.
Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 04.11.2012
In a recent article, Professor Cornel West "went H.A.M." on Tulane University Professor, Melissa Harris-Perry. I was both impressed and shocked that West had been so strong in his position on Harris-Perry, and I was glad to see that even millionaires aren't afraid to tell the truth.
Daniel Tutt | Posted 03.25.2012
This year, as the 1% comes together to network and pray, an alternative, "People's Prayer Breakfast" will commence across town. The gathering will issue a challenge to all the participants at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Posted 03.13.2012
Sean Hannity and Prof. Cornel West had a lively discussion about Herman Cain and President Obama on Hannity's Wednesday show. While the chat wasn't as...
Ryan Mack | Posted 01.30.2012
I want to personally thank Dr. West and Tavis Smiley for bringing their "Poverty Tour" to my hometown of Detroit, Mich. in the first week of August 20...
Posted 01.17.2012
Cornel West, one of the nation’s most prominent and outspoken public intellectuals, is leaving Princeton University to return to the institution whe...
Max Berger | Posted 01.02.2012
The greatest contribution the occupy movement has made thus far has been to inspire us to imagine solutions at the scale of our problems. This is a revolutionary concept.
Mark Anthony Neal | Posted 12.31.2011
Left of Black S:2 E:1 w/ Michael Eric Dyson September 12, 2011 Host Mark Anthony Neal, is joined by Georgetown professor and public intellectual Mi...
Posted 12.21.2011
Public intellectual and Princeton University professor Cornel West was allegedly arrested taking part in a rally in connection with the Occupy Wall St...
HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 12.20.2011
Two weeks ago, Cornel West, Princeton professor and activist, showed up at a tent city erected by Occupy Wall Street protesters across the street from...
HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 12.19.2011
As the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to spread across the globe, notable entertainers are showing up among its supporters in increasing number...
HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.20.2011
WASHINGTON -- Over 30 people arrested for protesting the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2008 plan to file a petit...
Frederick Butler | Posted 12.19.2011
Regardless of what Cain, West and Smiley say, blacks in America will continue to be in President Obama's corner. Not because we are brainwashed, but because he offers the best chance for the advancement of the community.
Voto Latino | Posted 05.24.2012