Smiley, Tavis

In his primetime special, Tavis Smiley examines one of the most disturbing aspects of the education crisis facing America today - the increased dropout rate among black teenage males.

Tavis Smiley recounts twenty occurrences in his life where he managed to create success out of failure.

"[A] chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's death"--Provided by publisher.

When Maya Angelou and Tavis Smiley met in 1986, he was twenty-one and she was fifty-eight. For the next twenty-eight years they shared an unlikely, special bond. Angelou was a teacher and a maternal figure to Smiley, and they talked often, of art, politics, history, race, religion, music, love, purpose and courage. Especially the courage to be open, to follow dreams, to believe in oneself. Tavis Smiley's personal memories and decades-long friendship with one of history's most fascinating women enriched his life.

"Presents a revealing and dramatic chronicle of the 12 months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination"--OCLC.

Presents nearly one hundred stories, reminiscences, and testimonies in which African-Americans share lessons they have learned about love, grief and loss, healing and hope.