The T.Y.M.E. Foundation
We develop positive young male and female leaders to prevent the rise in gang affiliation, juvenile crime, and high dropout rates.
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MR. TAVIS SMILEYThe third oldest of ten children, Mr. Tavis Smiley grew up near an Air Force base in Kokomo, Indiana, where his father was a master sergeant and his mother a Pentecostal minster. Smiley took an interest in politics from an early age, and in high school was voted class president and "Most Likely to Succeed".
After graduating, he returned to Los Angeles where he worked as an advisor to the City Council president and ran unsuccessfully for a council seat. Soon after his electoral defeat, Smiley started the Smiley Report, a 60 second radio news commentary. The report's popularity earned Smiley his own television talk show on Black Entertainment Television, BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley. The show was extremely popular among African Americans and Smiley earned national recognition for an eclectic program that featured interviews with the likes of Bill Clinton, Ice Cube and Pope John Paul II. Mr. Smiley was also a correspondent for ABC on Prime Time Thursday and Good Morning America, as well as a commentator for CNN. Mr. Smiley also hosted his own signature show on NPR, The Tavis Smiley Show from NPR, a first for an African American. He has authored five books, including How to Make Black America Better. Mr. Smiley's success has brought him numerous awards and honors. He received a Black Emmy Award in 2000, as well as a Congressional Black Caucus Harold Washington Award the same year. In 2001, he was honored with the NAACP President's Image Award, the Brotherhood Crusade's 2001 Walter Bremond Pioneer of African American Achievement Award and the Los Angeles Press Club Headliner Award. Mr. Smiley is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SmileyAudioMedia, Inc. headquartered in Los Angeles. Since June 2021 he has served as Chief Visionary Officer for his radio station, KBLA Talk 1580. |
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We are making a difference!Since 2003, The T.Y.M.E. Foundation:
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UCLA Basket Ball GameThe Boys got to go to a Basket Ball Game at UCLA accompanied by Graduates. Go Bruins!
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Our goal is to assist inner city male youth in developing good judgment, self-esteem, integrity, and self-sufficiency as they matriculate from boys to young men.
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Pasadena PlayhouseThe TYME Foundation takes members of the Boys To Men Program to see a Play.
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The Boys To Men enrichment program
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TYME Foundation's Sponsors
A sincere thank you to our sponsors who help the TYME Foundation realize its mission. |