Tavis Smiley is currently the host of the late-night television talk show Tavis Smiley on PBS, as well as The Tavis Smiley Show from Public Radio International (PRI). He co-wrote the New York Times best seller, “The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto”, and his forthcoming book, “Death of a King: The Real Story of the Last Year in the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” will be released in September.