Tavis Smiley Audio & Video

A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the twelve months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination

A conversation with Tavis Smiley host of Tavis Talks and Cornel West.

Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West are doing a nationwide tour to promote their new book, "The Rich and the Rest of Us." The Black Googler Network (BGN) will be hosting them for a YouTube live stream of a moderated chat.

Nationally known political commentator Smiley presents a powerful, prescriptive successor to "The Covenant with Black America" and "The Covenant in Action" that explores how to hold leaders--and citizens--accountable.

Tavis Smiley talked about his book, Death of a King: the Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Final Year, about the final year of the civil rights leader’s life.

Suze Orman, widely perceived as America's leading authority on personal finance, spoke about her "People First" movement on behalf of consumers to fight banks and their fees at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Jan. 12, 2012.

"On Air: The Best of Tavis Smiley on the Tom Joyner Morning Show 2004-2008" is a collector's edition of Tavis's hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and action-guided commentaries heard on the "Tom Joyner Morning Show "during the program's final years.

Award-winning television and radio broadcaster Smiley gives a peek behind the curtain of success to share personal stories of his missteps, misdeeds and miscalculations.

Tavis Smiley recounts the story of his friendship with Maya Angelou Tavis Smiley and Maya Angelou met in 1986, when he was 21 and she was 58.

A powerful chronicle of the 16 weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's death Michael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life…