The Tavis Smiley Show


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	March 12-19, 2010

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Hour One

	Pay Day Loans in Low Income Communities Steven Schlein, spokesman for the Community Financial Services Association, the trade group for Pay Day lending companies and Jen Johnson, Senior Legislative Counsel for the Center for Responsible Lending discuss the myths and realities surrounding high interest loans in low-income communities. www.cfsa.net www.responsiblelending.org Listen Now!
	'Compton Cookouts' in a Post-Racial America? Georgetown professor Christopher Metzler puts the recent UC San Diego controversy in its proper perspective, and sees whether other “Compton Cookouts” might be on the horizon at universities across the nation. explore.georgetown.edu Listen Now!
	Dr. Eddie Glaude Commentator Eddie Glaude continues the collegiate theme and gets ready for March Madness as college basketball season winds down. www.princeton.edu/africanamericanstudies Listen Now!
	And the Winner is... The Hurt Locker We listen back to an excerpt of our conversation with director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal as they detail the story behind their future Oscar-winning film for Best Picture and Best Director, The Hurt Locker. www.thehurtlocker-movie.com Listen Now!
	Angelique Kidjo - Oyo Grammy-winning singer Angelique Kidjo explains how she has taken her musical memories and put them to good use on her new CD Oyo. www.kidjo.com Listen Now!

Hour Two

	Improving D.C. Public Schools Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of D.C. Public School system explains how the road to revamping the educational system has been both difficult and rewarding. dcps.dc.gov Listen Now!
	Fixing School Food In her new text Free For All: Fixing School Food in America, sociology professor Janet Poppendieck says the well-intentioned National School Lunch Program has become a windfall to the agriculture and commercial food industries – and provides most students with little nutritional value. maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu Listen Now!
	Abolitionist Movement Patricia Ferreira professor of English at Norwich details the travels of Frederick Douglass to Ireland to promote his autobiography and the abolitionist movement. Click here to read Patricia Ferreira’s complete article Listen Special thanks to Ossie Davis and Fred Morsell for their readings of Douglass during this segment Listen Listen Now!
	Gift of Gab And speaking of Ireland, it is known for its gift for gab – thanks to the Blarney Stone. Now meet Hip Hop’s Gift of Gab as he shares his new CD, Escape 2 Mars. Listen Now!
	Gil Scott-Heron The Godfather of Hip Hop Gil Scott-Heron is back after a 16-year absence with a brand new music philosophy and CD, I’m New Here. gilscottheron.net Listen Now!

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