While people of color are quickly becoming the majority of the US populations, the perspectives of white America still dominate the media that is made and consumed daily. Now media makers of color are rising up to advance a set of different narratives. Today’s guest, Sonali Kolhatkar, is the author of the new book Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice. It tells stories that counter the racism and disinformation that have long dominated America’s political and cultural landscape. 

She joins us to talk about how a racial justice lens can dramatically change stories. She also unflinchingly shares her own experiences of racism in the field of journalism.

Sonali Kolhatkar is the author of Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice. She is the host and producer of “Rising Up,” a popular, daily, drive-time program on KPFK, Pacifica Radio in Los Angeles. (She formerly hosted “Uprising.“) She is also Senior Correspondent and Writing Fellow of the Independent Media Institute‘s Economy for All project and was formerly a weekly columnist at Truthdig. Sonali is also the founding Co-Director of the Afghan Women’s Mission, a US-based non-profit solidarity organization that funds the work of RAWA.

Headshot photo credit: Amanda McIntosh

 

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