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2009

(05/25/2009) (US)

2h 2m

NA

User Score

What Do You STAND For?

Overview

Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans to explore the contemporary experiences of black men and to ask them: "What do you stand for?" Set against Barack Obama's rise to presidential power, Smiley and his fellow travelers offer diverse perspectives on African Americans' soul music, historic struggle for equality, current race relations and more.

2009

NA

User Score

(05/25/2009) (US)

2h 2m

What Do You STAND For?

Overview

Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans to explore the contemporary experiences of black men and to ask them: "What do you stand for?" Set against Barack Obama's rise to presidential power, Smiley and his fellow travelers offer diverse perspectives on African Americans' soul music, historic struggle for equality, current race relations and more.

Cast

Eddie S. Glaude

Eddie S. Glaude

Self (as Dr. Eddie S. Glaude)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)