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What I Know for Sure |
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| My Story of Growing Up in
America by Tavis Smiley, David Ritz, David Ritz (With)
Pub. Date: October 2006
ISBN: 0385505167
ISBN-13: 9780385505161
Format: Hardcover, 272pp
Publisher: Doubleday Publishing
Sales Rank: 1,471
List Price: $23.95
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Tavis Smiley grew up in a family of thirteen in a small trailer in Indiana,
where money was scarce and the sight of other black faces even scarcer. One of
only a few African American kids in his high school, he grew up feeling like an
outsider because of his race, his Pentecostal religious beliefs, and his
family's poverty. At home, the trust and support he felt from his family was
shattered when his father, in a moment of rage, beat him with an electrical
cord, sending him to the hospital. Placed in foster care for a time, it took
Tavis years to bridge the emotional chasm between him and his parents.
Throughout his childhood, however, Smiley possessed an inner drive to succeed.
His remarkable speaking ability made him an oratorical champion in Indiana and
offered him a pathway to a different world. Determined to fight for the
underdog and for African American rights, he entered the political arena,
moving to Los Angeles to work in mayor Tom Bradley's administration, and later
ran for a seat on the city council. After losing the election, he embarked on
his career as a radio commentator, discovering that it was an ideal way to
influence public discourse on the issues of the day. Now a broadcast star, he
remains committed to bettering the lives of all Americans; he's especially
acclaimed for his work on behalf of people of color and the underprivileged.
A moving, deeply honest self-portrait of one of America's most popular media
figures, WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE will appeal to readers of every color and
political persuasion.
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The Covenant with Black America |
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| The Covenant in Action by Tavis Smiley |
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Rape of Paradise
by Jan Carew |
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| Winning the Race, John McWhorter |
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| Enough, Juan
Williams |
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| After the Storm, David Dante Troutt |
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| The Senator and The Socialite, Otis Graham |
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| The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman |
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