Sojourner Truth Radio
1,518 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsSojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod is a news & public affairs program that airs Tuesday through Friday on KPFK Radio from 7 to 8 AM (PST), and nationwide on Pacifica Radio networks.
If you're in Los Angeles, or Southern CA, tune in at 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 93.7 FM North San Diego, 99.5 FM Ridgecrest-China Lake, or www.kpfk.org.
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Sojourner Truth brings you news and views on local, national & international policies and stories that affect us all. We draw out how those of us most impacted -women, communities of color and other communities are responding. We also discuss the inter-relationship between art and politics.
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Episodes
Ali Abunimah On The Situation In Gaza
November 14, 2018 00:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBToday on Sojourner Truth: Tensions between Israel and Palestinians are once again on the rise, following a botched Israeli commando raid in Gaza. Our guest is Ali Abunimah, Director of Electronic Intifada, an independent online news publication focusing on Palestine. Also, our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment. We turn our attention back to Georgia's Governor's race following congressional elections. The Democratic candidate, Stacey Abrams, still hopes to become the first Black wom...
Tiffany Smith On Georgia's Gubernatorial Election & Black Lives Matter
November 14, 2018 00:00 - 9 minutes - 9.02 MBToday on Sojourner Truth: Tensions between Israel and Palestinians are once again on the rise, following a botched Israeli commando raid in Gaza. Our guest is Ali Abunimah, Director of Electronic Intifada, an independent online news publication focusing on Palestine. Also, our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment. We turn our attention back to Georgia's Governor's race following congressional elections. The Democratic candidate, Stacey Abrams, still hopes to become the first Black wom...
Miguel Tinker Salas On The Life & Legacy Of Antonio Gonzalez
November 14, 2018 00:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBToday on Sojourner Truth: Tensions between Israel and Palestinians are once again on the rise, following a botched Israeli commando raid in Gaza. Our guest is Ali Abunimah, Director of Electronic Intifada, an independent online news publication focusing on Palestine. Also, our weekly Campaigners for Black Lives segment. We turn our attention back to Georgia's Governor's race following congressional elections. The Democratic candidate, Stacey Abrams, still hopes to become the first Black wom...
Roundtable Discussion: Sessions & Mueller Developments
November 09, 2018 00:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBToday on Sojourner Truth: The Democrats have regained the House, Republicans still have control of the Senate. What are the wider national and international implications? The race for Governor in Georgia and Florida, both Black candidates seems headed for a runoff. Both Stacy Abrams and Andrew Gillum candidates in those races are Black, both were bombarded with racist attacks by their opponents and by Donald Trump. While many are saying that the midterm elections were not about its the eco...
Roundtable Discussion: Elections Analysis
November 09, 2018 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBToday on Sojourner Truth: The Democrats have regained the House, Republicans still have control of the Senate. What are the wider national and international implications? The race for Governor in Georgia and Florida, both Black candidates seems headed for a runoff. Both Stacy Abrams and Andrew Gillum candidates in those races are Black, both were bombarded with racist attacks by their opponents and by Donald Trump. While many are saying that the midterm elections were not about its the eco...
Roundtable Discussion: Attacks On Media & Violence In The US
November 09, 2018 00:00 - 7 minutes - 6.52 MBToday on Sojourner Truth: The Democrats have regained the House, Republicans still have control of the Senate. What are the wider national and international implications? The race for Governor in Georgia and Florida, both Black candidates seems headed for a runoff. Both Stacy Abrams and Andrew Gillum candidates in those races are Black, both were bombarded with racist attacks by their opponents and by Donald Trump. While many are saying that the midterm elections were not about its the eco...
Sojourner Truth Radio: November 9, 2018 - Roundtable On Elections, Sessions, Mueller & Violence
November 09, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBToday on Sojourner Truth: The Democrats have regained the House, Republicans still have control of the Senate. What are the wider national and international implications? The race for Governor in Georgia and Florida, both Black candidates seems headed for a runoff. Both Stacy Abrams and Andrew Gillum candidates in those races are Black, both were bombarded with racist attacks by their opponents and by Donald Trump. While many are saying that the midterm elections were not about its the eco...
Earth Minute: Elections Are Over, Time To Tackle Climate Change!
November 08, 2018 18:19 - 1 minute - 2.67 MBEarth Minute: Elections Are Over, Time To Tackle Climate Change! by Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod
Dr. Henry Giroux On California Shooting & Sessions Firing
November 08, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBToday on Sojourner Truth: Yet another mass shooting in the United States - this time, it occured not too far from Pacifica Radio's KPFK studios, in Thousand Oaks, California, at the Borderline Bar and Grill. This happened just last night, Wednesday, November 7. Media are reporting that 12 are dead. The shooter, Ian David Long, is dead. At least one of the people killed, Sgt. Ron Helus, was a first responder. Yesterday, Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jefferson Sessions amid Trump's conc...
Rachel Smolker On Biofuels & Their Environmental Impact
November 08, 2018 00:00 - 8 minutes - 8.04 MBToday on Sojourner Truth: Yet another mass shooting in the United States - this time, it occured not too far from Pacifica Radio's KPFK studios, in Thousand Oaks, California, at the Borderline Bar and Grill. This happened just last night, Wednesday, November 7. Media are reporting that 12 are dead. The shooter, Ian David Long, is dead. At least one of the people killed, Sgt. Ron Helus, was a first responder. Yesterday, Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jefferson Sessions amid Trump's conc...
Dr. Shireen Al-Adeimi On Humanitarian Crisis In Yemen
November 08, 2018 00:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBToday on Sojourner Truth: Yet another mass shooting in the United States - this time, it occured not too far from Pacifica Radio's KPFK studios, in Thousand Oaks, California, at the Borderline Bar and Grill. This happened just last night, Wednesday, November 7. Media are reporting that 12 are dead. The shooter, Ian David Long, is dead. At least one of the people killed, Sgt. Ron Helus, was a first responder. Yesterday, Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jefferson Sessions amid Trump's conc...
Sojourner Truth Radio: November 8, 2018 - California Shooting, Sessions Firing, Yemen, Biofuels
November 08, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBToday on Sojourner Truth: Yet another mass shooting in the United States - this time, it occured not too far from Pacifica Radio's KPFK studios, in Thousand Oaks, California, at the Borderline Bar and Grill. This happened just last night, Wednesday, November 7. Media are reporting that 12 are dead. The shooter, Ian David Long, is dead. At least one of the people killed, Sgt. Ron Helus, was a first responder. Yesterday, Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jefferson Sessions amid Trump's conc...
Greg Palast, Ash-Lee Henderson & Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons On Congressional Election Results
November 07, 2018 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBToday on Sojourner Truth, we review the outcomes of the 2018 congressional elections. These elections included all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, one-third of all U.S. senators, 36 state governors, 3 U.S. territory governors and dozens of city mayors. Also on the ballots were a wide variety of citizen initiatives and propositions, touching on issues from housing to healthcare. Democrats have now taken control of the House while Republicans have retained power over the Senate....
Sojourner Truth Radio: November 7, 2018 - Roundtable Discussions On Congressional Election Results
November 07, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBToday on Sojourner Truth, we review the outcomes of the 2018 congressional elections. These elections included all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, one-third of all U.S. senators, 36 state governors, 3 U.S. territory governors and dozens of city mayors. Also on the ballots were a wide variety of citizen initiatives and propositions, touching on issues from housing to healthcare. Democrats have now taken control of the House while Republicans have retained power over the Senate....
Bill Gallegos, Jackie Goldberg & Linn Washington On Congressional Election Results
November 07, 2018 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBToday on Sojourner Truth, we review the outcomes of the 2018 congressional elections. These elections included all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, one-third of all U.S. senators, 36 state governors, 3 U.S. territory governors and dozens of city mayors. Also on the ballots were a wide variety of citizen initiatives and propositions, touching on issues from housing to healthcare. Democrats have now taken control of the House while Republicans have retained power over the Senate....
Andrea Miller On Voter Suppression
November 06, 2018 00:00 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MBToday is Election Day! And it promises to be one of the most important elections, some say, in their lifetime. The outcome of todays vote will determine the direction the country will take for generations to come. It will either be a solidification of Trumpism, racism and other divisions or a repudiation of Trumps agenda. Democratic voters will have to turn out in large numbers to overcome voter suppression and other dirty tricks. Youth will have to turn out. People of color will have to turn...
Mimi Kennedy & Dorothy Reik: Top Elections To Watch
November 06, 2018 00:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBToday is Election Day! And it promises to be one of the most important elections, some say, in their lifetime. The outcome of todays vote will determine the direction the country will take for generations to come. It will either be a solidification of Trumpism, racism and other divisions or a repudiation of Trumps agenda. Democratic voters will have to turn out in large numbers to overcome voter suppression and other dirty tricks. Youth will have to turn out. People of color will have to turn...
Sojourner Truth Radio: November 6, 2018 - Election Day Coverage
November 06, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBToday is Election Day! And it promises to be one of the most important elections, some say, in their lifetime. The outcome of todays vote will determine the direction the country will take for generations to come. It will either be a solidification of Trumpism, racism and other divisions or a repudiation of Trumps agenda. Democratic voters will have to turn out in large numbers to overcome voter suppression and other dirty tricks. Youth will have to turn out. People of color will have to turn...