Sojourner Truth : Part 4: 2022 Poor People's Campaign Assembly Coverage

Today on Sojourner Truth, you will hear Part 4, the final episode of our series coverage of the Mass Poor People's & Low-Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls, that took place in Washington D.C. on June 18, 2022.

The Poor People's Campaign is demanding that the 140 million poor and low-income people in our nation from every race, creed, color, sexuality and place are no longer ignored, dismissed or pushed to the margins of this country's political and social agenda.

In Part 4 of our coverage of the Mass Poor People's & Low-Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls, you will hear from a variety of speakers including: Reverend William Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, Professor and philosopher Dr. Cornel West, healthcare reform organizers, faith leaders, former Vice President Al Gore along with other organizers taking action to address the present climate crisis.

You will also hear testimonies from poor and low income people resiliently surviving gun violence, generational poverty ensued by low wage work, underfunded public education, mass incarceration and the repercussions of war, all in the midst of their continued fight for fair wages and services for their labor.