We believe that when you make Black America better - you make all of America better. Tavis Smiley americablackmake Change image and share on social
When it comes to the president, we have to respect him, we have to protect him, and we have to correct him. And in my career, since he'd been on the national stage at least, I've had - I've always respected the president. Tavis Smiley careercorrecthave share on social
We give you the facts. I told you information is power - knowledge is power. We can't be in an ideological battle to redeem the soul of this country if we don't have the facts. Tavis Smiley battlecountryfact Change image and share on social
This administration and these folk who run Washington are no more interested in our welfare and our well being than the man on the moon. And we have got to start taking our destiny into our hands. Tavis Smiley administrationdestinyfolk Change image and share on social
This whole notion of a post racial America was nonsense from the very beginning. It was a bad idea, a bad notion, a bad formulation when it was first raised. Tavis Smiley americabadbegin Change image and share on social
I thought our community should have a deep dialogue to make black America better. I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better. Tavis Smiley americablackcommunity Change image and share on social
We - again, the, the, the, the bastardization and the demonization over the last few years of teachers and of unions and of collective bargaining, that is not the answer. Tavis Smiley answerbargainbastardization Change image and share on social
History is replete with examples of moments in time when we talk about deficit reduction and try to advance on it around the world, that is, where it leads to job losses, not job creation. Tavis Smiley advancecreationdeficit Change image and share on social
To be clear, the gap between the have gots and the have nots is widening. In this most multicultural, multiracial, multiethnic America ever, that concerns me. Tavis Smiley americaclearconcern Change image and share on social
This country is going to implode, or put another way, it's going to get crushed under the weight of poverty. You can't have one percent of the people who own and control more wealth than the other 90 percent of the population. Tavis Smiley controlcountrycrush share on social