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Sojourner Truth Radio

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Sojourner 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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Dr. Gerald Horne On G7 Summit

June 16, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, joint coordinator of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, joins us to discuss their anti-poverty efforts as well as a congressional resolution which calls for the Third Reconstruction of the United States. He also discusses an upcoming virtual March on Washington. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting. This follows Biden's trip to Europe for a meeting of the world's Western ...

Sojourner Truth Radio: June 16, 2021 - G7 Summit, Child Tax Credit, Poor People's Campaign

June 16, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, joint coordinator of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, joins us to discuss their anti-poverty efforts as well as a congressional resolution which calls for the Third Reconstruction of the United States. He also discusses an upcoming virtual March on Washington. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting. This follows Biden's trip to Europe for a meeting of the world's Western ...

Peggy O'Mara On Child Tax Credits

June 16, 2021 00:00 - 9 minutes - 8.85 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, joint coordinator of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, joins us to discuss their anti-poverty efforts as well as a congressional resolution which calls for the Third Reconstruction of the United States. He also discusses an upcoming virtual March on Washington. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting. This follows Biden's trip to Europe for a meeting of the world's Western ...

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II On Poor People's Campaign 2021 Events

June 16, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, joint coordinator of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, joins us to discuss their anti-poverty efforts as well as a congressional resolution which calls for the Third Reconstruction of the United States. He also discusses an upcoming virtual March on Washington. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting. This follows Biden's trip to Europe for a meeting of the world's Western ...

Violence Against Minneapolis Protesters With Marcia Howard

June 15, 2021 00:00 - 9 minutes - 8.72 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Zeiad Abbas, Executive Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance, joins us to report on the aftermath and impact of the recent Israeli-Palestinian war and the end of the Netanyahu era. What, if anything, will change in Israeli-Palestinian relations? The labor union UNITE HERE Local 11 based in California and Arizona will join CASE Action, Black Voters Matter and others in a freedom ride from Phoenix, Arizona, to Washington, D.C., to oppose the attack on votin...

Freedom Ride - For the People Act With Susan Minato & Marilyn Wilbur

June 15, 2021 00:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Zeiad Abbas, Executive Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance, joins us to report on the aftermath and impact of the recent Israeli-Palestinian war and the end of the Netanyahu era. What, if anything, will change in Israeli-Palestinian relations? The labor union UNITE HERE Local 11 based in California and Arizona will join CASE Action, Black Voters Matter and others in a freedom ride from Phoenix, Arizona, to Washington, D.C., to oppose the attack on votin...

Palestine & Israeli Politics With Zeiad Abbas

June 15, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Zeiad Abbas, Executive Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance, joins us to report on the aftermath and impact of the recent Israeli-Palestinian war and the end of the Netanyahu era. What, if anything, will change in Israeli-Palestinian relations? The labor union UNITE HERE Local 11 based in California and Arizona will join CASE Action, Black Voters Matter and others in a freedom ride from Phoenix, Arizona, to Washington, D.C., to oppose the attack on votin...

Sojourner Truth Radio: June 15, 2021 - Palestine, For the People Act, Minneapolis

June 15, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Zeiad Abbas, Executive Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance, joins us to report on the aftermath and impact of the recent Israeli-Palestinian war and the end of the Netanyahu era. What, if anything, will change in Israeli-Palestinian relations? The labor union UNITE HERE Local 11 based in California and Arizona will join CASE Action, Black Voters Matter and others in a freedom ride from Phoenix, Arizona, to Washington, D.C., to oppose the attack on votin...

News Headlines: June 15, 2021

June 15, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Zeiad Abbas, Executive Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance, joins us to report on the aftermath and impact of the recent Israeli-Palestinian war and the end of the Netanyahu era. What, if anything, will change in Israeli-Palestinian relations? The labor union UNITE HERE Local 11 based in California and Arizona will join CASE Action, Black Voters Matter and others in a freedom ride from Phoenix, Arizona, to Washington, D.C., to oppose the attack on votin...

Sojourner Truth Radio: June 11, 2021 - Roundtable Discussion

June 11, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable. Our panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne. On the national front, the Democrats' agenda and Sen. Joe Manchin. Voting rights, infrastructure and more are at stake. Also, Vice President Kamala Harris' trip south of the border. On the international front, the G7 meeting at Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Power struggles in Israel and the latest on the Israeli-Palestinian war. South of the Border, we focus on elections...

News Headlines: June 11, 2021

June 11, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.19 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable. Our panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne. On the national front, the Democrats' agenda and Sen. Joe Manchin. Voting rights, infrastructure and more are at stake. Also, Vice President Kamala Harris' trip south of the border. On the international front, the G7 meeting at Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Power struggles in Israel and the latest on the Israeli-Palestinian war. South of the Border, we focus on elections...

Sojourner Truth Radio: June 10, 2021 - Racial Wealth Divide, False Climate Solutions, Peru

June 10, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Washington Post is reporting that consumer prices jumped to 5 percent in May of this year. This is the biggest increase since the Great Recession. Meanwhile, activists are drawing to the growing racial wealth gap in the United States, as well as the feminization of poverty. According to the Center for American Progress, the median wealth for white households is $189,000. For Black households, it is $24,100. According to the Poor People's Campaign, there are over...

Francesca Emanuele On Peru Elections 2021

June 10, 2021 00:00 - 9 minutes - 9.04 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Washington Post is reporting that consumer prices jumped to 5 percent in May of this year. This is the biggest increase since the Great Recession. Meanwhile, activists are drawing to the growing racial wealth gap in the United States, as well as the feminization of poverty. According to the Center for American Progress, the median wealth for white households is $189,000. For Black households, it is $24,100. According to the Poor People's Campaign, there are over...

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad On The Racial Wealth Divide

June 10, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Washington Post is reporting that consumer prices jumped to 5 percent in May of this year. This is the biggest increase since the Great Recession. Meanwhile, activists are drawing to the growing racial wealth gap in the United States, as well as the feminization of poverty. According to the Center for American Progress, the median wealth for white households is $189,000. For Black households, it is $24,100. According to the Poor People's Campaign, there are over...

News Headlines: June 10, 2021 - 5 Min

June 10, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.77 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Washington Post is reporting that consumer prices jumped to 5 percent in May of this year. This is the biggest increase since the Great Recession. Meanwhile, activists are drawing to the growing racial wealth gap in the United States, as well as the feminization of poverty. According to the Center for American Progress, the median wealth for white households is $189,000. For Black households, it is $24,100. According to the Poor People's Campaign, there are over...

Earth Watch: Anne Petermann On False Climate Solutions

June 10, 2021 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Washington Post is reporting that consumer prices jumped to 5 percent in May of this year. This is the biggest increase since the Great Recession. Meanwhile, activists are drawing to the growing racial wealth gap in the United States, as well as the feminization of poverty. According to the Center for American Progress, the median wealth for white households is $189,000. For Black households, it is $24,100. According to the Poor People's Campaign, there are over...

Earth Minute: Genetically Modified Salmon 2021

June 09, 2021 17:07 - 1 minute - 1.66 MB

Earth Minute: Genetically Modified Salmon 2021 by Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod

Marcia Howard On Defending George Floyd Square In Minneapolis

June 09, 2021 00:00 - 6 minutes - 6.13 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Alarm is growing among Democrats about what they are calling a threat to U.S. democracy. The spate of voter suppression legislation sweeping the nation. Those most impacted are the Democratic Party's most loyal supporters: Black voters. Not since the Jim Crow Era, before the successes of the Civil Rights movement, have many witnessed such attacks on the right to vote. What's going on? We speak with Barbara Arnwine, a veteran civil rights and human rights leader and ...

Sojourner Truth Radio: June 9, 2021 - Voter Suppression, Israel-Palestine, George Floyd Square

June 09, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Alarm is growing among Democrats about what they are calling a threat to U.S. democracy. The spate of voter suppression legislation sweeping the nation. Those most impacted are the Democratic Party's most loyal supporters: Black voters. Not since the Jim Crow Era, before the successes of the Civil Rights movement, have many witnessed such attacks on the right to vote. What's going on? We speak with Barbara Arnwine, a veteran civil rights and human rights leader and ...

Phyllis Bennis On Benjamin Netanyahu & 2021 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

June 09, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Alarm is growing among Democrats about what they are calling a threat to U.S. democracy. The spate of voter suppression legislation sweeping the nation. Those most impacted are the Democratic Party's most loyal supporters: Black voters. Not since the Jim Crow Era, before the successes of the Civil Rights movement, have many witnessed such attacks on the right to vote. What's going on? We speak with Barbara Arnwine, a veteran civil rights and human rights leader and ...

Barbara Arnwine On Voter Suppression & Filibuster

June 09, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Alarm is growing among Democrats about what they are calling a threat to U.S. democracy. The spate of voter suppression legislation sweeping the nation. Those most impacted are the Democratic Party's most loyal supporters: Black voters. Not since the Jim Crow Era, before the successes of the Civil Rights movement, have many witnessed such attacks on the right to vote. What's going on? We speak with Barbara Arnwine, a veteran civil rights and human rights leader and ...

News Headlines: June 9, 2021

June 09, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.02 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Alarm is growing among Democrats about what they are calling a threat to U.S. democracy. The spate of voter suppression legislation sweeping the nation. Those most impacted are the Democratic Party's most loyal supporters: Black voters. Not since the Jim Crow Era, before the successes of the Civil Rights movement, have many witnessed such attacks on the right to vote. What's going on? We speak with Barbara Arnwine, a veteran civil rights and human rights leader and ...

Sojourner Truth Radio: April 23, 2021 - Roundtable Discussion On Environment & Police Killings

April 23, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable. Our guests are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne. On Thursday, April 22, Earth Day was marked around the world, as President Joe Biden tried to undo some of the damage to the role of the U.S. in stemming the environmental crisis. But is it too little and too late? How do the tensions between the United States and adversaries China and Russia bear out in efforts to tame environmental devastation? What about frontline communiti...

News Headlines: April 23, 2021

April 23, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable. Our guests are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne. On Thursday, April 22, Earth Day was marked around the world, as President Joe Biden tried to undo some of the damage to the role of the U.S. in stemming the environmental crisis. But is it too little and too late? How do the tensions between the United States and adversaries China and Russia bear out in efforts to tame environmental devastation? What about frontline communiti...

News Headlines: April 22, 2021

April 22, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.71 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: We commemorate Earth Day, which was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. As world leaders gather today virtually for a White House climate summit, President Joe Biden has announced plans to slash green house gas emissions in half by 2030. This, as the Biden administration proposes that nations support the Paris Climate Accord, which the U.S. has now rejoined. But is this enough? Environmentalists have longed criticized the Paris Climate Accord for being too modest gi...

Sojourner Truth Radio: April 22, 2021 - Earth Day, Fukushima Waste, Police Killings

April 22, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: We commemorate Earth Day, which was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. As world leaders gather today virtually for a White House climate summit, President Joe Biden has announced plans to slash green house gas emissions in half by 2030. This, as the Biden administration proposes that nations support the Paris Climate Accord, which the U.S. has now rejoined. But is this enough? Environmentalists have longed criticized the Paris Climate Accord for being too modest gi...

Mic Crenshaw On Police Killings Of Black People

April 22, 2021 00:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: We commemorate Earth Day, which was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. As world leaders gather today virtually for a White House climate summit, President Joe Biden has announced plans to slash green house gas emissions in half by 2030. This, as the Biden administration proposes that nations support the Paris Climate Accord, which the U.S. has now rejoined. But is this enough? Environmentalists have longed criticized the Paris Climate Accord for being too modest gi...

Kevin Kamps On Fukushima Nuclear Water Waste

April 22, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: We commemorate Earth Day, which was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. As world leaders gather today virtually for a White House climate summit, President Joe Biden has announced plans to slash green house gas emissions in half by 2030. This, as the Biden administration proposes that nations support the Paris Climate Accord, which the U.S. has now rejoined. But is this enough? Environmentalists have longed criticized the Paris Climate Accord for being too modest gi...

Earth Watch: Paula Gioia On Earth Day & False Solutions to Climate Change

April 22, 2021 00:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: We commemorate Earth Day, which was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. As world leaders gather today virtually for a White House climate summit, President Joe Biden has announced plans to slash green house gas emissions in half by 2030. This, as the Biden administration proposes that nations support the Paris Climate Accord, which the U.S. has now rejoined. But is this enough? Environmentalists have longed criticized the Paris Climate Accord for being too modest gi...

Earth Minute: Herbicides Killing Bees

April 22, 2021 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.18 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: We commemorate Earth Day, which was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. As world leaders gather today virtually for a White House climate summit, President Joe Biden has announced plans to slash green house gas emissions in half by 2030. This, as the Biden administration proposes that nations support the Paris Climate Accord, which the U.S. has now rejoined. But is this enough? Environmentalists have longed criticized the Paris Climate Accord for being too modest gi...

Kieran Knutson & David Ayala On Chauvin Trial Verdict

April 21, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Chauvin verdict, but now, a new police killing. This time, of a 16-year-old Black girl. A new film makes the connections. On Tuesday, April 21, Derek Chauvin, the white Minneapolis Police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes last year and killed him, was found guilty of all three charges against him. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The white police offic...

Sojourner Truth Radio: April 21, 2021 - Chauvin Trial Verdict

April 21, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Chauvin verdict, but now, a new police killing. This time, of a 16-year-old Black girl. A new film makes the connections. On Tuesday, April 21, Derek Chauvin, the white Minneapolis Police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes last year and killed him, was found guilty of all three charges against him. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The white police offic...

Dr. Peniel Joseph & Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons On Chauvin Trial Verdict

April 21, 2021 00:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Chauvin verdict, but now, a new police killing. This time, of a 16-year-old Black girl. A new film makes the connections. On Tuesday, April 21, Derek Chauvin, the white Minneapolis Police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes last year and killed him, was found guilty of all three charges against him. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The white police offic...

News Headlines: April 21, 2021

April 21, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.8 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Chauvin verdict, but now, a new police killing. This time, of a 16-year-old Black girl. A new film makes the connections. On Tuesday, April 21, Derek Chauvin, the white Minneapolis Police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes last year and killed him, was found guilty of all three charges against him. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The white police offic...

Sojourner Truth Radio: April 20, 2021 - Mumia Abu Jamal With Pam Africa & Linn Washington

April 20, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth, we focus on Mumia Abu Jamal. On Monday, April 19, unjustly imprisoned Black journalist and human rights campaigner Mumia Abu Jamal underwent serious heart surgery. A few days prior, Mumia was rushed to the hospital following severe chest pains he was experiencing. A day earlier, Mumia's lawyer informed his close supporters that he complained of chest pain while on a walk. From there, he was taken to an undisclosed hospital where it was discovered that his coronary a...

News Headlines - April 20, 2021 - 5 Min

April 20, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth, we focus on Mumia Abu Jamal. On Monday, April 19, unjustly imprisoned Black journalist and human rights campaigner Mumia Abu Jamal underwent serious heart surgery. A few days prior, Mumia was rushed to the hospital following severe chest pains he was experiencing. A day earlier, Mumia's lawyer informed his close supporters that he complained of chest pain while on a walk. From there, he was taken to an undisclosed hospital where it was discovered that his coronary a...

News Headlines: April 16, 2021

April 16, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.95 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable. Our panelists are Dr. Gerald Horne, Laura Carlsen and Jackie Goldberg. We discuss: The latest police killings in Minneapolis and Chicago. The Derek Chauvin trial wraps up. Did we learn anything new that we didn't witness watching George Floyd being murdered? A bill to do a study on reparations moves forward and gains support in Congress. Will it become a reality? The Governor of California says all schools must reopen. Is this the right move...

Sojourner Truth Radio: April 16, 2021 - Roundtable Discussion On National & International News

April 16, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable. Our panelists are Dr. Gerald Horne, Laura Carlsen and Jackie Goldberg. We discuss: The latest police killings in Minneapolis and Chicago. The Derek Chauvin trial wraps up. Did we learn anything new that we didn't witness watching George Floyd being murdered? A bill to do a study on reparations moves forward and gains support in Congress. Will it become a reality? The Governor of California says all schools must reopen. Is this the right move...

News Headlines: April 15, 2021

April 15, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.93 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Matthew Hoh, Senior Fellow with the Center for International Policy and a 100% disabled Marine combat veteran, joins us to discuss President Joe Bidens plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11 of this year. For our weekly Earth Watch, in the context of our ongoing coverage of the climate catastrophe, we speak with Devlin Kuyek on corporate greenwashing and small farmers and social movement struggles for community-controlled and biodiverse f...

Sojourner Truth Radio: April 15, 2021 - Afghanistan, Corporate Greenwashing, Food Security

April 15, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Matthew Hoh, Senior Fellow with the Center for International Policy and a 100% disabled Marine combat veteran, joins us to discuss President Joe Bidens plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11 of this year. For our weekly Earth Watch, in the context of our ongoing coverage of the climate catastrophe, we speak with Devlin Kuyek on corporate greenwashing and small farmers and social movement struggles for community-controlled and biodiverse f...

Matthew Hoh On US Occupation Of Afghanistan

April 15, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Matthew Hoh, Senior Fellow with the Center for International Policy and a 100% disabled Marine combat veteran, joins us to discuss President Joe Bidens plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11 of this year. For our weekly Earth Watch, in the context of our ongoing coverage of the climate catastrophe, we speak with Devlin Kuyek on corporate greenwashing and small farmers and social movement struggles for community-controlled and biodiverse f...

Earth Watch: Devlin Kuyek On Corporate Greenwashing

April 15, 2021 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Matthew Hoh, Senior Fellow with the Center for International Policy and a 100% disabled Marine combat veteran, joins us to discuss President Joe Bidens plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11 of this year. For our weekly Earth Watch, in the context of our ongoing coverage of the climate catastrophe, we speak with Devlin Kuyek on corporate greenwashing and small farmers and social movement struggles for community-controlled and biodiverse f...

Michele & Rick Tingling-Clemmons On Poverty & Food Security

April 15, 2021 00:00 - 10 minutes - 9.27 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Matthew Hoh, Senior Fellow with the Center for International Policy and a 100% disabled Marine combat veteran, joins us to discuss President Joe Bidens plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11 of this year. For our weekly Earth Watch, in the context of our ongoing coverage of the climate catastrophe, we speak with Devlin Kuyek on corporate greenwashing and small farmers and social movement struggles for community-controlled and biodiverse f...

Remembering Ramsey Clark

April 15, 2021 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.73 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: Matthew Hoh, Senior Fellow with the Center for International Policy and a 100% disabled Marine combat veteran, joins us to discuss President Joe Bidens plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11 of this year. For our weekly Earth Watch, in the context of our ongoing coverage of the climate catastrophe, we speak with Devlin Kuyek on corporate greenwashing and small farmers and social movement struggles for community-controlled and biodiverse f...

Charles Hector & Nina Lopez On Environmental Struggle In Malaysia

April 14, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the fallout from the police shooting of yet another Black man. This time 20-year-old Daunte Wright. He leaves behind a two-year-old son. He was killed in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Kim Potter, a cop of 26 years who shot Daunte, resigned as well as police chief Tim Gannon. Ten miles away from where Daunte was killed, the trial of Derek Chauvin took place. The police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd continues with the defens...

Earth Minute: Forest Defense In Canada

April 14, 2021 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.73 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the fallout from the police shooting of yet another Black man. This time 20-year-old Daunte Wright. He leaves behind a two-year-old son. He was killed in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Kim Potter, a cop of 26 years who shot Daunte, resigned as well as police chief Tim Gannon. Ten miles away from where Daunte was killed, the trial of Derek Chauvin took place. The police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd continues with the defens...

Mic Crenshaw On Daunte Wright & Chauvin Trial

April 14, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the fallout from the police shooting of yet another Black man. This time 20-year-old Daunte Wright. He leaves behind a two-year-old son. He was killed in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Kim Potter, a cop of 26 years who shot Daunte, resigned as well as police chief Tim Gannon. Ten miles away from where Daunte was killed, the trial of Derek Chauvin took place. The police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd continues with the defens...

Betty Doumas-Toto On Healthcare For All

April 14, 2021 00:00 - 8 minutes - 8.17 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the fallout from the police shooting of yet another Black man. This time 20-year-old Daunte Wright. He leaves behind a two-year-old son. He was killed in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Kim Potter, a cop of 26 years who shot Daunte, resigned as well as police chief Tim Gannon. Ten miles away from where Daunte was killed, the trial of Derek Chauvin took place. The police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd continues with the defens...

Sojourner Truth Radio: April 14, 2021 - Daunte Wright, Malaysia Environment, Healthcare for All

April 14, 2021 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the fallout from the police shooting of yet another Black man. This time 20-year-old Daunte Wright. He leaves behind a two-year-old son. He was killed in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Kim Potter, a cop of 26 years who shot Daunte, resigned as well as police chief Tim Gannon. Ten miles away from where Daunte was killed, the trial of Derek Chauvin took place. The police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd continues with the defens...

News Headlines: April 14, 2021

April 14, 2021 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.6 MB

Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue our coverage of the fallout from the police shooting of yet another Black man. This time 20-year-old Daunte Wright. He leaves behind a two-year-old son. He was killed in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Kim Potter, a cop of 26 years who shot Daunte, resigned as well as police chief Tim Gannon. Ten miles away from where Daunte was killed, the trial of Derek Chauvin took place. The police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd continues with the defens...