Miami International Book Fair: Dr. Cornel West and Tavis Smiley in Conversation

Sunday, Nov 9, 2008   7:00 PM

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Miami Dade College: Chapman (Bldg. 3, 2nd Floor) As America approaches new economic, social and spiritual crossroads, the next chapter of our nation’s epic story is about to be written. Can Americans muster the courage for critical self-examination? Join us as award-winning broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author, Tavis Smiley, and Cornel West, one of America’s most provocative intellectuals, challenge us to contemplate such questions.

Cornel West, educator and philosopher, changed the course of America’s dialogue on race and justice with his contemporary classic Race Matters. His newest book, Hope on a Tightrope: Words and Wisdom (SmileyBooks, $19.95) challenges those in search of deep wells of inspiration and new possibilities that marry the mind to the heart. West is the Class of 1943 University Professor at Princeton University. He is the recipient of an American Book Award and more than 20 honorary degrees.

Tavis Smiley is an award-winning television and radio broadcaster and the New York Times bestselling author of What I Know for Sure: My Story Growing Up in America. In his new book, Accountable: Making the Covenant Real (Atria Books, $24.95), Smiley challenges America to set a new standard for those who lead and those who follow. Set to be released in 2009, the book is the third installment of the bestselling The Covenant series. The first two books concerned how ordinary people in Black America are taking control of their lives and communities. Accountable lays out the steps for how you can do the same. Written with Stephanie Robinson.

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