Dave Zirin, sports writer for The Nation, joins us to discuss the exploding protests by NFL players, who followed the example of Colin Kaepernick, against the police killing of Black men, as well as Trumps suggestion that those who take a knee during the national anthem should be fired.

Then, we hear the words of the Honorable Mark Anthony Brantley, Saint Kitts and Nevis' Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoken at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly. Brantley lays out the impact and implications of the devastation of the Caribbean region as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, also addressing the reality of global warming.

Mexico City-based journalist Laura Carlsen then joins us to discuss what is happening on the ground after three major earthquakes hit the country in the last few weeks.

Dave Zirin, sports writer for The Nation, joins us to discuss the exploding protests by NFL players, who followed the example of Colin Kaepernick, against the police killing of Black men, as well as Trumps suggestion that those who take a knee during the national anthem should be fired.

First, we hear the words of the Honorable Mark Anthony Brantley, Saint Kitts and Nevis' Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoken at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly. Brantley lays out the impact and implications of the devastation of the Caribbean region as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, also addressing the reality of global warming.

Then, Mexico City-based journalist Laura Carlsen then joins us to discuss what is happening on the ground after three major earthquakes hit the country in the last few weeks.

Nearly half a century ago, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King called for a poor peoples campaign. He was assassinated before he was able to full implement it.

In May 2017, four months after the inauguration of Trump, the Reverend Dr. William Barber introduced the new Poor People's Campaign, building on King's call to end poverty.

Today, we bring you the voice of Reverend Barber himself, kicking off the Poor People's Campaign across California at Los Angeles' McCarty Memorial Christian Church.

A full audio recording of the Reverend Dr. William Barber at Los Angeles' McCarty Memorial Christian Church on September 17, 2017. Rev. Barber spoke about the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, which he launched in May as a continuation of the campaign the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King called for almost half a century ago, shortly before he was assassinated.

Today: a conversation with Benjamin L. Crump, attorney for the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and others whose sons were killed by police. Host Margaret Prescod spoke with Crump on stage at the Justice on Trial Film Festival, an event held by the A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project, on September 17, 2017.

Hurricane Maria devastated the independent Caribbean island nation of Dominica. Hurricane warnings have been listed for other Caribbean islands: Guadalupe, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Croix and Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria also lashed Antigua, but did not make a direct hit. Islands hit by Hurricane Irma last week will also feel the impact of Maria, with tropical storm wind and rain on a destroyed Barbuda and Saint Martin. Our guest is Dr. ChenziRa D. Kahina, based in Saint Croix.

Economist Max Wolff joins us to discuss the tax reform plan being touted by the Trump administration, as well as other budgetary implications of GOP legislation, including a new defense spending bill and another Republican healthcare bill.

Then, Dr. Joy DeGruy, author of "Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing," joins us.

Hurricane Maria devastated the independent Caribbean island nation of Dominica. Hurricane warnings have been listed for other Caribbean islands: Guadalupe, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Croix and Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria also lashed Antigua, but did not make a direct hit. Islands hit by Hurricane Irma last week will also feel the impact of Maria, with tropical storm wind and rain on a destroyed Barbuda and Saint Martin. Our guest is Dr. ChenziRa D. Kahina, based in Saint Croix.

Economist Max Wolff joins us to discuss the tax reform plan being touted by the Trump administration, as well as other budgetary implications of GOP legislation, including a new defense spending bill and another attempt to repeal Obamacare.

A Conversation with Dr. Joy DeGruy, Author of "Post–Traumatic Slave Syndrome" by Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod