Castro & Co. on TV

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Jan 26 16:34:03 PST 1999


ADVISORY/Cuba's Fidel Castro Speaks Out On BET Tonight With Tavis Smiley

Castro with Tavis Smiley, host of BET's news-talk show: BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley.

GUESTS: Danny Glover, Actor

Randall Robinson, Executive Director of TransAfrica

Johnnetta B. Cole, Ph.D., Emory University

WHAT: Special message from Castro to African Americans

Impact of economic embargo on Afro-Cubans - Cuban perspectives

on Cuban-American foreign relations

WHEN: Thursday, January 28, 1999

11:00 - 12:00 a.m. (ET) 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. (PT)

INFO: This must-see show features Tavis Smiley, recently named one of

Newsweek Magazine's "20 Stars of the New News," who was part of the

African-American delegation invited to Cuba. The TransAfrica Forum

went to Cuba this past January to examine the state of the country,

Cuban/African-American relationships, global economics and the

future. Castro met with the TransAfrica delegation for three

hours, part of which was taped and is included in this show.

Moderated by Tavis Smiley, BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley is a live

call-in talk show that features provocative interviews with national

newsmakers and celebrities. BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley airs live,

Monday through Thursday, at 11:00 - Midnight EDT on Black

Entertainment Television (BET) network to more than 55.9 million

homes.



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