Tavis Smiley
""Enlighten. Encourage. Empower.""

Male
43 years old
Los Angeles, California
United States



Last Login:7/18/2008
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Status:Single
Orientation:Straight
Hometown:Kokomo, IN
Body type:0' 0" / Average
Ethnicity:Black / African descent
Zodiac Sign:Virgo
Smoke / Drink:No / No
Children:Someday
Education:College graduate
Occupation:Media Personality, Author, CEO of The Smiley Group

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Status: Single
Orientation: Straight
Hometown: Kokomo, IN
Ethnicity: Black / African Descent
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Education: College Graduate, 7 Honorary Degrees
Occupation: Media Personality, Author, CEO of The Smiley Group
Member: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., NAACP

 


If you’ve visited my page before, I’m sure that you notice it has undergone some major construction. I’ve only been a “myspacer” for a couple of months now, but already I appreciate the way it’s connecting me to socially conscious people around the world. Being in touch with people keeps you humble, and it keeps you connected. With this realization, I’ve had my staff come up with ideas and ways to make my page more interactive and user friendly, so that I can truly connect with everybody. For a few years, my Blacks in Technology Tour focused on making technology, cross-country communication, and technological information available to everyone, and I think that myspace has provided that forum, especially in connecting with the younger generation. I have received so many uplifting and inspiring messages from my myspace friends, and it means a lot to know that I am making an impact in some way, shape, or form. That’s the goal; to enlighten, encourage and empower!

To sum that up, I’ve jumped on the myspace bandwagon…so I must offer you a little bit about me. I’m 42 now…time flies, but the older I get, the wiser and more accomplished I become, so no complaints here. I am a hard worker and I have so many projects going on that sometimes I tend to get lost in them; in work period. When the time comes, I do want to settle down, but I am trying to do my small part to change the world, and I need a little more time! I travel almost every weekend, giving speeches, participating in forums, doing work with my foundation for young people, and I throw in a vacation every now and then. I work out daily with my personal trainer, and try to eat healthy. I love to run...great stress reliever! I play Scrabble a lot. I love music (from Jill Scott to Talib Kweli to John Coltrane), and I enjoy live performances. I am passionate about learning, about expanding my outlook on life, and about spreading my knowledge around to as many folks as possible. That about sums me up and as much as I talk, I wish I had more to say, but I don’t. Enjoy the page. Please stay current on my shows/upcoming projects and get involved.

Keep the Faith!

-T

 
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Jul 17 2008 11:55 AM

The Bedrock
And Foundation
Of a good day starts about right now A Good Morning Spoken To You
Will start out the day right

Will throw dirt over all the pain and struggles
Of all of yours lived out played out yesterdays Miseries
Will restructure your hopes and dreams for your tomorrows
Will reassure you that you still have the proof positive of life
A geuine sincere strong heart beat

Good Morning..Good Afternoon...Good Evening ....Good DAY
Will surely control your destiny for today
Don't cross your fingers or wish upon a falling star
The Bedrock And Foundation Of A Good Day Is A Good Morning

GOOD Morning To You World And The Planet Earth....

Copyright 2008 Howard Keith West
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Jul 17 2008 1:00 PM

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Jul 17 2008 3:25 PM

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Jul 17 2008 4:42 PM

HAVE A BLESS EVENING NUPE ,,,
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Jul 17 2008 6:12 PM

Believe for a while...

My friend,
let us sit down and believe for a while...
in the dappled sunlight of this beautiful afternoon.
Amongst the swaying leaves and the violet bloom.
I promise I won’t ramble on about political pacts
I won’t bore you with depressing trade facts,
nor partake neither in vain chatter or pretension,
but instead marvel at the exquisite surface tension.
Of a single drop of tender dew, serenely dripping into view.
Sunlight plays delicately on the sky with grace,
and it’s reflection illuminates your gently face.
Oh my friend,
let us sit down and believe for a while...
least we stray toward the less worthwhile
pursuits and pleasures and lofty attitudes
and conceits and egos of great altitudes.
I would rather be inspired by this beleaguered ant,
resolutely forging towards the garden plants!
(A noble ant, whether it can make it or it can’t).
My friend,
let us sit down and believe for a while...
let us pray Asr’ and then directly after,
deeply contemplate the nearing Hereafter.
Let us pray and pray and sometimes ruminate,
while we ask for guidance in this humble state.
The trees will securely shade our prostrate forms
swathed and billowing in cotton storms!
And I hope and hope, and I pray and pray
we will be just as securely shaded
on Judgement Day.
My friend,
let us sit down and believe for a while...
lest we get caught up in some erring lifestyle
and so do not reflect upon His creation or ponder
and idle away the afternoon in petty squander.
No,
let us sit down and believe for a while...
no matter what the task or worldly trial.
And may we never come to sorrow at this day’s end
that we spent in prayer with a believing friend.
For we sat down with a smile, we sat down
and believed for a while.
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Jul 17 2008 6:45 PM

Thank you for requesting friendship with Peekaboo Products!! Have a blessed rest of the week and weekend!!

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Jul 17 2008 8:29 PM

Whazup, I appreciate ya for being a friend of Black Angel, much love to ya, do ya thang

~Black Angel~
Felicia L. Hamilton





Jul 17 2008 9:15 PM

Hi there!



There are people who don't do better because they don't think they can. Then there are people who don't do their best because they think they already have. And then there is the rest----once you discover how to Unleash the WOW Within, you will realize that you have only just begun to scratch the surface of your potential.







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Have a good one!



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Jul 17 2008 11:31 PM

Thanks 4 the add!

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Jul 18 2008 7:49 AM

Congratulations Tavis on "Repositioning" yourself to new territory--The Best is yet to come!
Enjoying and loving the TS show on PBS.

Love, Peace and Joy Unspeakable from the Sunshine State

Ms.
CitaRoses redRoses red
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Jul 18 2008 9:49 AM

PART 2

People from all over the world
Need hands to lift themselves up to where they belong
And not hands to constantly push and shove and put them down

People need hands over theirs shoulder's in the form of a hug
And hands around theirs waist's in the form of a snuggle or a cuddle
They need hands to doctor all of those scrapes wounds and bruises

You and I need hands in ours life's to add and not subtract
To sew up all of those things that are ripped damaged and torn
We need hands from the old and the young who are encouraging and promoting us

You and I need hands not to harshly judge and condemn and bury us
We all need hands to judge us as noble and deserving and worthwhile maybe even wonderful
We need hands to make the different and not hands to take away the different

You and I need hands to build ours thrones
You and I need hands to build ours monument all the day long
We don't need hands to dig the undead some fresh new graves

We don't need powerful hands to dig the undead some fresh new graves
We don't need policy makers hands to dig the undead some fresh new graves
We don't need the self elected hands to dig the undead some fresh new graves

Copyright 2008 Howard Keith West