Tavis Smiley Foundation

04/09/2014

On Thursday, April 24, I will receive my star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. If you’re in Los Angeles, I hope you’ll consider joining me and my presenters, Jay Leno and Larry King, for this special occasion.

01/31/2014

Big Congratulations to Leadership Institute alumna Bandeja Munir who was selected as a 2013 Posse Foundation Scholar. She’s on her way to Hobart and William Smith Colleges as a freshman in the fall!

http://m.ourweekly.com/news/2014/jan/30/local-dance-student-wins-240000-college-scholarshi/

01/08/2014

The 50th Anniversary of LBJ's War on Poverty is today. How will you help End Poverty in America's Silent Spaces? http://ow.ly/snVYz

11/11/2013

Young People: Don't let your social media postings mess up your college application.

More colleges are finding the social media posts of their applicants — and sometimes denying admission as a result.

10/28/2013

From my new piece on Huffington Post:

How is it, with one out of two fellow citizens living in or near poverty in the richest nation in the history of the world, we cannot engage a national conversation about alleviating endemic poverty in America?

Think of it this way. If one of every two Americans --- half the nation --- was living with HIV/AIDS, was unable to read or write, or was recently diagnosed with some form of cancer, would we deem it a national emergency worthy of immediate action? Of course we would. So why is poverty in America being rendered invisible even as millions of Americans are trapped in it?

Read more at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tavis-smiley/ending-poverty-lets-talk_b_4169393.html

Ending Poverty: Let's Talk - The Huffington Post

10/23/2013

46 million Americans live under the poverty line. It’s the second year in a row that more than 1 in 7 men, women and children are struggling in poverty and increasingly many of those affected by poverty are the so-called “working poor.” Last year, the top one percent earned nearly 20 percent of all household income, while the top 10 percent earned more than 48 percent of all household income. This growing disparity is crippling the country. Ending Poverty: America’s Silent Spaces is a four-year national initiative to examine barriers and identify solutions to alleviate poverty in the United States. The initiative will help advance action against poverty by engaging and mobilizing individuals, communities, and organizations to identify innovative and community-based solutions that will inform a meaningful path out of poverty for fellow citizens. One of our goals is to engage one million poverty fighters who are willing to stand up and commit to taking action steps to alleviate poverty. This is America’s movement. I hope you’ll join us. To find out how you can help end the cycle of poverty visit www.tavistalks.com/endingpoverty.

10/16/2013

10/09/2013

If you knew you wouldn't fail what would you be doing with your life?

Short. Mesmerizing.

10/04/2013

The Institute for Responsible Citizenship will accept applications for this male leadership program Nov. 15. Three of our alum have participated. We recommend it! http://eepurl.com/FabP1

10/03/2013

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thoreau

10/01/2013

Ford Motor Company is reaching out to students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities for the 2013 Ford HBCU Community Challenge Competition. Up to $75,000 in scholarships, university and community grants will be awarded for the first-place student team and its project. Visit:
www.scholarshipsonline.org/2013/09/ford-hbcu-challenge.html

The Ford HBCU Challenge invites college students to submit their ideas for building sustainable communities for a chance to win a college scholarship and other awards.