TT:
H1: It's We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda, a special edition of The
Tavis Smiley Show; Dr. Cornel West, Michael Eric Dyson, Louis Farrakhan and
more!
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people don't use theirs; but I note it used in reference to others, i.e. Cornel, Julianne,
et.al.]
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H2: It's the second hour of We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda, a
special edition of The Tavis Smiley Show; Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Rev. Jesse Jackson,
Angela Glover Blackwell and more!
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semicolon, consistent wi H1 format]
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Martin:
All the pictures are included except, Dr. Cornel West, which you have.
If you have any questions, let me know.
Thanks,
Vanessa
TT:
H1: It's We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda, a special edition
of The Tavis Smiley Show; Dr. Cornel West, Michael Eric Dyson, Louis Farrakhan
and more!
H2: It's the second hour of We Count! The Black Agenda is the American
Agenda, a special edition of the Tavis Smiley Show. Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Rev.
Jesse Jackson, Angela Glover Blackwell and more!
HOUR ONE
On today's program, we present a special edition of The Tavis Smiley Show...We
Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda, recorded live on the campus
of Chicago State University.
The discussion assembles a wide cross section of leading public intellectuals,
policy experts and professors to wrestle with the issues most important to AfricanAmericans in the age of Obama.
Panelists include:
Raven Curling, president of Chicago State University Student Government
Dr. Juliane Malveaux – President of Bennett College for Women
Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson
George Mason professor Michael Fauntroy
PolicyLink CEO Angela Glover Blackwell
Princeton Professor Dr. Cornel West
Former Chicago Alderman Dorothy Wright Tillman
Rainbow/Push Founder Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr.
And from the Nation of Islam the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.
All that in the first hour of The Tavis Smiley Show.
FEATURES
We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda will air in its entirety will air
Monday March 29th at 8pm Eastern on C-SPAN 2, but today we present to you
highlights of this very special conversation...
We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda - Segment One
Michael Eric Dyson and Dr. Cornel West help define what it means to have a
Black agenda. Meanwhile, Angela Glover Blackwell says not only do we need a
Black agenda, we already have it.
www.cornelwest.com
www.michaelericdyson.com
www.policylink.org
We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda - Segment Two
Rev. Jesse Jackson will give his thoughts on the engagement of AfricanAmericans during the presidential election season and whether it has carried
over after the inauguration of Barack Obama.
www.rainbowpush.org
We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda - Segment Three
Former Chicago Alderman Dorothy Wright Tillman shares her frustration over the
lack of progress in Civil Rights in recent years the reasons why. After that, the
Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan closes the program with his thoughts on
President Obama, and some choice words for African-Americans looking for a
government bailout.
http://www.myspace.com/dorothytillman
http://www.noi.org/mlfbio.htm
HOUR TWO
On today's program, we present the second hour of our special edition of The
Tavis Smiley Show...We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda,
recorded live on the campus of Chicago State University.
Policymakers, theologians and even a future leader, the august body wrestled
with issues ranging from education to urban renewal and whether the economic
stimulus plan has positively impacted either.
All that in the second hour of The Tavis Smiley Show.
FEATURES
We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda - Segment One
Nation of Islam the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, who kicks off this portion
of the conversation with a history lesson, juxtaposing the labor movement in the
time of FDR with the movement for a Black agenda in 2010.
http://www.noi.org/mlfbio.htm
We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda - Segment Two
Chicago State’s own Raven Curling continues with her thoughts on where
African-Americans have fallen short and how some young people such as herself
view this reality in the age of Obama.
http://www.csu.edu/
We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda - Segment Three
Rev. Jesse Jackson gives his sense of whether “race-neutral” campaigns and
governance is now the only viable option for candidates of color.
www.rainbowpush.org
Vanessa Rumbles
Associate Producer
The Tavis Smiley Show
Office: 323-290-2622
Blackberry (text friendly): 951-205-4640
Email: vrumbles@tavistalks.com
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Don’t miss “Tavis Smiley Reports” on PBS Wednesday, March 31st, 8pm ET/PT,
as Tavis examines Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s controversial Vietnam speech and the parallels to
the current war in Afghanistan. Check your local listings at pbs.org/tavis/reports.