Plus he has make sure he keeps his "black" credibility on the BET.
Just once I'd like to hear him go five without mentioning "slavery", "people of color", or "problems in the inner-city." To listen to Tavis Smiley is to believe NO blacks in America are able to A) Make a decent living, 2) Live ANYWHERE ELSE outside five minutes of a ghetto, 3) Believe they are vital Americans and are proud to be American.