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Today on Sojourner Truth:

The nation and world react to squalid prison conditions migrant children separated from their families face in U.S. detention centers. The House passed a $4.5 billion emergency border aid bill to help alleviate the problem. Today, a major motion will be filed in federal court calling for an immediate injunction and contempt order against DHS and CBP due to the conditions migrant children are being kept in. Our guest is Peter Schey, President of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law.

And Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is trying to push forward what is being dubbed The Deal of the Century at a conference underway in Bahrain. But Palestinians reject the plan for not addressing the political conflict between Israel and Palestine, affirming that Palestine is not for sale. Also, analysis of the growing and dangerous tensions between the U.S. and Iran. 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.

For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, the L.A. County Sheriffs murder of Ryan Twyman. Police reportedly shot at his moving vehicle with a passenger inside, killing the 24 year-old in a hail of 34 bullets. Black Lives Matter Los Angeles campaigner Rahje Branch breaks it down for us.

Finally, our weekly Earth Minute produced by the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

The nation and world react to squalid prison conditions migrant children separated from their families face in U.S. detention centers. The House passed a $4.5 billion emergency border aid bill to help alleviate the problem. Today, a major motion will be filed in federal court calling for an immediate injunction and contempt order against DHS and CBP due to the conditions migrant children are being kept in. Our guest is Peter Schey, President of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law.

And Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is trying to push forward what is being dubbed The Deal of the Century at a conference underway in Bahrain. But Palestinians reject the plan for not addressing the political conflict between Israel and Palestine, affirming that Palestine is not for sale. Also, analysis of the growing and dangerous tensions between the U.S. and Iran. 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.

For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, the L.A. County Sheriffs murder of Ryan Twyman. Police reportedly shot at his moving vehicle with a passenger inside, killing the 24 year-old in a hail of 34 bullets. Black Lives Matter Los Angeles campaigner Rahje Branch breaks it down for us.

Finally, our weekly Earth Minute produced by the Global Justice Ecology Project.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We continue our coverage of the recent Poor People's Campaign Moral Congress held in Washington, D.C. from Monday, June 17 to Wednesday, June 19. At least 1,200 impacted people from states across the country attended. The Poor People's Campaign fights back against what it calls the evils of racism, poverty, the war economy and environmental devastation. It also has the goal of shifting what they call the moral narrative. The joint coordinators of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival are Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.

Today, we hear voices from a powerful discussion held on Tuesday, June 18, at the Congress that I was involved in. It was titled, Everybody's Got A Right To Live: The Role of Women's and LGBTQ Rights Organizing in Winning Freedom for Poor People. Speakers included: Emily Nelson from Grace Harbor, Washington with Chaplains on the Harbor and the Washington State Poor Peoples Campaign; Bishop Tonyia M. Rawls with the Freedom Center for Social Justice in North Carolina; and myself. During the discussion, I spoke about my experiences as a participant of the Every Mother is a Working Mother network, the National Welfare Rights Union and Women of Color in the Global Women's Strike. The discussion was moderated by Rev. Emily McNeil, a minister in the United Church of Christ who directs the labor-religion coalition of New York State for the Poor People's Campaign.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We continue our coverage of the recent Poor People's Campaign Moral Congress held in Washington, D.C. from Monday, June 17 to Wednesday, June 19. At least 1,200 impacted people from states across the country attended. The Poor People's Campaign fights back against what it calls the evils of racism, poverty, the war economy and environmental devastation. It also has the goal of shifting what they call the moral narrative. The joint coordinators of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival are Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.

Today, we hear voices from a powerful discussion held on Tuesday, June 18, at the Congress that I was involved in. It was titled, Everybody's Got A Right To Live: The Role of Women's and LGBTQ Rights Organizing in Winning Freedom for Poor People. Speakers included: Emily Nelson from Grace Harbor, Washington with Chaplains on the Harbor and the Washington State Poor Peoples Campaign; Bishop Tonyia M. Rawls with the Freedom Center for Social Justice in North Carolina; and myself. During the discussion, I spoke about my experiences as a participant of the Every Mother is a Working Mother network, the National Welfare Rights Union and Women of Color in the Global Women's Strike. The discussion was moderated by Rev. Emily McNeil, a minister in the United Church of Christ who directs the labor-religion coalition of New York State for the Poor People's Campaign.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

On Juneteenth, June 19, 2019, a historic congressional hearing was held on HR 40, a bill first introduced by the now-retired Rep. John Conyers in 1989 to create a national commission to study reparations proposals for African Americans. The hearing was held before the House Judiciary Committee and HR 40's new sponsor, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. The Sojourner Truth team was on the ground for the hearing. Following the hearing, an event titled, "Healing and Reconciliation: HR 40 and the Promise of Reparations for African-Americans" was held at the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C.

Today, we bring you the in-depth analysis on the movement for reparatory justice by Prof. Sir. Hilary Beckles. He is the Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. Before assuming his office in 2015, he served the University as a professor of economic history, pro-Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Studies and Principle of its Cave Hill Campus in Barbados.

In 2013, Beckles was invited to coordinate Caribbean government's positions on the global reparatory justice conversation. In this capacity, he was asked to chair the Caribbean Commission on Reparations. Under his guidance, the University of the West Indies has established the Caribbean Center for Reparations Research. He served as an associate member of the London University Legacy of Slavery project and the University of Hull's Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

On Juneteenth, June 19, 2019, a historic congressional hearing was held on HR 40, a bill first introduced by the now-retired Rep. John Conyers in 1989 to create a national commission to study reparations proposals for African Americans. The hearing was held before the House Judiciary Committee and HR 40's new sponsor, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. The Sojourner Truth team was on the ground for the hearing. Following the hearing, an event titled, "Healing and Reconciliation: HR 40 and the Promise of Reparations for African-Americans" was held at the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C.

Today, we bring you the in-depth analysis on the movement for reparatory justice by Prof. Sir. Hilary Beckles. He is the Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. Before assuming his office in 2015, he served the University as a professor of economic history, pro-Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Studies and Principle of its Cave Hill Campus in Barbados.

In 2013, Beckles was invited to coordinate Caribbean government's positions on the global reparatory justice conversation. In this capacity, he was asked to chair the Caribbean Commission on Reparations. Under his guidance, the University of the West Indies has established the Caribbean Center for Reparations Research. He served as an associate member of the London University Legacy of Slavery project and the University of Hull's Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

On Juneteenth, June 19, 2019, a historic congressional hearing was held on HR 40, a bill first introduced by the now-retired Rep. John Conyers in 1989 to create a national commission to study reparations proposals for African Americans. The hearing was held before the House Judiciary Committee and HR 40's new sponsor, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. The Sojourner Truth team was on the ground for the hearing. Following the hearing, an event titled, "Healing and Reconciliation: HR 40 and the Promise of Reparations for African-Americans" was held at the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C.

Today, we bring you the in-depth analysis on the movement for reparatory justice by Prof. Sir. Hilary Beckles. He is the Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. Before assuming his office in 2015, he served the University as a professor of economic history, pro-Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Studies and Principle of its Cave Hill Campus in Barbados.

In 2013, Beckles was invited to coordinate Caribbean government's positions on the global reparatory justice conversation. In this capacity, he was asked to chair the Caribbean Commission on Reparations. Under his guidance, the University of the West Indies has established the Caribbean Center for Reparations Research. He served as an associate member of the London University Legacy of Slavery project and the University of Hull's Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

On Juneteenth, June 19, 2019, a historic congressional hearing was held on HR 40, a bill first introduced by the now-retired Rep. John Conyers in 1989 to create a national commission to study reparations proposals for African Americans. The hearing was held before the House Judiciary Committee and HR 40's new sponsor, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. The Sojourner Truth team was on the ground for the hearing. Following the hearing, an event titled, "Healing and Reconciliation: HR 40 and the Promise of Reparations for African-Americans" was held at the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C.

Today, we bring you the in-depth analysis on the movement for reparatory justice by Prof. Sir. Hilary Beckles. He is the Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. Before assuming his office in 2015, he served the University as a professor of economic history, pro-Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Studies and Principle of its Cave Hill Campus in Barbados.

In 2013, Beckles was invited to coordinate Caribbean government's positions on the global reparatory justice conversation. In this capacity, he was asked to chair the Caribbean Commission on Reparations. Under his guidance, the University of the West Indies has established the Caribbean Center for Reparations Research. He served as an associate member of the London University Legacy of Slavery project and the University of Hull's Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Our team was on the ground in Washington, D.C. We covered the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival Moral Congress. The Congress ran from Monday, June 17, to Wednesday, June 19. Over 1,200 people from across the country, the majority people impacted in the areas of focus of the Poor People's Campaign. The focus of the Poor People's campaign is racism, poverty, the war economy and environmental devastation. It also has the goal of shifting what it calls "the moral narrative." Its joint coordinators are Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.

On Monday, June 17, there was a six-hour-long presidential candidates forum at the Poor People's Campaign Moral Congress. The host of the forum was MSNBC's Joy Reid. On today's show, we return to the Poor People's Campaign presidential candidates forum. We hear from Sen. Kamala Harris and Sen. Bernie Sanders. Now, keep in mind: this presidential candidates forum at a Poor People's Congress was unprecedented given the reality that during the last presidential race, poverty wasn't even mentioned.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

Our team was on the ground in Washington, D.C. We covered the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival Moral Congress. The Congress ran from Monday, June 17, to Wednesday, June 19. Over 1,200 people from across the country, the majority people impacted in the areas of focus of the Poor People's Campaign. The focus of the Poor People's campaign is racism, poverty, the war economy and environmental devastation. It also has the goal of shifting what it calls "the moral narrative." Its joint coordinators are Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.

On Monday, June 17, there was a six-hour-long presidential candidates forum at the Poor People's Campaign Moral Congress. The host of the forum was MSNBC's Joy Reid. On today's show, we return to the Poor People's Campaign presidential candidates forum. We hear from Sen. Kamala Harris and Sen. Bernie Sanders. Now, keep in mind: this presidential candidates forum at a Poor People's Congress was unprecedented given the reality that during the last presidential race, poverty wasn't even mentioned.