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Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley

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Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley

@tavissmiley

Entrepreneur, broadcaster, advocate, and author. @kbla1580

Los Angeles

Joined December 2007

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Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
May 29
Join us for Juneteenth as we celebrate 5 YEARS of KBLA Talk 1580! 🗓 Friday, June 19 ⏰ 4PM — 7PM 📍 The Beehive 950 E. 60th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90001 Good music, free drinks, games, dancing, special guests + more. RSVP now at KBLA1580.com #KBLA1580 #Juneteenth
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Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
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Apr 22, 2025
Omar Miller on what it’s like being part of a predominantly Black cast in a film like “Sinners.” 🎬 #sinners #sinnersmovie #omarmiller #michaelbjordan #ryancoogler #kbla1580 #unapologeticallyprogressive #milescaton #delroylindo #wunmimosaku #jaymelawson #lijunli #haileesteinfeld
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Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
Dec 14, 2017
My response to PBS suspension full text here: facebook.com/TavisTalks/vid…
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Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
Oct 24, 2024
Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein turns the table on me. #DrJillStein #JillStein #TavisSmiley #TheTavisSmileyShow #DNC #Democrats #TheWhiteHouse #KamalaHarris #GreenParty #NABJ #BlackJournalist #KBLA1580 @DrJillStein @ButchWare @GreenPartyUS @TheDemocrats @DNC @NABJ
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Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
May 4, 2017
Class warfare in the era of @realDonaldTrump is in full effect; this new healthcare bill punishes the poor and abuses the aged. #AHCA
Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
Oct 14, 2024
The #1 Reason Black Folk Should Not Have Been Surprised At Barack Obama’s “Brothas” Smackdown. Click the link for the full list youtube.com/live/8BkZs9Itj… #BarackObamasBrothasSmackdown #VPKamalaHarris #HarrisWalz #Democrats #TheTavisSmileyShow @VP @BarackObama @WhiteHouse
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Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
Feb 1, 2024
Pulling and praying for the family of Joe Madison. He loved us so, and was dedicated to our freedom and liberation everyday he cracked the mic. His voice will be sorely missed. #JoeMadison #Freedom #KBLATalk1580
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Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
Oct 23, 2024
The DNC heard that I was interviewing the Green Party’s Dr. Jill Stein and apparently thought I needed help with questions. Really? #DrJillStein #JillStein #TavisSmiley #TheTavisSmileyShow #DNC #Democrats #TheWhiteHouse #KamalaHarris #GreenParty #KBLA1580 @DNC @TheDemocrats
Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
Oct 23, 2024
#DrJillStein #JillStein #TavisSmiley #TheTavisSmileyShow #DNC #Democrats #TheWhiteHouse #KamalaHarris #GreenParty #KBLA1580 @DrJillStein @ButchWare @GreenPartyUS @WhiteHouse
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Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
Jan 21, 2017
Loving #WomensMarch. Just hard to fathom that the marchers today were betrayed by the 53% of white women who voted for @realDonaldTrump.
Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
Jun 10, 2023
Hanging backstage, Jazz at Lincoln Center, with my man, the towering jazz artist, Wynton Marsalis. He has yet to receive the love, respect, admiration and acknowledgment he deserves from the Black community. No one is doing more to protect, preserve and advance this most sacred
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Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
Nov 9, 2016
Democrats ran an elitist candidate in a populist election. @BernieSanders is somewhere crying.
Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
Nov 2, 2024
#TavisSmiley #Inflation #Economy #Poverty #IncomeInequality #CNN #AbbyPhillip #NewsNight #WSJ #TheWallStreetJournal @CNN @abbydphillip @WSJ @WhiteHouse
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Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
Nov 9, 2016
Mainstream media flashed Trump, then trashed Trump, now they're aghast at Trump. They were wrong start to finish.
Tavis Smiley - on 🧵 @therealtavissmiley
@tavissmiley
Apr 28, 2015
Violence is both impractical and immoral, but the suffering of everyday people can no longer be rendered invisible. #BaltimoreRiots