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Five years ago, Eric Garner was killed in a chokehold by New York City police officers. He famously said twelve times, "I Can't Breathe." Nevertheless, the chokehold was not released and Eric was killed. Trump's Attorney General, William Barr, has now made the decision that the police officer involved in Garner's killing will not be charged. This, after years of disagreement and legal wrangling and non-stop campaigning for justice by Eric's family. The murder, which was caught on video tape, sparked protests in New York City and across the country. Many protesters have chanted "I can't breathe." For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, our guest is Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele, a member of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement who serves as Director of Community Organizing for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Protesters are continuing to block access to the building of a controversial telescope in Hawaii on the mountain of Mauna Kea, where a dormant volcano is located. Protesters say the mountain the telescope will be built on is one of the most sacred sites of Indigenous people on the island. We speak with Dr. Kalama Niheu, a protester on the ground in Hawaii, and Iokepa Casumbal-Salazar, a Native Hawaiian who is a professor of Race, Ethnicity, and Indigenous Studies at Ithaca College, New York.

On Tuesday, July 16, the Trump administration imposed new asylum rules that are in conflict with international law. Attorney Marjorie Cohn break this down for us.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Five years ago, Eric Garner was killed in a chokehold by New York City police officers. He famously said twelve times, "I Can't Breathe." Nevertheless, the chokehold was not released and Eric was killed. Trump's Attorney General, William Barr, has now made the decision that the police officer involved in Garner's killing will not be charged. This, after years of disagreement and legal wrangling and non-stop campaigning for justice by Eric's family. The murder, which was caught on video tape, sparked protests in New York City and across the country. Many protesters have chanted "I can't breathe." For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, our guest is Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele, a member of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement who serves as Director of Community Organizing for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Protesters are continuing to block access to the building of a controversial telescope in Hawaii on the mountain of Mauna Kea, where a dormant volcano is located. Protesters say the mountain the telescope will be built on is one of the most sacred sites of Indigenous people on the island. We speak with Dr. Kalama Niheu, a protester on the ground in Hawaii, and Iokepa Casumbal-Salazar, a Native Hawaiian who is a professor of Race, Ethnicity, and Indigenous Studies at Ithaca College, New York.

On Tuesday, July 16, the Trump administration imposed new asylum rules that are in conflict with international law. Attorney Marjorie Cohn break this down for us.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Five years ago, Eric Garner was killed in a chokehold by New York City police officers. He famously said twelve times, "I Can't Breathe." Nevertheless, the chokehold was not released and Eric was killed. Trump's Attorney General, William Barr, has now made the decision that the police officer involved in Garner's killing will not be charged. This, after years of disagreement and legal wrangling and non-stop campaigning for justice by Eric's family. The murder, which was caught on video tape, sparked protests in New York City and across the country. Many protesters have chanted "I can't breathe." For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, our guest is Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele, a member of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement who serves as Director of Community Organizing for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Protesters are continuing to block access to the building of a controversial telescope in Hawaii on the mountain of Mauna Kea, where a dormant volcano is located. Protesters say the mountain the telescope will be built on is one of the most sacred sites of Indigenous people on the island. We speak with Dr. Kalama Niheu, a protester on the ground in Hawaii, and Iokepa Casumbal-Salazar, a Native Hawaiian who is a professor of Race, Ethnicity, and Indigenous Studies at Ithaca College, New York.

On Tuesday, July 16, the Trump administration imposed new asylum rules that are in conflict with international law. Attorney Marjorie Cohn break this down for us.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

In preparation for the former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's appearance before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees of the U.S. Congress, we bring you the voices of actors who came together to do a play based on the actual Mueller report. It is titled, "Investigation: The Search for the Truth in 10 Acts." The play, written by Pulitzer Prize winning Robert Schenkkan, is a dramatization of the Mueller report that used the actual text for dialogue.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

In preparation for the former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's appearance before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees of the U.S. Congress, we bring you the voices of actors who came together to do a play based on the actual Mueller report. It is titled, "Investigation: The Search for the Truth in 10 Acts." The play, written by Pulitzer Prize winning Robert Schenkkan, is a dramatization of the Mueller report that used the actual text for dialogue.

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable.

With next weeks appearance of Robert Mueller before Congress, how is the Trump team preparing? Well, he attempted to turn around his defeat on getting a citizenship question on the U.S. census somehow into a victory that will appeal to this base. He has threatened to round up at least 2,000 undocumented immigrants in ICE raids. He got into a spat with the British Ambassador to the U.S. He released a tape of him kissing a woman that was supposed to prove he didn't kiss her, at least not on the lips.

So, with all of the news noise who is talking about the potential damage to Trump of Mueller's appearance before Congress? In mainstream media, Erin Burnett of CNN seemed to be the lone voice questioning whether Trump is carrying out a diversion plan to take attention away from Mueller. No doubt he is multitasking, distracting and courting his base while implementing policies that will haunt us for years to come.

Our panelists will weigh in on the latest on migration and child torture at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Also, religious fundamentalism " Christian Evangelicals are key to Trumps base. Some say he is touched by the hand of God. What role has religion played in divide and rule? In giving comfort to the poor?

And, our panelists will also give their thoughts on the presidential election thus far.

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

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable.

With next weeks appearance of Robert Mueller before Congress, how is the Trump team preparing? Well, he attempted to turn around his defeat on getting a citizenship question on the U.S. census somehow into a victory that will appeal to this base. He has threatened to round up at least 2,000 undocumented immigrants in ICE raids. He got into a spat with the British Ambassador to the U.S. He released a tape of him kissing a woman that was supposed to prove he didn't kiss her, at least not on the lips.

So, with all of the news noise who is talking about the potential damage to Trump of Mueller's appearance before Congress? In mainstream media, Erin Burnett of CNN seemed to be the lone voice questioning whether Trump is carrying out a diversion plan to take attention away from Mueller. No doubt he is multitasking, distracting and courting his base while implementing policies that will haunt us for years to come.

Our panelists will weigh in on the latest on migration and child torture at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Also, religious fundamentalism " Christian Evangelicals are key to Trumps base. Some say he is touched by the hand of God. What role has religion played in divide and rule? In giving comfort to the poor?

And, our panelists will also give their thoughts on the presidential election thus far.

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

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable.

With next weeks appearance of Robert Mueller before Congress, how is the Trump team preparing? Well, he attempted to turn around his defeat on getting a citizenship question on the U.S. census somehow into a victory that will appeal to this base. He has threatened to round up at least 2,000 undocumented immigrants in ICE raids. He got into a spat with the British Ambassador to the U.S. He released a tape of him kissing a woman that was supposed to prove he didn't kiss her, at least not on the lips.

So, with all of the news noise who is talking about the potential damage to Trump of Mueller's appearance before Congress? In mainstream media, Erin Burnett of CNN seemed to be the lone voice questioning whether Trump is carrying out a diversion plan to take attention away from Mueller. No doubt he is multitasking, distracting and courting his base while implementing policies that will haunt us for years to come.

Our panelists will weigh in on the latest on migration and child torture at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Also, religious fundamentalism " Christian Evangelicals are key to Trumps base. Some say he is touched by the hand of God. What role has religion played in divide and rule? In giving comfort to the poor?

And, our panelists will also give their thoughts on the presidential election thus far.

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

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable.

With next weeks appearance of Robert Mueller before Congress, how is the Trump team preparing? Well, he attempted to turn around his defeat on getting a citizenship question on the U.S. census somehow into a victory that will appeal to this base. He has threatened to round up at least 2,000 undocumented immigrants in ICE raids. He got into a spat with the British Ambassador to the U.S. He released a tape of him kissing a woman that was supposed to prove he didn't kiss her, at least not on the lips.

So, with all of the news noise who is talking about the potential damage to Trump of Mueller's appearance before Congress? In mainstream media, Erin Burnett of CNN seemed to be the lone voice questioning whether Trump is carrying out a diversion plan to take attention away from Mueller. No doubt he is multitasking, distracting and courting his base while implementing policies that will haunt us for years to come.

Our panelists will weigh in on the latest on migration and child torture at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Also, religious fundamentalism " Christian Evangelicals are key to Trumps base. Some say he is touched by the hand of God. What role has religion played in divide and rule? In giving comfort to the poor?

And, our panelists will also give their thoughts on the presidential election thus far.

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

Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable.

With next weeks appearance of Robert Mueller before Congress, how is the Trump team preparing? Well, he attempted to turn around his defeat on getting a citizenship question on the U.S. census somehow into a victory that will appeal to this base. He has threatened to round up at least 2,000 undocumented immigrants in ICE raids. He got into a spat with the British Ambassador to the U.S. He released a tape of him kissing a woman that was supposed to prove he didn't kiss her, at least not on the lips.

So, with all of the news noise who is talking about the potential damage to Trump of Mueller's appearance before Congress? In mainstream media, Erin Burnett of CNN seemed to be the lone voice questioning whether Trump is carrying out a diversion plan to take attention away from Mueller. No doubt he is multitasking, distracting and courting his base while implementing policies that will haunt us for years to come.

Our panelists will weigh in on the latest on migration and child torture at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Also, religious fundamentalism " Christian Evangelicals are key to Trumps base. Some say he is touched by the hand of God. What role has religion played in divide and rule? In giving comfort to the poor?

And, our panelists will also give their thoughts on the presidential election thus far.

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