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Anna Deavere Smith

California Attorney General Kamala Harris, at left, shares the stage with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg following Harris' address at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California on February 10, 2015.

Ten ways women think outside the box

Culture

Women often have to learn their life lessons the hard way, thanks to gender bias, but those lessons often go far beyond gender issues. Here are 10 of the most important lessons that women have shared with Farai Chideya, the host of the One With Farai podcast from PRI.

Anna Deavere Smith

Actress Anna Deavere Smith, who created a play based on the 1992 LA riots, reflects on modern racial tension in Ferguson

Conflict

Interview with Anna Deavere Smith

Arts, Culture & Media

Anna Deavere Smith Reflects on Rodney King and LA Riots, 20 Years Later

The World

The value: Anna Deavere Smith

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Powerful Women Roundtable

Arts, Culture & Media

In honor of Forbes’ list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women, The Takeaway put together a roundtable to discuss what it means to be a powerful woman and who should be topping the list. Our guests: Anna Deavere Smith, Faye Wattleton, and Carol Jenkins.