*Tonight “Tavis Smiley Reports: Too Important to Fail” will air at 8 pm (7 pm Central) on PBS. Author, activist and journalist Tavis Smiley issues yet anothor of his primetime specials. This one in particular takes on the gripping reality that many of our schools are failing boys; who are systemically performing at lower academic levels and are more likely to become high school drop outs. Smiley has become renown for asking the hard questions and taking on issues of advocacy, diversity and accountability. Tonight’s special will approach the significant crisis in our educational system as it relates to African American young men. (Read more)
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Tavis Smiley’s ‘Too Important to Fail’ Special on PBS Airs Tonight! – Source: Electronic Urban Report
Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on September 13, 2011
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