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Tavis Smiley Annouces Expansion of SmileyBooks
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Tavis Smiley - The “Been in the Storm Too Long” Interview
Tavis Smiley - The “Been in the Storm Too Long” Interview Kam Williams Interview From his celebrated conversations with world figures, to his work to inspire the next generation of leaders, a...
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley 0000000110310916 Tavis Smiley, a prominent African-American voice, is a renowned host and political commentator. Known for his work on BET Tonight and The Tom Joyner Morning Show, he is ...
Tavis Smiley - The "FAIL UP" Interview
Tavis Smiley - The "FAIL UP" Interview Kam Williams Interview Tavis Reflects on Life Lessons From his celebrated conversations with world figures to his work to inspire the next generation ...
Tavis Smiley The “Death of a King” Interview
Tavis Smiley The “Death of a King” Interview Kam Williams Interview Tavis on Repositioning Dr. King as a Revolutionary Photo credit WideVision Photography Tavis Smiley is the host and mana...
Tavis Smiley: The State of the Black Union Interview
Tavis Smiley: The State of the Black Union Interview Kam Williams Interview Born in Gulfport, Mississippi on September 13, 1964, Tavis Smiley was raised by his mother an...
Tavis Smiley is no good for Black folks!
Tavis Smiley is no good for Black folks! Troy Johnson Article Actually, I believe the exact opposite, strongly. I used the provocative title to draw attention to this blog post. My hope is that y...
Too Important To Fail: Saving America’s Boys (Tavis Smiley Reports)
Too Important To Fail: Saving America’s Boys (Tavis Smiley Reports) Tavis Smiley 9781401939113 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Too Important to Fail: Saving America’s Boys is the companion...
Tavis Smiley with Stephanie Robinson
Tavis Smiley with Stephanie Robinson MULTIPLE Tavis Smiley and Stephanie Robinson are renowned authors, known for their insightful writing and contribution to social commentary. Their works often exp...
Doing What’s Right: How to Fight for What You Believe—And Make a Difference
Doing What’s Right: How to Fight for What You Believe—And Make a Difference Tavis Smiley 9780385499316 Nonfiction Anchor Penguin Random House In Doing What’s Right, Tavis Smiley shows how each one of ...
The Rich And The Rest Of Us: A Poverty Manifesto
The Rich And The Rest Of Us: A Poverty Manifesto Tavis Smiley and Cornel West 9781401940638 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Record unemployment and rampant corporate avarice, empty houses ...
Cheryl Woodruff Named President and Associate Publisher of SmileyBooks
Cheryl Woodruff Named President and Associate Publisher of SmileyBooks Troy Johnson Article OK y'all this is big. Cheryl Woodruff, founder and former associate publisher of One World, Random House’s ...
Tavis Smiley and Cornel West
Tavis Smiley and Cornel West MULTIPLE Tavis Smiley and Cornel West are two of the most prominent African American public intellectuals and media figures of the early 21st century. Through their co...
Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure
Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure Tavis Smiley 9781401933913 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House This timeless quote by Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett has served as an inspir...
Tavis Smiley with David Ritz
Tavis Smiley with David Ritz MULTIPLE Tavis Smiley with David Ritz
My Journey with Maya
My Journey with Maya Tavis Smiley with David Ritz 9780316341776 Nonfiction Little, Brown Paperbacks Hachette Book Group A remarkable story of friendship, love, and courage. When Maya Angelou and Ta...
50 for Your Future: Lessons from Down the Road
50 for Your Future: Lessons from Down the Road Tavis Smiley 9781401948399 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Stepping into your authentic life can be difficult. There are pitfalls of ego, of ...
The Covenant with Black America - Ten Years Later
The Covenant with Black America - Ten Years Later Tavis Smiley 9781401951498 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House In 2006, Tavis Smiley teamed up with other leaders in the Black community to cr...
Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing, and Hope from Black America
Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing, and Hope from Black America Tavis Smiley 9780385721691 Nonfiction Anchor Penguin Random House In Keeping the Faith, nationally acclaimed author an...
Tavis Smiley Books
Tavis Smiley Books Lynne d. Johnson Book Review Tavis Smiley, syndicated radio and BET talk-show host, is committed to making the world a better place. This is his mission. His first book, Doing What...
SmileyBooks
SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Bertelsmann Tavis Smiley, founder and publisher of SmileyBooks, hosted a reception October 2, 2007, in New York City to introduce his new company presiden...
Death Of A King: The Real Story Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year
Death Of A King: The Real Story Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year Tavis Smiley 9780316332767 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the ...
A Video Slide Show of Tavis Smiley's SmileyBooks Reception in NYC 2007
A Video Slide Show of Tavis Smiley's SmileyBooks Reception in NYC 2007 Book Spotlights
Covenant with Black America - Twenty Years Later
Covenant with Black America - Twenty Years Later Tavis Smiley 9781401994235 Nonfiction Hay House Penguin Random House Twenty years after sparking a national dialogue, The Covenant with Black America r...
Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days
Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days Tavis Smiley 9780316259095 Fiction Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks ...
Karen Grigsby Bates
Karen Grigsby Bates NONE Karen Grigsby Bates is an LA-based NPR News correspondent, known for her work on All Things Considered and The Tavis Smiley Show. She has significantly expanded the show's co...
Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise
Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise Kam Williams Book Review Last year, Tavis Smiley took a lot of heat over his reluctance to rubber-stamp Barack Obama’s candidacy simply ...
The Covenant In Action
The Covenant In Action Tavis Smiley 9781401918521 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House The Covenant in Action was developed to continue the inspirational spirit of the Covenant With Black Amer...
America I Am Legends: Rare Moments And Inspiring Words
America I Am Legends: Rare Moments And Inspiring Words Smiley Books 9781401924058 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House “Would America have been America without her Negro people?” — W. E. B. Du ...
The Covenant with Black America
The Covenant with Black America Kam Williams Book Review Book Review by Kam Williams "Why a Covenant with Black America? In short, because’ without organization, black folk will ...
African Americans Figure Prominently in Presidential Debate
African Americans Figure Prominently in Presidential Debate Jamie Walker Article African Americans Figure Prominently in Presidential Debate by Jamie Walker Washington, DC&...
Karla Renee Floyd, Elona Washington, Shennetta Smith, Joy Blakeney, Annette Smiley, Cheryl Peavy, Sharon Blake, Sahsha Campbell-Garbutt, Kim Bjanes, and Stephanie L. Ghoston
Karla Renee Floyd, Elona Washington, Shennetta Smith, Joy Blakeney, Annette Smiley, Cheryl Peavy, Sharon Blake, Sahsha Campbell-Garbutt, Kim Bjanes, and Stephanie L. Ghoston MULTIPLE "Karla Renee Flo...
Edward E. Baptist
Edward E. Baptist 0000000039584833 Edward E. Baptist, born 1970, is a Professor of History at Cornell University. His expertise lies in the history of 19th-century USA, particularly the South and the...
Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling
Tavis Smiley discusses the Importance of Journaling Author Interviews
Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise
Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise Tavis Smiley with Stephanie Robinson 9781439100028 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Accountable provides real-life examples of how cruci...
The Covenant with Black America
The Covenant with Black America Tavis Smiley 9780883782774 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press Read more about the The State of the Black Union 2006 and The Covenant with Black America ...
Faith In The Fire: Wisdom For Life
Faith In The Fire: Wisdom For Life Gardner C. Taylor 9781401929626 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House “Waiting on God is difficult. We have not been promised a smooth voyage, but God does pro...
America I Am Pass It Down Cookbook: Over 130 Soul-Filled Recipes
America I Am Pass It Down Cookbook: Over 130 Soul-Filled Recipes Jeff Henderson 9781401931353 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House The smells in the kitchen, the unforgettable f...
State of the Black Union 2009
State of the Black Union 2009 Kam Williams Article Tavis Assembles Black Luminaries in L.A. for 10th Annual Gathering State of the Black Union by Kam Williams The 10th Annual Sta...
Dr. West’s Prognosis for the Country's Prospects
Dr. West’s Prognosis for the Country's Prospects Kam Williams Interview Dr. Cornel West is a prominent and provocative public intellectual dedicated to democracy. Currently the Class of 19...
Cornel West
Cornel West 0000000123215424 Join us in a conversations with Cornel West, at Harvard Bookstore on March 8, 2021 Born on June 2, 1953, Dr. Cornel West is a highly esteemed intellectual and professor at...
For-Profit Universities: The Shifting Landscape of Marketized Higher Education (2017)
For-Profit Universities: The Shifting Landscape of Marketized Higher Education (2017) Tressie McMillan Cottom 9783319471860 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers This edited volume propos...
Kingdom Principles: Preparing for Kingdom Experience and Expansion
Kingdom Principles: Preparing for Kingdom Experience and Expansion Myles Munroe 9780768423730 Nonfiction Destiny Image Destiny Image EXPLORING THE NATURE OF TRUE KINGDOMS "It is my conviction that not...
The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States
The Black West: A Documentary and Pictorial History of the African American Role in the Westward Expansion of the United States William Loren Katz 9780684814780 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster,...
American Prophets: Seven Religious Radicals and Their Struggle for Social and Political Justice
American Prophets: Seven Religious Radicals and Their Struggle for Social and Political Justice Albert J. Raboteau 9780691181127 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press A powe...
The Evening News - Essays And Commentaries From NPR And Other Clouds
The Evening News - Essays And Commentaries From NPR And Other Clouds S. Pearl Sharp 9780936068244 Nonfiction Poets Pay Rent, Too Poets Pay Rent, Too A selection of forty of S. Pearl Sharp’s wide-rangi...
Colorblind: The Rise Of Post-Racial Politics And The Retreat From Racial Equity (City Lights Open Media)
Colorblind: The Rise Of Post-Racial Politics And The Retreat From Racial Equity (City Lights Open Media) Tim Wise 9780872865082 Nonfiction City Lights Publishers City Lights Publishers "It’s a great b...
What Would Martin Say?
What Would Martin Say? Clarence B. Jones and Joel Engel 9780061672675 Nonfiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins “What Would Martin Say? about the pressing issues of our time is a bold question to ask....
The Money Coach’s Guide to Your First Million: 7 Smart Habits to Building the Wealth of Your Dreams
The Money Coach’s Guide to Your First Million: 7 Smart Habits to Building the Wealth of Your Dreams Lynnette Khalfani-Cox 9780071470810 Nonfiction Advantage World Press Advantage World Press As seen o...
Black Men: In Their Own Words
Black Men: In Their Own Words Patricia M. Hinds and Susan L. Taylor 9780609603666 Nonfiction Crown Penguin Random House From ESSENCE Books comes an exquisitely designed collection of essays from some ...
Gil Robertson
Gil Robertson NONE Gil L. Robertson IV is a renowned authority on African-American pop culture. A journalist, author, lecturer, and media consultant, he provides platforms for social change through h...
Bakari Kitwana
Bakari Kitwana 0000000114584527 Bakari Kitwana is a renowned journalist, activist, and political analyst, known for his commentary on politics and youth culture. He has been a consultant on hip-hop, ...
Brooke Stephens
Brooke Stephens NONE Brooke Stephens is a seasoned Wall Street veteran and certified financial planner, with a rich career that includes roles at Chase and Citicorp. She holds degrees from Harvard, F...
Kenji Jasper
Kenji Jasper 0000000002779450 “My name is Kenji Nathaniel Jasper and I am author. But I know that in this day and age ‘authors’ come a dime a dozen. It is no longer an event when one of ou...
Salome Thomas-El
Salome Thomas-El NONE Salome Thomas-EL, born in Philadelphia, has been a transformative teacher and chess coach since 1987, leading his students to become Eight-Time National Chess Champions. He hold...
Tim Wise
Tim Wise 0000000114464875 Tim Wise, a prominent anti-racist activist, writer, and educator, has dedicated his career to addressing and dismantling racism in various institutions. In addition to lectu...
Mary Frances Berry
Mary Frances Berry 0000000081621140 Mary Frances Berry, Professor of American Social Thought and History at the University of Pennsylvania, is a renowned author of nine books. With 33 honorary degree...
Julia Hare
Julia Hare NONE Dr. Julia Hare (1939-2019) was a renowned motivational speaker and influential figure in black communities both in America and abroad. Known for her powerful speeches about black lead...
Hasani Pettiford
Hasani Pettiford NONE Hasani Pettiford, renowned speaker, author, and TV personality, is known for his dynamic teachings on success, wealth creation, and interpersonal relationships. As the founder o...
Alfred L. Brophy
Alfred L. Brophy 000000005569053X Alfred L. Brophy, a law professor at the University of North Carolina, is known for his work on reparations and his contributions to the Tulsa Race Riot Commission. ...
Fear of a Black Republican
Fear of a Black Republican Kam Williams fearofablackrepublican.jpg Film Review Fear of a Black Republican Unrated Running time: 111 Minutes Studio: Shamrock Stine Productions DV...
Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure
Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure Kam Williams Book Review "If they’re being honest, most people who have ever succeeded in any human endeavor will tell you they learn...
The Rich and the Rest of Us
The Rich and the Rest of Us Kam Williams Book Review “This book serves as a counterpoint to [those] who luxuriate in denying the reality of America’s poor… Poverty of all colors ...
Legends
Legends Kam Williams Book Review ’’Would America have been America without her Negro people?’ W.E.B. Du Bois wrote those words shortly after the turn of...
Wanda Sykes - The "Over the Hedge" Interview
Wanda Sykes - The "Over the Hedge" Interview Kam Williams Interview Wanda Sykes Still photographs of "Over the Hedge" The Over the Hedge Interview with Kam Williams Born on March 7, 1964 in ...
I Am Beautiful: The Evolution of Beauty
I Am Beautiful: The Evolution of Beauty Karla Renee Floyd, Elona Washington, Shennetta Smith, Joy Blakeney, Annette Smiley, Cheryl Peavy, Sharon Blake, Sahsha Campbell-Garbutt, Kim Bjanes, and Stephan...
Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson NONE Jeff Johnson is a decorated journalist and communication specialist, now President of JIJ Communications. Co-founder and CEO of Elite Voices Speakers, he's a regular on TheRoot.com ...
Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House Bertelsmann 4 Color Books Ace Books Addison-Wesley Alfred A. Knopf Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Anchor Anchor Books Anchor Press Anne Schwartz Books Avery Ballantine Bo...
Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Women: 20th Anniversary Edition
Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Women: 20th Anniversary Edition Iyanla Vanzant 9781401957216 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House The revised and expanded 20th-annivers...
The African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross
The African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 9781401935153 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross is the companion book to the si...
Trust: Mastering the 4 Essential Trusts
Trust: Mastering the 4 Essential Trusts Iyanla Vanzant 9781401943981 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House You just can’t trust anyone—it’s a constant refrain in the modern world, and learning t...
Happy New Year From AALBC.com’s Troy Johnson
Happy New Year From AALBC.com’s Troy Johnson Troy Johnson Article 2013, what a year! With so many great new books and films last year, there was a lot to celebrate. We also extended our reach through...
Forgiveness: 21 Days to Forgive Everyone for Everything
Forgiveness: 21 Days to Forgive Everyone for Everything Iyanla Vanzant 9781401943615 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Too many of us feel trapped in stagnant romantic, family, or workplace ...
If You Can See It, You Can Be It: 12 Street-Smart Recipes For Success
If You Can See It, You Can Be It: 12 Street-Smart Recipes For Success Jeff Henderson 9781401940607 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House In his latest book, Chef Jeff Henderson, the New Yor...
Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me
Soulacoaster: The Diary Of Me R. Kelly with David Ritz 9781401928353 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Who is R. Kelly? Three-time Grammy winner, who has sold more than 35 million records wo...
Peace From Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You’re Going Through
Peace From Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You’re Going Through Iyanla Vanzant 9781401928230 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House New York Times best-selling author Iyanla Vanzant recoun...
Health First!: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide
Health First!: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide Eleanor Hinton Hoytt and Hilary Beard 9781401936952 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House The story of Black women in America is one of triumph an...
Hope On A Tightrope: Words And Wisdom
Hope On A Tightrope: Words And Wisdom Cornel West 9781401930769 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Includes a free CD! The New York Times best-selling author of Race Matters and Democracy Ma...
Peace From Broken Pieces: How To Get Through What You’re Going Through
Peace From Broken Pieces: How To Get Through What You’re Going Through Iyanla Vanzant 9781401928223 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House New York Times best-selling author Iyanla Vanzant recoun...
Black Business Secrets: 500 Tips, Strategies, And Resources For The African American Entrepreneur
Black Business Secrets: 500 Tips, Strategies, And Resources For The African American Entrepreneur Dante Lee 9781401929541 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House "Should I lower my price point? Gi...
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir Cornel West 9781401921903 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House New York Times best-selling author Cornel West is one of America’s most provoc...
America I Am Journal
America I Am Journal Clarence V. Reynolds 9781401924072 Fiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House What will you leave behind? It’s time to discover the unique and indelible life imprint that only you c...
Brainwashed
Brainwashed Tom Burrell 9781401925925 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House "Black people are not dark-skinned white people," says advertising visionary Tom Burrell. In fact, they are ...
Brother West: Living And Loving Out Loud, A Memoir
Brother West: Living And Loving Out Loud, A Memoir Cornel West 9781401921897 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House New York Times best-selling author Cornel West is one of America’s most provoc...
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Iyanla Vanzant 9781401921880 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House The revised and expanded 20th-anniversary edition of Iyanla Vanzant’s first published work offers a powerful path to s...
The Power Of Intention
The Power Of Intention Wayne W. Dyer 9781401902162 Fiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Intention is generally viewed as a pit-bull kind of determination propelling one to succeed at all costs by ...
Who Are You?
Who Are You? Stedman Graham 9781401903466 Fiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House Most of us take years trying to figure out just who we are, and if we fail to define ourselves, we risk being defined...
Clarence V. Reynolds
Clarence V. Reynolds NONE Clarence V. Reynolds is an independent editor and journalist, former director of Literary Programs at the Center for Black Literature and editor-in-chief of the Killens Revi...
R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson
R. Kelly Video Impersonating Michael Jackson Kam Williams Interview Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me Click to Buy via Amazon.com by R. Kelly,David Ritz Hardcover: 392 pages Pu...
Eurasian International Book Fair
Eurasian International Book Fair Kazakhstan, Astana Astana Kazakhstan strengthening and expansion of informational, creative and business cooperation of publishers, authors, libraries, book trading an...
Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival
Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival Blalock Park Venice Florida The Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival is a small, unique program hosting writers teaching writers on Friday night, and authors sel...
Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore
Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore Char Adams 9780593474235 Nonfiction Tiny Reparations Books Penguin Random House Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore is...
Revival: Alien Holiday
Revival: Alien Holiday Stafford L. Battle B0FXLNCFRQ Fiction Independently Published Independently Published Revival: Alien Holiday — Book One In Earth’s near future, Udo — a Nigerian temp worker —...
The Life of Herod the Great
The Life of Herod the Great Zora Neale Hurston 9780063161009 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins A never before published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Gre...
How to Build a Democracy: From Fannie Lou Hamer and Barbara Jordan to Stacey Abrams
How to Build a Democracy: From Fannie Lou Hamer and Barbara Jordan to Stacey Abrams Christina M. Greer 9781009500807 Nonfiction Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press From the groundbre...
There’s No Way I’d Die First
There’s No Way I’d Die First Lisa Springer 9780593643204 Fiction Random House Children’s Books Penguin Random House A spine-tingling contemporary horror-comedy novel that follows a scary-movie buf...
The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church
The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church Rachel L. Swarns 9780399590870 Nonfiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House “An absolutely essen...