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A coordinated online infrastructure will serve up Frontlines produced in Boston as well as local programs made in Boise.

Allison Keyes is an award-winning journalist with almost 20 years of experience in print, radio, and television.

Karen Grigsby Bates is the Los Angeles-based correspondent for NPR's fastest-growing news magazine, Day to Day .

Triple negative breast cancer recently claimed the life of longtime executive producer of The Tavis Smiley Show on Public Radio International - Sheryl Flowers .

Author, broadcaster, social advocate and hometown legend Tavis Smiley will give thousands of Kokomo residents reasons to smile at the annual Haynes Apperson Festival parade this year - as its grand marshal.

Want to see the gap between politics and reality in Detroit? Take a look at the two statements, uttered a few days apart by Mayor Dave Bing about the city's Public Lighting Department.

Posted May 7th 2009 11:41AM by Sheryl H. Salomon Filed under: BlackSpin , News When we asked our BV members if you had any questions for Tavis Smiley , you answered loud and clear by e-mail and Twitter , "Yes!" Because our time was limited with the talk show host and author, we chose one question, from Kirk J. of Dover, Del.

Posted May 7th 2009 11:38AM by Sheryl H. Salomon Filed under: BlackSpin , News Back in the winter of 2008, when then-Senator Barack Obama was fighting tooth and nail to be the Democratic Party's nominee for president of the United States, black leaders were still divided on whether he was the right person to lead the country.

Public radio and TV host Tavis Smiley sends out a stringer to talk to these strange creatures called bloggers on his radio show .

The often elusive Prince opens up about his childhood, the state of the music industry and his decision not to vote in a rare TV interview that can be seen today and Wednesday in the Twin Cities.

Rihanna is seeking the return of $1.4 million in jewelry she was wearing the night she was allegedly beaten by Chris Brown .