Felicia R. Lee profiles television and radio personality Tavis Smiley on the front of The Arts section in today's edition of The New York Times. The piece solidifies Smiley's standing as one of the most influential and thoughtful African Americans in the nation.
When he was with NPR I found his show to be one of the most thought-provoking on radio and he was willing to take on issues many other media organizations ignored. His book, The Covenant, is one I highly recommend to all of my students in ethnic marketing at Johns Hopkins University. It's a must-read for every single political strategist, candidate, and journalist whose work even remotely involves the African American communities.
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