Tavis Smiley | Former boxing champ "Sugar" Ray Leonard | PBS
Duration: 13:46
Program:
Tavis Smiley #2327
Celebrated former boxing champ discusses the devastating sexual abuse he faced during his teen years and writes about in his memoir, The Big Fight, and dissects some of his greatest fights.
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TAVIS SMILEY | Sugar Ray Leonard... (#2327)
Boxing legend opens up about being molested as a child. 02:06
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Tavis Smiley | Actress Miranda... (#2327)
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TAVIS SMILEY | Peter Berg and... (#2634)
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TAVIS SMILEY | Charles Ferguson... (#2617)
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Tavis Smiley | Actor Frank... (#2585)
Full Program: The Oscar nominee and three-time Tony winner discusses his memoir,Dropped Names. 24:29
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Tavis Smiley | Celebrating 2,000...
Full Program: Highlights from some of our enlightening, encouraging and empowering conversations. 26:46
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A look back at the Grammy Award-winning musician's first national TV appearance, which was on our show when she... 03:49
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TAVIS SMILEY | Khaled Hosseini...
The best-selling author shares why he's so fascinated with the country Afghanistan. 01:55
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TAVIS SMILEY | Emeli Sande |...
The Scottish singer shares why she wants her music to speak to people. 01:57
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TAVIS SMILEY | Talib Kweli |... (#2905)
The rapper shares how, as an artist, he believes he has to be a leader for his fans. 02:10
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TAVIS SMILEY | Peter Blair Henry... (#2904)
The economist & NYU business school dean explains there's no easy road for the public to trust the U.S. government—... 01:54
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TAVIS SMILEY | Cortlan Wickliff |...
Cortlan Wickliff is about to make history as one of only two Black men to finish Harvard Law School at just 22 years... 01:32
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TAVIS SMILEY | Mother's Day...
In recognition of this Mother's Day, we highlight several "Tavis Smiley" guests, including Jay Leno, Alicia Keys and... 07:30
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Tavis Smiley | Director Tom... (#2895)
Full Program: Successful director-producer recounts events that prompted him to downsize his life. 26:46
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Tavis Smiley | Actor Chadwick... (#2890)
Full Program: The actor explains the challenge of playing the lead role in the feature biopic "42." 26:46
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Post Date: June 23, 2011

















