The American Prospect’s Adam Serwer weighs in: Smiley has taken the same sort of position that Republicans take on national security issues — Republicans say Obama doesn’t say “terrorism” enough, while Smiley doesn’t think Obama engages in enough direct public advocacy on behalf of black Americans. Smiley doesn’t actually engage on the question of whether [...]
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More Tavis vs Al…
February 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Democrats, Politics
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Is This What Black Politics Is Today? Al Sharpton And Tavis Smiley Engage In A Verbal Brawl
February 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Democrats, News, Politics, Racism, america
Let me preface the introduction of this amazing clip by giving you my abbreviated take on the state of “Black American politics.” As a writer and a black man, I cannot presume to speak for all of black America. For any “black leader” in the black community to presume to speak for all black folks [...]
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