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[captioning made possible by kcet public television]avis: how have you remained a person of faith through these years? just from what i know of your life, i could suggest to you that there were moments along the way where your faith was tested and yet, for all these years, you have remained a person of faith. >> i sincerely believe that everything is grace. and you have to stick around long enough to see it through. i am a very optimistic person. if i were told that this was the last the day, i would still give thanks and praise, it has been wonderful. i could not have asked for more love for support or compassion. it has been an extraordinary life. i give thanks and praise every day. it is a mystery that i embrace. if you want to talk about god, we don't know what god is, do we? it is a question that advised of history, we don't know. the more explanations we give, the more we realize how little we know. we are limited, we are so finding. i am president of the mystery of just being alive, every single day. tavis: i am not being comical

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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: it is shaping up to a busy year for dave stewart, the acclaimed musician has a just released a new solo project called "the blackbird diaries." next month, you can pick up a copy of his newly formed super group called super heavy. how was this car an all-star lineup? mick jagger, and damien marley, here is some of the recording sessions for "the blackbird diaries." >> he was getting ready to spend a week making an album. we were spending a year. he would go for a week. we are like, yeah. he is getting ready to go. she says i have a condo. you can stay there. i say, that would be cheap. it does not cost anything. cheaper than free. dave and i looked at each other and went -- ♪what is cheaper than free tavis: 25 in time to go to the bathroom? >> i have making a film. you see me writing lyrics in the bathroom. [laughter] you hit the nail on the head. tavis: why so much activity at this time? is there something happening bringing this creativity? >> i have no idea. i started certain projects a few years before. for some reason t

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: even before the name -- numbers came out, we decided to spend some time getting to know the people behind the pottering -- poverty statistics. cornel west joined us. in tonight's episode, we call this one suffering, we look at what motivated us to take this for and the personal face of an american tragedy. >> most of those people do not know where they are. >> there is a new and poor in america right now. i want them to come together. >> the corporations get away again. the banks got away again. this entire legislation is on the back of the poor. >> well adapted to indifference. we want great leaders who love the people. tavis: the more i see what people are going through, all people of all colors and creeds, that is why i left the studio. that is why i give up my vacation time and called doctor we we hit the road. it is the telling the truth that allows suffering to speak. this is a nation of great abundance and great people. somehow, great inequality and great suffering. 43 y

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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: nomi prins is a journalist who is books include "it takes a pillage." glad to have you back and the program. >> thank you so much. tavis: the parallels are so profound, intentional i assume. or not intentional but timely. >> i think after the last book and seeing how economically devastated we really are since the financial crisis, we aren't marrd what happened in the great depression. there was a crash. -- we are mirroring what happened in the great depression. this crated a depression for the rest of the country. there is no other time that an similar to this time as unfortunately the great depression. tavis: why write this as a historical novel? >> i wanted to find a way to bring the human side to it. as journalists, a lot of times we talk about the statistics and the data. i wanted to get back to fear is a character with a person through no fault of their own or desire to be a heroine comes upon a situation and it is hard and more difficult to do something about. i think th

[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: when her homeland became torn apart by rebels, she decided to fight back. she cursed and empowered women to fight for peace and a new era of stability in the country. a new memoir about it is called "mighty be our powers," how sisterhood and sex changed in nation at war. leymah gbowee, i am pleased to have you on the program. leymah gbowee or witness to the worst of humanity and helped bring liberia out of the dark. her memoir is a captivating narrative that will stand as the testament to women, face, and the spirit of our country. and that is written by the president of liberia, your native homeland. when year-ago, -- one year ago, the president sat in that chair. i asked for a question about what being a woman did for her, how that challenged her in becoming the first woman president of liberia. here's where she had to say. >> as i man i would of had so many interests. so many things for my attention. i would not have been so concentrated or wanted to be a successful professi

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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: alfredo quinones- hinojosa is a renowned neurosurgeon and director of the pituitary tumor center at johns hopkins. his remarkable path from mexico to the united states is the subject of a new memoir, "becoming dr. q: my journey from migrant farm worker to brain surgeon." an honor to have you on this program. i just want to touch this hand. >> i am honored to be here with you. tavis: it is my delight. let me jump into it. i was thinking that if herman cain had his way, you would have been electrocuted, trying to halt the fence from mexico to the united states. let us deal with this now. what is your sense of the immigration debate? you have to be the poster tough for what happens in america when we treat with disney -- with dignity and america -- dignity and respect the people who come to america. >> i read the newspaper today. it breaks my heart when i hear things like that. i look back at my life, my history, when i first came in the mid to late 80's. i was welcomed. this coun

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[captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: good evening. i am tavis smiley. we bring you night two of our look at poverty adn the poverty tour across america, including the kids who live at or below the poverty line, and i will be joined by vicki escarra . we thank you for joining us on night two of the poverty tour. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. one last place to with gher with your community. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley, and works to literacy one question at a time. >> brought to you by the aarp foundation. ♪ >> the w.k. kellogg foundation, improving the lives of vulnerable children. learn more at wkkf.org. ♪ >> helping to build a better future for america's kids and families. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. ♪ tavis: in our second part of the poverty tour, we look at the inw pour,or," who used to be the middle class. >> the blues are a personal catastrophe expressed lyrically. >> the white literary blues. >> i teach them in my class. >> the tennessee williams festival. >> me and m