Tavis Smiley

Smiley is host and managing editor of Tavis Smiley on PBS and author of 50 for Your Future: Lessons From Down the Road

Martin Luther King, Jr. listens to a question at a news conference.

The One Single Thing Donald Trump and Martin Luther King, Jr. Have In Common

If I told you that in the last year of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, ...

If I told you that in the last year of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, his approval ratings were in the range of President Donald Trump’s anemic disapproval numbers, would you believe me? I...

Dick Gregory

Civil rights icon

Jake Westley Anderson visits the spot where Heather Heyer died on Aug. 12.

From Selma to Charlottesville, the Ghosts of Our Past

There's nothing quite like being on vacation halfway around the world and t...

There's nothing quite like being on vacation halfway around the world and trying to explain American-style racism. As an African American, the locals expect me to be an expert on these matters. The backstory of...