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Tavis Smiley Ending State of the Black Union
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According to PR Newswire, activist and PBS host Tavis Smiley is ending his annual State of the Black Union conference after 10 years.
Smiley, the host of Tavis Smiley on PBS, said ending production of SOBU will allow him to concentrate on a new series of primetime television specials for 2010 on PBS as well as grow other divisions of his multimedia company, including the SmileyBooks imprint, his weekly public radio show, his non-profit youth foundation and the award-winning traveling museum exhibition America I AM: The African American Imprint.
"This symposium represents one of the great joys of my life. I have thoroughly enjoyed raising awareness and moderating the dialogue between the panelists and our live audiences," Smiley said. "I am grateful to the viewing audiences who have tuned in over the years."
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