Tavis Smiley is a STAR. Congratulations on 2,000 shows; here's wishing you 1,000 more! Hey, before you know it, you'll be in this game as long as me. Get ready to hold on to your suspenders!

In a sneak preview of our conversation, I ask my guests if this story could end up as another glorified Hollywood film about another black child being saved by white people. You're going to want to watch their fascinating answer.

Schools have literally become gateways to prison, instead of gateways to learning. When we wrapped filming, I kept thinking to myself, "There has to be a better way." Thankfully, there is.

I just finished speaking with the incredible "fourth tenor" Andrea Bocelli about his new album, Passione.

I don't even have a language to describe the chants, the dancing, the full-faced smiles, the love, the joy, the sheer ecstasy in that hallway as we walked toward Nelson and Winnie Mandela.

I'm sure you have a question for Obama and Romney about how to tackle poverty, and you ought to share that with the debate moderators. Here's how.