Sojourner Truth Radio

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We get an update and analysis on the continuing impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Our guest is Marjorie Cohn, professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where she taught for 25 years. The former president of the National Lawyers Guild and criminal defense attorney is a legal scholar and political analyst who writes books and articles, and lectures throughout the world about human rights, US foreign policy, and the contradiction between the two.

For our weekly Earth Watch, we return to covering the vast fires going on in Australia, Part 2 of our conversation with Cam Walker. He is the campaigns coordinator for Friends of the Earth in Australia, working across its campaigns, from climate and energy justice to forests to inland rivers. He is also a volunteer firefighter with the Country Fire Authority. Cam lives in Central Victoria, about 100 miles north of Melbourne.

The 28th annual Pan-African Film & Arts Festival, the largest Black film festival in the nation, is about to kick off, running from Feb. 11-23. Our guest is Ayuko Babu, an international cultural, political and legal consultant specializing in Pan African affairs. He has been the Executive Director of the Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) since 1992.

Today on Sojourner Truth, an in-depth conversation with historian Dr. Gerald Horne. We discuss the attacks on the New York Times' 1619 series, which was timed for the 400th anniversary of the arrival of enslaved African people to the United States. We also discuss concerns, divisions and conflicts in the movements of today.

Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History & African-American Studies at the University of Houston, has written more than 30 books. His most recently published books include White Supremacy Confronted: U.S. Imperialism and Anti-communism vs. the Liberation of Southern Africa, From Rhodes to Mandela and "Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music. He is also the author of "Facing the Rising Sun: African Americans, Japan and the Rise of Afro-Asian Solidarity," "The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy and Capitalism in Seventeenth-Century North America and the Caribbean," and "Storming the Heavens: African Americans and the Early fight for the Right to Fly." At the 2017 National Council of Black Studies conference, Dr. Horne was granted the "Ida B. Wells and Cheik Anta Diop Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Leadership in Africana Studies."

Today on Sojourner Truth, an in-depth conversation with historian Dr. Gerald Horne. We discuss the attacks on the New York Times' 1619 series, which was timed for the 400th anniversary of the arrival of enslaved African people to the United States. We also discuss concerns, divisions and conflicts in the movements of today.

Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History & African-American Studies at the University of Houston, has written more than 30 books. His most recently published books include White Supremacy Confronted: U.S. Imperialism and Anti-communism vs. the Liberation of Southern Africa, From Rhodes to Mandela and "Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music. He is also the author of "Facing the Rising Sun: African Americans, Japan and the Rise of Afro-Asian Solidarity," "The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy and Capitalism in Seventeenth-Century North America and the Caribbean," and "Storming the Heavens: African Americans and the Early fight for the Right to Fly." At the 2017 National Council of Black Studies conference, Dr. Horne was granted the "Ida B. Wells and Cheik Anta Diop Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Leadership in Africana Studies."

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Donald Trump is expected to announce his Middle East peace deal, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has now been charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate corruption cases. Our guest is Phyllis Bennis, who directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror.

We get an update on the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Former White House national security adviser John Bolton wrote in an unpublished book manuscript that Trump refused to release military aid for Ukraine until the country provided investigative information on his political rivals. This has caused waves across Washington D.C. and in the hearing itself. Our guest is John Bonifaz, Co-Founder and President of Free Speech For People.

Also, the movement for a stamp to remember Bayard Rustin, the controversial civil rights leader who was sidelined, many say, because he was gay. Our guest is Lauren Buisson, the West Coast Director of the National Bayard Rustin Stamp Committee.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Donald Trump is expected to announce his Middle East peace deal, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has now been charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate corruption cases. Our guest is Phyllis Bennis, who directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror.

We get an update on the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Former White House national security adviser John Bolton wrote in an unpublished book manuscript that Trump refused to release military aid for Ukraine until the country provided investigative information on his political rivals. This has caused waves across Washington D.C. and in the hearing itself. Our guest is John Bonifaz, Co-Founder and President of Free Speech For People.

Also, the movement for a stamp to remember Bayard Rustin, the controversial civil rights leader who was sidelined, many say, because he was gay. Our guest is Lauren Buisson, the West Coast Director of the National Bayard Rustin Stamp Committee.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Donald Trump is expected to announce his Middle East peace deal, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has now been charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate corruption cases. Our guest is Phyllis Bennis, who directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror.

We get an update on the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Former White House national security adviser John Bolton wrote in an unpublished book manuscript that Trump refused to release military aid for Ukraine until the country provided investigative information on his political rivals. This has caused waves across Washington D.C. and in the hearing itself. Our guest is John Bonifaz, Co-Founder and President of Free Speech For People.

Also, the movement for a stamp to remember Bayard Rustin, the controversial civil rights leader who was sidelined, many say, because he was gay. Our guest is Lauren Buisson, the West Coast Director of the National Bayard Rustin Stamp Committee.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Donald Trump is expected to announce his Middle East peace deal, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has now been charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate corruption cases. Our guest is Phyllis Bennis, who directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror.

We get an update on the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Former White House national security adviser John Bolton wrote in an unpublished book manuscript that Trump refused to release military aid for Ukraine until the country provided investigative information on his political rivals. This has caused waves across Washington D.C. and in the hearing itself. Our guest is John Bonifaz, Co-Founder and President of Free Speech For People.

Also, the movement for a stamp to remember Bayard Rustin, the controversial civil rights leader who was sidelined, many say, because he was gay. Our guest is Lauren Buisson, the West Coast Director of the National Bayard Rustin Stamp Committee.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Donald Trump is expected to announce his Middle East peace deal, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has now been charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate corruption cases. Our guest is Phyllis Bennis, who directs the New Internationalism Project at The Institute for Policy Studies, focusing on U.S. Middle East and war policy. Her most recent books include Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and Understanding ISIS and the New Global War On Terror.

We get an update on the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Former White House national security adviser John Bolton wrote in an unpublished book manuscript that Trump refused to release military aid for Ukraine until the country provided investigative information on his political rivals. This has caused waves across Washington D.C. and in the hearing itself. Our guest is John Bonifaz, Co-Founder and President of Free Speech For People.

Also, the movement for a stamp to remember Bayard Rustin, the controversial civil rights leader who was sidelined, many say, because he was gay. Our guest is Lauren Buisson, the West Coast Director of the National Bayard Rustin Stamp Committee.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable.

Updates and analysis as Democrats make their closing arguments for impeaching Donald Trump.

We also discuss the Organization of American States, known as the OAS. What is it? What was it founded to do? Why is it a tool for U.S. domination of the Americas?

Also, we revisit the climate catastrophe. This, as huge swaths of Australia burn and as world leaders meeting in Davos face young environmentalist Greta Thunberg. Two major U.S. banks, including JP Morgan and Blackrock, the largest private equity company, have warned that ignoring the environmental crisis will disrupt economies around the world. Both have called for transitioning to a low carbon economy, but is it enough?

Out panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Chicano activist, author and environmentalist Bill Gallegos.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable.

Updates and analysis as Democrats make their closing arguments for impeaching Donald Trump.

We also discuss the Organization of American States, known as the OAS. What is it? What was it founded to do? Why is it a tool for U.S. domination of the Americas?

Also, we revisit the climate catastrophe. This, as huge swaths of Australia burn and as world leaders meeting in Davos face young environmentalist Greta Thunberg. Two major U.S. banks, including JP Morgan and Blackrock, the largest private equity company, have warned that ignoring the environmental crisis will disrupt economies around the world. Both have called for transitioning to a low carbon economy, but is it enough?

Out panelists are Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Chicano activist, author and environmentalist Bill Gallegos.