Smiley’s ‘Black Union’ Boosts Online Presence
by Lesly Simmons
Tavis Smiley’s annual State of the Black Union, set for this Saturday the 28 i n Los Angeles, will use social media to carry the conversation on “Making America as Good as its Promise” far beyond the halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center where its being held.
Facebook, MySpace, BlackPlanet.com, and theloop21.com are some of the sites spreading [...]
Tavis’ Blog Contest Hate it or Love it
by Markus Robinson
What about our Daughters and Jack and Jill Politics both expressed their dismay for Tavis Smiley’s State of the Black Union 2009 symposium blog contest, and though I understand their distaste for Tavis’ methods, I absolutely respect his attempt at engaging Black Bloggers in the conversation. Before we delve in, a little background:
PBS Commentator and [...]
PBS Offers ‘Tavis Smiley’ on iPhone
by Liz
While on my regular internet travels I came upon the iPhone-optimized website for Tavis Smiley. It looks like the folks over at PBS have made available a mini-version of their regular Tavis Smiley website.
The mobile site looks clean and well-designed for the iPhone. It provides you with the week’s schedule of guests appearing on the [...]
Karrine Steffans Joins Twitter?
by Liz
Just when you thought Twitter was falling off due to its technical difficulties, Twitter gets a new kid on the block: Karrine Steffans.
Karrine Steffans recently joined Twitter, and instead of quietly setting up an account, it appears as though she executed a pub stint by announcing her Twitter membership on her website. I suspect she also [...]
