Tavis Smiley: “I’m becoming increasingly concerned about the monopolized America we live in.”The broadcast journalist opens up about race, his L.A. radio station, corporate concentration, and the covenant with Black America.
Black Americans
Posted inJuly/August 2023
Erasing the Color Lines
The problem of residential segregation is racial. The best solutions are not.
Posted inJanuary/February/March 2022
Build the Party Back Better
Democrats need to become the champions of working people—Black people included.
Posted inMain, Political Animal, Politics
The Wrong Way to Build Black Wealth
Maxine Waters has a well-intentioned but bad idea for promoting homeownership and wealth for Black Americans. There are better ways.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
No, Trump Hasn’t Done More for Blacks Than Any President Since Lincoln
In fact, African Americans have seen smaller economic gains than under his predecessors.
Posted inNovember 1990
On Political Books: Manhattan on the Rocks
Moderate black leaders could save New York from the Sharptons and the Brawleys
