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DESCRIPTION:TAVIS SMILEY SPEAKING\nNationally known radio & television 
 personality,\nBestselling author, political commentator,\n\nHosted by 
 Andrea Lewis\n\nTickets: $12 advance: www.kpfa.org/events  or supportive 
 bookstores, $15 door, night of event.  Benefits KPFA Radio, 94.1FM\nInfo: 
 www.kpfa.org/events     510.848.6767X609\n\nThe inauguration of President 
 Barack Obama was a magnificent celebration.  People traveled from near and 
 far, descending upon Washington D.C. by the millions in order to be a part 
 of history. Now that celebrating is over. President Obama and his 
 administration have begun the difficult task of dealing with the numerous 
 woes of our country. Americans have returned to their lives, many wondering 
 whether they’ll be able to find or keep their jobs and their homes; 
 whether they’ll be able to afford healthcare as premiums skyrocket and in 
 the absence of healthcare, how or if they’ll meet their medical needs; 
 whether their children will be able to attend colleges and universities and 
 if they’re able to afford it.  Yet, in Obama, millions hold insistently 
 to the real possibility for change. Thus there is realistic hope.\n\nIn 
 ACCOUNTABLE: Making America as Good as its Promise Tavis Smiley, with 
 co-author Stephanie Robinson, Esq., says now is not the time to be a 
 spectator. As citizens, “we need all hands on deck, regardless of 
 background, socioeconomic level or ethnicity. Our mission is to equip 
 citizens with the appropriate tools to assess the performance of our 
 elected leaders and ourselves,” writes Smiley.  “Accountable is the 
 yardstick for measuring whether our politicians, and our leaders, and 
 ourselves have satisfied their respective duties in our democracy.  Our 
 purpose is clear and nonpartisan, we pull no punches. It is the job of 
 politicians to make promises, but it is the job of the people who elect 
 them to make sure they keep them.”\n\nAbout the Author :   Tavis Smiley 
 is a nationally known intellectual, activist, political commentator, 
 entrepreneur, and radio and television personality.  He founded the 
 ground-breaking and historic State of the Black Union series.  Smiley has 
 authored several best-selling books, including The Covenant of Black 
 America and The Covenant in Action.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/09/18569257.php
SUMMARY:Tavis Smiley: Accountable: Making America as Good as its Promise
LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Oakland\n2501 Harrison St, Oakland
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/09/18569257.php
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