Published on 07/30/2008

Tavis Smiley, who hosts talk shows on Public Radio International and PBS-TV, came to Memphis last week...included visits to Stax Records, the National Civil Rights Musuem and Saint Andrew African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Tavis Smiley, who hosts talk shows on Public Radio International and PBS-TV, came to Memphis...

...last week with a documentary film crew to record a five-day tour that included visits to Stax Records, the National Civil Rights Musuem and Saint Andrew African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Welcome to Memphis. . .

Rev. Kenneth S. Robinson, M.D., pastor of Saint Andrew African Methodist Episcopal Church, greets syndicated talk-show host Tavis Smiley, who brought a bus tour he dubbed “Tavis and his boys” to the church last Sunday.

Watch out. . .

Gospel and R&B singer BeBe Winans had no trouble commanding attention once he took the mike Sunday at Saint Andrew, which is located at 867 South Parkway East.

I see progress. . .

Comedian-activist Dick Gregory (Center) was in the flow and at home in Memphis. He later told
the congregation that even if Sen. Barack Obama is not elected president, Obama’s recent trip to Europe and the Middle East helped paint a picture of “what a black president looks like.”mike Sunday at Saint Andrew, which is located at 867 South Parkway East.

Did you hear that. . .

Princeton University professor Dr. Cornell West (right) makes an animated move to get the attention of Smiley as the program unfolds at St. Andrew. Also pictured: Georgetown University professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson (left).

(Photos by Earl Stanback)

Celebration and Service...

Welcome to Memphis. . . Rev. Kenneth S. Robinson, M.D., pastor of Saint Andrew African Methodist Episcopal Church, greets syndicated talk-show host Tavis Smiley, who brought a bus tour he dubbed “Tavis and his boys” to the church last Sunday.	Watch out. . . Gospel and R&B singer BeBe Winans had no trouble commanding attention once he took the mike Sunday at Saint Andrew, which is located at 867 South Parkway East.
I see progress. . . Comedian-activist Dick Gregory (Center) was in the flow and at home in Memphis. He later told the congregation that even if Sen. Barack Obama is not elected president, Obama’s recent trip to Europe and the Middle East helped paint a picture of “what a black president looks like.”mike Sunday at Saint Andrew, which is located at 867 South Parkway East.	Did you hear that. . . Princeton University professor Dr. Cornell West (right) makes an animated move to get the attention of Smiley as the program unfolds at St. Andrew. Also pictured: Georgetown University professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson (left). (Photos by Earl Stanback)