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For two weeks, millions of people have been taking part in a global uprising against systemic racism and police killings. The protests continue to rage on. On Monday, June 8, as the final of three memorial services for George Floyd began in his hometown of Houston, large demonstrations were held in major cities across the country. These protests marked the 14th day of the uprising since Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Thousands of people in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, and other metropolitan areas peacefully hit the streets. Protests have also spread into smaller, rural and predominantly white towns in the United States. These include places like Norfolk, Nebraska, with a population of 24,000, and Benton, southern Illinois, with a population of 7,000, where hundreds of protesters demonstrated over the weekend. Protests also took place in other Southern Illinois cities and town, including Carbondale and Anna. Also, the small Mississippi town of Petal. Rural areas in California, Nebraska, Montana and other states have also seen protests.

The uprising is being embraced by a wide cross-section of society. On Monday, June 8, for example, dozens of Catholic leaders gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House, standing in solidarity with Black lives. And on Wednesday, June 10, more than 3,000 physicists, astronomers, and other academics have pledged to forgo research, classes and meetings to pursue a day of action dedicated to protecting the lives of Black people. One of their hashtags is #ShutDownSTEM. In Seattle, a predominately white city, the Black Lives Matter movement is calling for a statewide general strike and a March for Black Lives on Friday, June 12. Teachers, nurses, truck drivers, grocery workers, Indigenous communities, and other diverse sectors have already issued statements in solidarity with the uprising.

Our guests are Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Dr. Brian D. Nord and Georgeann Hartzog.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

For two weeks, millions of people have been taking part in a global uprising against systemic racism and police killings. The protests continue to rage on. On Monday, June 8, as the final of three memorial services for George Floyd began in his hometown of Houston, large demonstrations were held in major cities across the country. These protests marked the 14th day of the uprising since Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Thousands of people in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, and other metropolitan areas peacefully hit the streets. Protests have also spread into smaller, rural and predominantly white towns in the United States. These include places like Norfolk, Nebraska, with a population of 24,000, and Benton, southern Illinois, with a population of 7,000, where hundreds of protesters demonstrated over the weekend. Protests also took place in other Southern Illinois cities and town, including Carbondale and Anna. Also, the small Mississippi town of Petal. Rural areas in California, Nebraska, Montana and other states have also seen protests.

The uprising is being embraced by a wide cross-section of society. On Monday, June 8, for example, dozens of Catholic leaders gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House, standing in solidarity with Black lives. And on Wednesday, June 10, more than 3,000 physicists, astronomers, and other academics have pledged to forgo research, classes and meetings to pursue a day of action dedicated to protecting the lives of Black people. One of their hashtags is #ShutDownSTEM. In Seattle, a predominately white city, the Black Lives Matter movement is calling for a statewide general strike and a March for Black Lives on Friday, June 12. Teachers, nurses, truck drivers, grocery workers, Indigenous communities, and other diverse sectors have already issued statements in solidarity with the uprising.

Our guests are Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Dr. Brian D. Nord and Georgeann Hartzog.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

For two weeks, millions of people have been taking part in a global uprising against systemic racism and police killings. The protests continue to rage on. On Monday, June 8, as the final of three memorial services for George Floyd began in his hometown of Houston, large demonstrations were held in major cities across the country. These protests marked the 14th day of the uprising since Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Thousands of people in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, and other metropolitan areas peacefully hit the streets. Protests have also spread into smaller, rural and predominantly white towns in the United States. These include places like Norfolk, Nebraska, with a population of 24,000, and Benton, southern Illinois, with a population of 7,000, where hundreds of protesters demonstrated over the weekend. Protests also took place in other Southern Illinois cities and town, including Carbondale and Anna. Also, the small Mississippi town of Petal. Rural areas in California, Nebraska, Montana and other states have also seen protests.

The uprising is being embraced by a wide cross-section of society. On Monday, June 8, for example, dozens of Catholic leaders gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House, standing in solidarity with Black lives. And on Wednesday, June 10, more than 3,000 physicists, astronomers, and other academics have pledged to forgo research, classes and meetings to pursue a day of action dedicated to protecting the lives of Black people. One of their hashtags is #ShutDownSTEM. In Seattle, a predominately white city, the Black Lives Matter movement is calling for a statewide general strike and a March for Black Lives on Friday, June 12. Teachers, nurses, truck drivers, grocery workers, Indigenous communities, and other diverse sectors have already issued statements in solidarity with the uprising.

Our guests are Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Dr. Brian D. Nord and Georgeann Hartzog.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

For two weeks, millions of people have been taking part in a global uprising against systemic racism and police killings. The protests continue to rage on. On Monday, June 8, as the final of three memorial services for George Floyd began in his hometown of Houston, large demonstrations were held in major cities across the country. These protests marked the 14th day of the uprising since Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Thousands of people in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, and other metropolitan areas peacefully hit the streets. Protests have also spread into smaller, rural and predominantly white towns in the United States. These include places like Norfolk, Nebraska, with a population of 24,000, and Benton, southern Illinois, with a population of 7,000, where hundreds of protesters demonstrated over the weekend. Protests also took place in other Southern Illinois cities and town, including Carbondale and Anna. Also, the small Mississippi town of Petal. Rural areas in California, Nebraska, Montana and other states have also seen protests.

The uprising is being embraced by a wide cross-section of society. On Monday, June 8, for example, dozens of Catholic leaders gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House, standing in solidarity with Black lives. And on Wednesday, June 10, more than 3,000 physicists, astronomers, and other academics have pledged to forgo research, classes and meetings to pursue a day of action dedicated to protecting the lives of Black people. One of their hashtags is #ShutDownSTEM. In Seattle, a predominately white city, the Black Lives Matter movement is calling for a statewide general strike and a March for Black Lives on Friday, June 12. Teachers, nurses, truck drivers, grocery workers, Indigenous communities, and other diverse sectors have already issued statements in solidarity with the uprising.

Our guests are Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Dr. Brian D. Nord and Georgeann Hartzog.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable.

We discuss police killings and this time of history. Can there be a true democracy in the United States without the country coming to terms with its racist and genocidal past? The growing multiracial youth movement - is this a flash in the pan or an indication of something more long term?

We also look at the international response to the police killing of George Floyd. Protests around the world are taking place. Are they only about George Floyd? Any indications that other countries are now being forced to face their own racism? Also, the inter-relationship between racism and imperialism and the militarization of the United States against its own population. Lastly, we discuss the split in the military, including those who are opposed to what Donald Trump is doing.

Our panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable.

We discuss police killings and this time of history. Can there be a true democracy in the United States without the country coming to terms with its racist and genocidal past? The growing multiracial youth movement - is this a flash in the pan or an indication of something more long term?

We also look at the international response to the police killing of George Floyd. Protests around the world are taking place. Are they only about George Floyd? Any indications that other countries are now being forced to face their own racism? Also, the inter-relationship between racism and imperialism and the militarization of the United States against its own population. Lastly, we discuss the split in the military, including those who are opposed to what Donald Trump is doing.

Our panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

A memorial service will be held for George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to give the eulogy. After 10 fervent days of action across the United States, protests in response to the police killing of 46-year-old George Floyd continue to rage on. On Wednesday, June 3, demonstrations were held around the country as the uprising continues. Thousands converged in Downtown Los Angeles, many outside the office of District Attorney Jackie Lacey. She has been criticized for not prosecuting more police officers for misconduct and is currently in a runoff for reelection. It was one of the largest marches in the country, according to reports, with similar marches held in Long Beach and other Southern California cities.

In Washington, D.C., thousands also participated in peaceful protests, where a contingent of federal agents, troops and police confronted protesters. There, in the nations capital, federal authorities formed a line, pushing protesters away from the park near the White House where rallies had been held for days. For the first time, rows of military personnel stood face-to-face with the crowd, with no physical barriers separating them. In New York and Minneapolis, thousands more took part in peaceful street demonstrations demanding justice and an end to racism, despite increased police presence.

All of this comes as federal authorities on Wednesday upgraded murder charges against Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed Floyd by pressing his knee into his neck. Three other former Minneapolis police officers involved with the murder have also been charged in Floyds death. A break is happening with Trump and the U.S. Military. His defense secretary, Mark Esper, has said he is opposed to using the U.S. military for putting down protests. Also, former defense secretary Jim Mattis has heavily criticized Donald Trump, accusing him of deliberately trying to divide the country.

Our guests are Ozawa Bineshi Albert and Ivette Ale.

Ozawa Bineshi Albert is the Movement Building Coordinator of the Indigenous Environmental Network. She is from the Yuchi and Annishinaabe Nations in what is now referred to as Oklahoma.

Ivette Ale is a grassroots organizer, LGBTQ community leader, and artist with 15 years of community organizing and advocacy experience. Her history growing up in Southern California as an undocumented person and as the child of an incarcerated person with behavioral health needs, has informed her activism throughout her career. As campaign coordinator for JusticeLA, Ivette led the coalition to historic victories, including ending LA Countys $3.5 billion jail expansion plan in 2019 and the adoption of Los Angeles County's groundbreaking Alternatives to Incarceration roadmap in 2020. She serves as Senior Policy Lead for Dignity and Power Now, a Los Angeles based grassroots organization that fights for the dignity and power of all incarcerated people, their families, and communities. Ivette also serves as an LA County Commissioner on the Gender Responsive Advisory Committee. When she is not fighting against the prison industrial complex she organizes queer music and art spaces locally and across the country.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

A memorial service will be held for George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to give the eulogy. After 10 fervent days of action across the United States, protests in response to the police killing of 46-year-old George Floyd continue to rage on. On Wednesday, June 3, demonstrations were held around the country as the uprising continues. Thousands converged in Downtown Los Angeles, many outside the office of District Attorney Jackie Lacey. She has been criticized for not prosecuting more police officers for misconduct and is currently in a runoff for reelection. It was one of the largest marches in the country, according to reports, with similar marches held in Long Beach and other Southern California cities.

In Washington, D.C., thousands also participated in peaceful protests, where a contingent of federal agents, troops and police confronted protesters. There, in the nations capital, federal authorities formed a line, pushing protesters away from the park near the White House where rallies had been held for days. For the first time, rows of military personnel stood face-to-face with the crowd, with no physical barriers separating them. In New York and Minneapolis, thousands more took part in peaceful street demonstrations demanding justice and an end to racism, despite increased police presence.

All of this comes as federal authorities on Wednesday upgraded murder charges against Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed Floyd by pressing his knee into his neck. Three other former Minneapolis police officers involved with the murder have also been charged in Floyds death. A break is happening with Trump and the U.S. Military. His defense secretary, Mark Esper, has said he is opposed to using the U.S. military for putting down protests. Also, former defense secretary Jim Mattis has heavily criticized Donald Trump, accusing him of deliberately trying to divide the country.

Our guests are Ozawa Bineshi Albert and Ivette Ale.

Ozawa Bineshi Albert is the Movement Building Coordinator of the Indigenous Environmental Network. She is from the Yuchi and Annishinaabe Nations in what is now referred to as Oklahoma.

Ivette Ale is a grassroots organizer, LGBTQ community leader, and artist with 15 years of community organizing and advocacy experience. Her history growing up in Southern California as an undocumented person and as the child of an incarcerated person with behavioral health needs, has informed her activism throughout her career. As campaign coordinator for JusticeLA, Ivette led the coalition to historic victories, including ending LA Countys $3.5 billion jail expansion plan in 2019 and the adoption of Los Angeles County's groundbreaking Alternatives to Incarceration roadmap in 2020. She serves as Senior Policy Lead for Dignity and Power Now, a Los Angeles based grassroots organization that fights for the dignity and power of all incarcerated people, their families, and communities. Ivette also serves as an LA County Commissioner on the Gender Responsive Advisory Committee. When she is not fighting against the prison industrial complex she organizes queer music and art spaces locally and across the country.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

A memorial service will be held for George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to give the eulogy. After 10 fervent days of action across the United States, protests in response to the police killing of 46-year-old George Floyd continue to rage on. On Wednesday, June 3, demonstrations were held around the country as the uprising continues. Thousands converged in Downtown Los Angeles, many outside the office of District Attorney Jackie Lacey. She has been criticized for not prosecuting more police officers for misconduct and is currently in a runoff for reelection. It was one of the largest marches in the country, according to reports, with similar marches held in Long Beach and other Southern California cities.

In Washington, D.C., thousands also participated in peaceful protests, where a contingent of federal agents, troops and police confronted protesters. There, in the nations capital, federal authorities formed a line, pushing protesters away from the park near the White House where rallies had been held for days. For the first time, rows of military personnel stood face-to-face with the crowd, with no physical barriers separating them. In New York and Minneapolis, thousands more took part in peaceful street demonstrations demanding justice and an end to racism, despite increased police presence.

All of this comes as federal authorities on Wednesday upgraded murder charges against Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed Floyd by pressing his knee into his neck. Three other former Minneapolis police officers involved with the murder have also been charged in Floyds death. A break is happening with Trump and the U.S. Military. His defense secretary, Mark Esper, has said he is opposed to using the U.S. military for putting down protests. Also, former defense secretary Jim Mattis has heavily criticized Donald Trump, accusing him of deliberately trying to divide the country.

Our guests are Ozawa Bineshi Albert and Ivette Ale.

Ozawa Bineshi Albert is the Movement Building Coordinator of the Indigenous Environmental Network. She is from the Yuchi and Annishinaabe Nations in what is now referred to as Oklahoma.

Ivette Ale is a grassroots organizer, LGBTQ community leader, and artist with 15 years of community organizing and advocacy experience. Her history growing up in Southern California as an undocumented person and as the child of an incarcerated person with behavioral health needs, has informed her activism throughout her career. As campaign coordinator for JusticeLA, Ivette led the coalition to historic victories, including ending LA Countys $3.5 billion jail expansion plan in 2019 and the adoption of Los Angeles County's groundbreaking Alternatives to Incarceration roadmap in 2020. She serves as Senior Policy Lead for Dignity and Power Now, a Los Angeles based grassroots organization that fights for the dignity and power of all incarcerated people, their families, and communities. Ivette also serves as an LA County Commissioner on the Gender Responsive Advisory Committee. When she is not fighting against the prison industrial complex she organizes queer music and art spaces locally and across the country.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

A memorial service will be held for George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to give the eulogy. After 10 fervent days of action across the United States, protests in response to the police killing of 46-year-old George Floyd continue to rage on. On Wednesday, June 3, demonstrations were held around the country as the uprising continues. Thousands converged in Downtown Los Angeles, many outside the office of District Attorney Jackie Lacey. She has been criticized for not prosecuting more police officers for misconduct and is currently in a runoff for reelection. It was one of the largest marches in the country, according to reports, with similar marches held in Long Beach and other Southern California cities.

In Washington, D.C., thousands also participated in peaceful protests, where a contingent of federal agents, troops and police confronted protesters. There, in the nations capital, federal authorities formed a line, pushing protesters away from the park near the White House where rallies had been held for days. For the first time, rows of military personnel stood face-to-face with the crowd, with no physical barriers separating them. In New York and Minneapolis, thousands more took part in peaceful street demonstrations demanding justice and an end to racism, despite increased police presence.

All of this comes as federal authorities on Wednesday upgraded murder charges against Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed Floyd by pressing his knee into his neck. Three other former Minneapolis police officers involved with the murder have also been charged in Floyds death. A break is happening with Trump and the U.S. Military. His defense secretary, Mark Esper, has said he is opposed to using the U.S. military for putting down protests. Also, former defense secretary Jim Mattis has heavily criticized Donald Trump, accusing him of deliberately trying to divide the country.

Our guests are Ozawa Bineshi Albert and Ivette Ale.

Ozawa Bineshi Albert is the Movement Building Coordinator of the Indigenous Environmental Network. She is from the Yuchi and Annishinaabe Nations in what is now referred to as Oklahoma.

Ivette Ale is a grassroots organizer, LGBTQ community leader, and artist with 15 years of community organizing and advocacy experience. Her history growing up in Southern California as an undocumented person and as the child of an incarcerated person with behavioral health needs, has informed her activism throughout her career. As campaign coordinator for JusticeLA, Ivette led the coalition to historic victories, including ending LA Countys $3.5 billion jail expansion plan in 2019 and the adoption of Los Angeles County's groundbreaking Alternatives to Incarceration roadmap in 2020. She serves as Senior Policy Lead for Dignity and Power Now, a Los Angeles based grassroots organization that fights for the dignity and power of all incarcerated people, their families, and communities. Ivette also serves as an LA County Commissioner on the Gender Responsive Advisory Committee. When she is not fighting against the prison industrial complex she organizes queer music and art spaces locally and across the country.