Tavis Smiley's ' Next Chapter' Panel to Air Next Week (441 hits)
Date: Thursday, January 06, 2011, 5:53 am
By: Tonya Pendleton, BlackAmericaWeb.com
Get your DVRs ready. Radio and talk show host/author Tavis Smiley is moderating a new conversation. Here’s our conversation about his latest project. After a decade of his “State of the Black Union” events, Smiley has branched out for a discussion that will be somewhat different from the annual grouping of panels broadcast to discuss the pressing issues of black America. (In this 2009 photo, Tavis Smiley talks about his book, "Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise." (Retna) )
This time, Smiley has put together a multi-racial roster that includes Arianna Huffington of The Huffington Post, CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo, Dana Milbank of The Washington Post and Smiley’s friend and co-host Dr. Cornel West, among others, to facilitate a conversation on America’s future. Smiley celebrates 20 years of broadcasting this year (look for an upcoming PBS anniversary special) and is releasing a new book, “Fail Up,” an account of how he rebounded from his 20 greatest failures, in May. Keep up with him at his website, www.TavisTalks.com.
Aptly dubbed “America’s Next Chapter,” the two-hour special airs live from George Washington University on C-SPAN on Thursday, Jan. 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. EST and again on PBS from Tuesday, Jan. 18 to Thursday, Jan. 20 (If you are in the Washington D.C. area, you can attend for free by registering at www.americasnextchapter.com ).
THIS IS GOING TO BE GOOD I LOOK FOWARD TO THIS EVERY YEAR , HAVE YOU VISITED THE SMILEY-WEST WEBSITE ? YEA ITS ON AND POPEN !!
Friday, January 7th 2011 at 3:36AM
DAVID JOHNSON
Tavis is da man!
Friday, January 7th 2011 at 4:31PM
Jen Fad
