Tavis Smiley and Cornel West Head to Union Station

By Neda Semnani

Posted April 16, 2012 at 1:42pm

Radio hosts and activists Tavis Smiley and Cornel West will be at the Barnes & Noble in Union Station on Tuesday afternoon.

The duo will be at the bookstore from noon to 2 p.m. as part of their Poverty Manifesto Tour to promote their latest book, “The Rich and the Rest of Us.”

West and Smiley host the hourlong radio show “Smiley & West,” produced by Public Radio International.

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