Tavis Smiley marks 10th year on PBS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tavis Smiley has stood out in 20 years in broadcasting, and he has no intention of changing his style or substance.
Tom Joyner: Tavis Smiley ‘fascinated with his own legacy’
theGRIO REPORT - Tom Joyner, Tavis Smiley's onetime friend and host of the show that made Smiley a household name among many Black Americans, slammed Smiley's comments, saying his former protege is 'fascinated with his own legacy'...
Cornel West criticizes Obama's use of MLK Bible at inauguration
theGRIO REPORT - West is lashing out at Obama for using a restored Bible which once belonged to the late Martin Luther King Jr. during his inauguration ceremonies this week...
Why 'Django' detractors' criticism is uninformed
OPINION - Tavis Smiley and Spike Lee's criticisms must delve deeper than the idea of it being a “spoof” and a knee-jerk reaction to the – subjectively -- gratuitous use of the n-word...
Tavis Smiley slams 'Django Unchained,' calls it 'spoof' of slavery
theGRIO REPORT - Talk show host Tavis Smiley has joined Spike Lee in condemning Quentin Tarantino's hit film Django Unchained, and like the infamous auteur, he hasn't even seen it...
Will Obama's black critics grow louder in new term?
OPINION - With President Obama now headed for a second term in the White House—after laying the campaign of GOP opponent Mitt Romney to waste —his critics in the black community are likely to stick around...
Obama's not 'president of black America'
OPINION - The idea that the nation’s first black president is not the representative of all black people should not surprise anyone...
WATCH: 'Fear of a Black Republican' trailer
VIDEO - The result is a film critical of both sides of the bipartisan system of democracy here in the United States and their interaction with the black communities around the country....
For blacks, mix of 'Help' emotions on Oscar night
(AP) - Despite torrents of debate among African-Americans over the merits of the segregation-era movie 'The Help,' most still hoped that Viola Davis, who plays a maid, would become just the second black winner of the best actress Oscar...
Viola Davis, Tavis Smiley spar over 'The Help'
OPINION - In a recent interview with Tavis Smiley, stars of 'The Help,' Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, defended themselves against criticism...
