Tavis Smiley | Actor-activist Sean Penn, Part 1 | PBS
Duration: 24:12 (Full Program)
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Tavis Smiley
Broadcast Date: Jan. 20, 2012
The Oscar-winning actor and tireless human rights advocate-recently named ambassador-at-large of Haiti-offers his take on Haitian political leaders and discusses the crippling poverty that existed in the country before 2010's devastating earthquake.
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