Sojourner Truth Radio

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We speak with members of Clergy4Black lives who give their response to the implications for their congregations and wider communities of the armed and violent attack on the US Capitol on January 6th, as well as the threat of more violence at state capitols by Trump supporters including a wide swathe of white supremacists, Christian nationalists and even members of law enforcement and the US military. We will also speak about the lack of response by LA City and County elected officials to which then allowed COVID-19 super-spreader events led by Christian nationalist Sean Feucht to take place in vulnerable communities, and also how they will mark MLK weekend. Our guests are: Rev Dr. Najuma Smith Pollard and Rev. Kelvin Sauls.

Also, the former First Lady of Haiti Mildred Aristide joins us to speak about the work of the University of the Aristide Foundation known as UNIFA, the hospital project being planned for the campus and her thoughts as Haiti just marked the 11th anniversary of the devastating earthquake that took place on January 12th 2010. Madame Aristide is on the Board of Governors of UNIFA.

For our weekly Earth Watch, Indigenous campaigner (Naaweiya) is our guest to discuss the threat to the Tongass National Forest, which is the largest intact temperate rainforest remaining on the planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

We speak with members of Clergy4Black lives who give their response to the implications for their congregations and wider communities of the armed and violent attack on the US Capitol on January 6th, as well as the threat of more violence at state capitols by Trump supporters including a wide swathe of white supremacists, Christian nationalists and even members of law enforcement and the US military. We will also speak about the lack of response by LA City and County elected officials to which then allowed COVID-19 super-spreader events led by Christian nationalist Sean Feucht to take place in vulnerable communities, and also how they will mark MLK weekend. Our guests are: Rev Dr. Najuma Smith Pollard and Rev. Kelvin Sauls.

Also, the former First Lady of Haiti Mildred Aristide joins us to speak about the work of the University of the Aristide Foundation known as UNIFA, the hospital project being planned for the campus and her thoughts as Haiti just marked the 11th anniversary of the devastating earthquake that took place on January 12th 2010. Madame Aristide is on the Board of Governors of UNIFA.

For our weekly Earth Watch, Indigenous campaigner (Naaweiya) is our guest to discuss the threat to the Tongass National Forest, which is the largest intact temperate rainforest remaining on the planet.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States.

Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States.

Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States.

Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States.

Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States.

Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States.

Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States.

Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.

Today on Sojourner Truth:

In the context of the white supremacist insurrection that took place on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, when the Confederate Flag was paraded around the U.S. Capitol building, and now with the threat of armed insurrectionists attempting to attack 50 state capitols this weekend, we speak with Civil Rights icon Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. Dr. LaFayette co-founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement, 1960 and on the Freedom Rides, 1961 and the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed National Program Administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor Peoples' campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. We get his thoughts given the recent developments in the United States.

Also, on the same day that insurrectionists attacked the U.S. Capitol, in Downtown Los Angeles, two people were attacked by a mob of Trump supporters. For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Christian Angelo, who was maced and hit in the face by pro-Donald Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, as COVID-19 continues its deadly march across the nation, California continues to be hard hit with over 30,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Very much under-reported are the devastating impacts and wider implications of those who are incarcerated. Now, there is an outbreak at a women's prison in California. Our guest is Kelly Savage-Rodriguez, the new Drop Life Without Parole coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.