Sojourner Truth Radio

Two high school students that participated in and helped organize the massive national school walkouts at their respective schools join us to discuss what happened and give their views on this new student movement going forward. Our guests are Alexis Chavez and Thandiwe Abdullah.

For our weekly Earth Watch: environmental protesters were arrested in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They took over a pipeline office and occupied a rig. What's going on? We speak with Melinda Harnish Clatterbuck, a founding board member of Lancaster Against Pipelines.

Then, in our Women's History Month series, we listen to the voices of three prominent Black women artists and activists: Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison and Coretta Scott King.

As the Poor Peoples Campaign continues to grow around the nation, we speak to Kait Zeigler, one of the co-chairs of the PPC in California. The original PPC was launched by Martin Luther King, but he was assassinated before it was implemented. Now, decades later, there are approximately 10 million people in the United States who are surviving on no income whatsoever.

Immigrants rights activist Maru Mora-Villalpando has been called to appear in immigration court on March 15. She has been targeted by ICE, activists say, because of her work bringing national attention to conditions in immigration detention centers and her ongoing campaigning for the rights of undocumented people. Our guest is law professor and member of Marus legal team Angelica Chazaro.

For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with 14-year-old Thandiwe Abdullah about her youth activism and the national student walkout taking place today.

Immigrants rights activist Maru Mora-Villalpando has been called to appear in immigration court on March 15. She has been targeted by ICE, activists say, because of her work bringing national attention to conditions in immigration detention centers and her ongoing campaigning for the rights of undocumented people. Our guest is law professor and member of Marus legal team Angelica Chazaro.

And as the Poor Peoples Campaign continues to grow around the nation, we speak to Kait Zeigler, one of the co-chairs of the PPC in California. The original PPC was launched by Martin Luther King, but he was assassinated before it was implemented. Now, decades later, there are approximately 10 million people in the United States who are surviving on no income whatsoever.

For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with 15-year-old Thandiwe Abdullah about her youth activism and the national student walkout taking place today.

We also pause to remember physicist Stephen Hawking who has died.

Educator & Organizer Kate Doyle Griffiths Discusses The West Virginia Teachers Strike by Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod

With Trump promoting the death penalty for drug dealers, Dr. Gabor Mate joins us to share his vision on the cause and solutions of drug addiction. This, as the use of opioids has spread among white communities across the U.S.

We break down the latest stumble by Trump's Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Despite evidence that her plan for schools in Michigan has failed miserably, she continues to promote her vision for schools and admitted in a "60 Minutes" interview that she has not intentionally visited failing schools. Education expert Jackie Goldberg weighs in.

Mere weeks after the deadly shooting at a Parkland, Florida high school, and mere days Trump backed down on gun control after pressure from the NRA, students from across the country plan to walk out of schools on March 14. They are demanding gun control and school safety. How are the protesting students responding to Trumps proposal to arm teachers? Our guest is Alexis Chavez, a high school student at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in Los Angeles.

Mere weeks after the deadly shooting at a Parkland, Florida high school, and mere days Trump backed down on gun control after pressure from the NRA, students from across the country plan to walk out of schools on March 14. They are demanding gun control and school safety. How are the protesting students responding to Trumps proposal to arm teachers? Our guest is Alexis Chavez, a high school student at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in Los Angeles.

Then, we break down the latest stumble by Trumps Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Despite evidence that her plan for schools in Michigan has failed miserably, she continues to promote her vision for schools and admitted in a "60 Minutes" interview that she has not intentionally visited failing schools. Education expert Jackie Goldberg weighs in.

With Trump promoting the death penalty for drug dealers, Dr. Gabor Mate joins us to share his vision on the cause and solutions of drug addiction. This, as the use of opioids has spread among white communities across the US.

Then, in our coverage of Womens History Month, we listen to the words of Coretta Scott King.