Tavis Smiley: On Leaving The Tom Joyner Show

Since you all are hitting us up about Tavis and Tom Joyner. Here’s his latest word on the subject…. Whatever reason he’s leaving, I love me some Tavis…

The following is a transcript of my commentary from the Tom Joyner Morning Show from earlier today:

There is no way to put into words the love and respect that I have for Tom Joyner or the love affair that I’ve had with Tom Joyner Morning Show listeners for almost 12 years now.

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Of ‘Crazy Uncles’ and Kings

Commentary by Mumia Abu Jamal:

It has been 40 years – a lifetime – since Martin Luther King, Jr. was felled in Memphis, Tennessee.

His life of committed activism, and his martyrdom, has left an indelible mark upon the world.

There were, indeed, echoes of him, in Black and some White churches this past Easter, but also in what the corporate media has called “incendiary” speeches of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

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