Sojourner Truth Radio

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Dr. Gerald Horne joins us to discuss the controversial legacy of Robert Mugabe, who died on Sept. 6 in Singapore, where he was receiving medical treatment. He served as the President of Zimbabwe for 37 years, leading his nation from a British colony to independence. He was 95 years old. His body is now back in Zimbabwe and his final resting place will be in the village where he was born.

Protests broke out anew on Sept. 11, marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 1988 massacre by paramilitary thugs that took place at the Saint-Jean Bosco church of liberation theology priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Aristide, after leaving the priesthood, went on to become the first democratically-elected President of Haiti. The protests were also in opposition to the series of massacres that have been taking place in the neighborhoods surrounding Saint-Jean Bosco church; massacres backed by the U.S.-supported Haitian government. Paramilitary thugs affiliated with that government have carried out a series of massacres. Our guest is journalist and Haiti expert Kevin Pina.

For our weekly Earth Watch, Cherri Foytlin, an Afro-Indigenous organizer and mother based in southwest Louisiana, discusses direct action and the connection between migration and climate.

Lastly, we premiere our new feature, Sojourner Truth Extras.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Dr. Gerald Horne joins us to discuss the controversial legacy of Robert Mugabe, who died on Sept. 6 in Singapore, where he was receiving medical treatment. He served as the President of Zimbabwe for 37 years, leading his nation from a British colony to independence. He was 95 years old. His body is now back in Zimbabwe and his final resting place will be in the village where he was born.

Protests broke out anew on Sept. 11, marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 1988 massacre by paramilitary thugs that took place at the Saint-Jean Bosco church of liberation theology priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Aristide, after leaving the priesthood, went on to become the first democratically-elected President of Haiti. The protests were also in opposition to the series of massacres that have been taking place in the neighborhoods surrounding Saint-Jean Bosco church; massacres backed by the U.S.-supported Haitian government. Paramilitary thugs affiliated with that government have carried out a series of massacres. Our guest is journalist and Haiti expert Kevin Pina.

For our weekly Earth Watch, Cherri Foytlin, an Afro-Indigenous organizer and mother based in southwest Louisiana, discusses direct action and the connection between migration and climate.

Lastly, we premiere our new feature, Sojourner Truth Extras.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Dr. Gerald Horne joins us to discuss the controversial legacy of Robert Mugabe, who died on Sept. 6 in Singapore, where he was receiving medical treatment. He served as the President of Zimbabwe for 37 years, leading his nation from a British colony to independence. He was 95 years old. His body is now back in Zimbabwe and his final resting place will be in the village where he was born.

Protests broke out anew on Sept. 11, marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 1988 massacre by paramilitary thugs that took place at the Saint-Jean Bosco church of liberation theology priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Aristide, after leaving the priesthood, went on to become the first democratically-elected President of Haiti. The protests were also in opposition to the series of massacres that have been taking place in the neighborhoods surrounding Saint-Jean Bosco church; massacres backed by the U.S.-supported Haitian government. Paramilitary thugs affiliated with that government have carried out a series of massacres. Our guest is journalist and Haiti expert Kevin Pina.

For our weekly Earth Watch, Cherri Foytlin, an Afro-Indigenous organizer and mother based in southwest Louisiana, discusses direct action and the connection between migration and climate.

Lastly, we premiere our new feature, Sojourner Truth Extras.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Ahead of a crucial election important for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he has yet again threatened to annex swaths of Palestinian territories on the West Bank, putting a death knell on the two-state solution. Why is he making this move? What's going on? What are the implications for Palestinians and the entire region? Our guest is Khury Petersen-Smith, the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He researches U.S. empire, borders and migration.

Also, justice for port truck drivers. Why are port truck drivers going on strike in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City Utah? We speak with trucker Flavio Acosta.

And, the Movement for Black Lives Electoral Justice Project for our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series. Our guest is Angela Waters Austin, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Lansing and Black Lives Matter Michigan as well as the CEO of One Love Global.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Ahead of a crucial election important for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he has yet again threatened to annex swaths of Palestinian territories on the West Bank, putting a death knell on the two-state solution. Why is he making this move? What's going on? What are the implications for Palestinians and the entire region? Our guest is Khury Petersen-Smith, the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He researches U.S. empire, borders and migration.

Also, justice for port truck drivers. Why are port truck drivers going on strike in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City Utah? We speak with trucker Flavio Acosta.

And, the Movement for Black Lives Electoral Justice Project for our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series. Our guest is Angela Waters Austin, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Lansing and Black Lives Matter Michigan as well as the CEO of One Love Global.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Ahead of a crucial election important for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he has yet again threatened to annex swaths of Palestinian territories on the West Bank, putting a death knell on the two-state solution. Why is he making this move? What's going on? What are the implications for Palestinians and the entire region? Our guest is Khury Petersen-Smith, the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He researches U.S. empire, borders and migration.

Also, justice for port truck drivers. Why are port truck drivers going on strike in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City Utah? We speak with trucker Flavio Acosta.

And, the Movement for Black Lives Electoral Justice Project for our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series. Our guest is Angela Waters Austin, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Lansing and Black Lives Matter Michigan as well as the CEO of One Love Global.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Ahead of a crucial election important for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he has yet again threatened to annex swaths of Palestinian territories on the West Bank, putting a death knell on the two-state solution. Why is he making this move? What's going on? What are the implications for Palestinians and the entire region? Our guest is Khury Petersen-Smith, the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He researches U.S. empire, borders and migration.

Also, justice for port truck drivers. Why are port truck drivers going on strike in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City Utah? We speak with trucker Flavio Acosta.

And, the Movement for Black Lives Electoral Justice Project for our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series. Our guest is Angela Waters Austin, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Lansing and Black Lives Matter Michigan as well as the CEO of One Love Global.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Ahead of a crucial election important for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he has yet again threatened to annex swaths of Palestinian territories on the West Bank, putting a death knell on the two-state solution. Why is he making this move? What's going on? What are the implications for Palestinians and the entire region? Our guest is Khury Petersen-Smith, the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He researches U.S. empire, borders and migration.

Also, justice for port truck drivers. Why are port truck drivers going on strike in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City Utah? We speak with trucker Flavio Acosta.

And, the Movement for Black Lives Electoral Justice Project for our ongoing Campaigners for Black Lives series. Our guest is Angela Waters Austin, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Lansing and Black Lives Matter Michigan as well as the CEO of One Love Global.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

The worlds oldest Western-style democracy, the British Parliament, has been shut down for five weeks by conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This, in a move that he hopes will allow Britain to leave the European Union without a deal. This is opposed not only by opposition members of the Labour Party, but also by ministers and members of Parliament from his own party. What is going on? Whats at stake? What are the wider implications? Our guest is London-based Sam Weinstein, a former labor union official and member of U.K.-based movement Momentum is our guest.

We return to our Africa Watch series. The long-time President Robert Mugabe has died; anti-immigrant violence in South Africa against immigrants from other parts of Africa; women in South Africa are protesting an epidemic of violence against them, including femicide; the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa took place in Cape Town, South Africa from Sept. 4-6; and climate change has it impacts the continent. Our guest is Coumba Toure, coordinator for Africans Rising. She is based in Senegal, but is now on the ground in South Africa.

We continue our coverage of the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas and how island nations in the region are responding to the devastation of the hurricane as well as the threat to the Caribbean islands by climate change. Our guest is David Commissiong, who coordinated a media-thon this past Sunday in Barbados to assist victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. He is also the Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM, the organization of Caribbean governments.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

The worlds oldest Western-style democracy, the British Parliament, has been shut down for five weeks by conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This, in a move that he hopes will allow Britain to leave the European Union without a deal. This is opposed not only by opposition members of the Labour Party, but also by ministers and members of Parliament from his own party. What is going on? Whats at stake? What are the wider implications? Our guest is London-based Sam Weinstein, a former labor union official and member of U.K.-based movement Momentum is our guest.

We return to our Africa Watch series. The long-time President Robert Mugabe has died; anti-immigrant violence in South Africa against immigrants from other parts of Africa; women in South Africa are protesting an epidemic of violence against them, including femicide; the 28th World Economic Forum on Africa took place in Cape Town, South Africa from Sept. 4-6; and climate change has it impacts the continent. Our guest is Coumba Toure, coordinator for Africans Rising. She is based in Senegal, but is now on the ground in South Africa.

We continue our coverage of the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas and how island nations in the region are responding to the devastation of the hurricane as well as the threat to the Caribbean islands by climate change. Our guest is David Commissiong, who coordinated a media-thon this past Sunday in Barbados to assist victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. He is also the Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM, the organization of Caribbean governments.