Sojourner Truth Radio

Sojourner Truth Radio 250704 by Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod

Today on our weekly broadcast, we dive into Donald Trump's first week in office, marked by an onslaught of executive orders that have sent shockwaves across the political landscape. From his sweeping decisions on immigration and trade to his staunch insistence on loyalty from his administration and allies, we explore the immediate and long-term implications of these actions. Tune in as we analyze...

Today on Sojourner Truth’s Weekly Broadcast we mark MLK Day which was celebrated on his national holiday on Monday January 20th. Long held political prisoner and Indigenous leader Leonard Peltier’s was released from prison after his sentence was commuted by Joe Biden. Our guest is Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director of Indigenous Environmental Network. Black historic figure Marcus Garvey was finally...

Today the Southern California fires, its impact on an historic Black community and the role of prisoners who are fighting the fires. Our guests are influencer and blogger Jasmyne Cannick and former prisoner firefighter Ingrid Archie.

On January 1, 1804, Haiti achieved a milestone that would forever change history, becoming the first free Black republic after a grueling war for independence that began in 1791. This pivotal moment declared not only Haiti’s liberation from colonial rule but also inspired enslaved people and independence movements across the Americas. Join us as we explore how Haiti's victory became a beacon of ho...

In our latest episode, we tackle one of the most pressing international stories: how potential tariff threats from the incoming presidency could shape U.S.-Mexico relations. To help us unpack the complexities, we’re joined by Mexico-based journalist and expert Laura Carlsen. Together, we explore: The history and impact of trade tensions between the U.S. and Mexico What these threats mean for diplo...

Today on Sojourner Truths Weekly Broadcast we spend the hour with professor and author Dr. Gerald Horne for a wide-ranging discussion on his reaction to the 2024 election results what can movements for change do now? What do Trumps picks for his administration indicate about his policies from immigration to Gaza to people of color in the US and more? Also focus Africa: President Bidens trip to Ang...

Today on our weekly broadcast a roundtable discussion on what we have learned thus far as Trump moves beyond campaign promises to what of those promises he intends to implement given his nominees for cabinet and other positions. And what do we know about how the state with the largest immigrant population preparing for Trump’s treat of mass deportations. How is the public, in particular registered...

In an action alert issues by the Haiti Action Committee they state that nearly 220 years ago, on November 18th, 1804, Haitian revolutionaries under the command of the legendary General Dessalines fought against the French army sent to restore slavery. A courageous Haitian commander, Francois Capoix, exemplified bravery by charging a fortification in the face of massive cannon and gunfire. Napoleon...

On the ST Weekly Broadcast, a round table discussion/analysis on the election results, international implications, Trump nominees thus far; what they see as way forward for social change. Our panelists are Jackie Goldberg, Laura Carlsen, Bill Gallegos

The Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., a key player in the Civil Rights and Labor Movements and a close advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr., passed away last week at the age of 95. Lawson was a proponent of non-violent direct action as a means for social, political and economic change. His teachings were instrumental in the strategy and execution of non-violent Civil Rights-era protests in the American Sout...

Today on our weekly broadcast a deep dive into Haiti, not only the situation now on the ground, how the people are resisting and continuing to fight for democracy, the role of the international community, but the history of the role of the so-named core group, and the latest on Haiti’s Transitional Government with Haitian human rights campaigner Pierre Labossiere. Also, we hear the voice of Congre...

Has an all-out war broken out between Israel and Lebanon? If so, what are the impacts and wider implications? How is this extension of conflict in the region related to the ongoing genocide by Israeli forces in Gaza? And what is the latest from the Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank? Our guest is Middle East expert and author Phyllis Bennis. And there is an explosion of voter suppre...

Today on Sojourner Truth, a deep dive into the August 29th 1970 Chicano Moratorium, where tens of thousands of Chicanos and their supporters took to the streets in East Los Angeles to protest the war in Vietnam and the oppression of Chicano people. Similar marches took place in several other states, but the one in EastLos was by far the largest. Police attached peaceful marchers, many were injured...

Special Earthwatch episode. An update on the struggle to save the shawnee forest at the same time cut through the jobs versus nature debate our guests are John Wallace Karen Furley and Sam Sterns, All campaigners based in southern Illinois.

Today on the Sojourner Truth Weekly Broadcast: We get an update on the Presidential election, a look at the contrast between the candidates of the two major political parties; key moments at the Democratic National Convention; and analysis on the race. Our guest is Jackie Goldberg. And for our annual Labor Day Special we focus on the labor union activism as we mark the upcoming 45th anniversary of...

PDA conference Progressive Democrats of America was founded in 2004 to transform the Democratic Party and our country. We seek to build a party and government controlled by citizens, not corporate elites-with policies that serve the broad public interest, not just private interests. As a grassroots organization operating inside the Democratic Party, and outside in movements for peace and justice,...

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a civil rights activist who co-founded The Freedom Singers and later started the African American vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, died Tuesday at the age of 81. Her daughter, the acclaimed musician Toshi Reagon, shared the news of her mother's passing Wednesday night in a public Facebook post. It is impossible to separate liberation struggles from song. And in the 1...

The left-wing alliance in France won the most seats in parliament in a dramatic election, dealing a surprise blow to the far-right party of Marine Le Pen. Meanwhile the push for electoral reform in the UK has received a shot in the arm after the “most disproportionate election in history”, according to campaigners and academics. Longstanding reform campaigners have become uneasy bedfellows with Re...

Slavery still exists in California and several other states across the US, its not what we generally think of when we hear the word slavery, as in chattel slavery, but slavery inside prisons. What we are taught in history books is that slavery was abolished with the 13th amendment in the US which was ratified on December 6th, 1865. However, this did not apply to prisoners. Today on “Sojourner Trut...

The Rev. James M. Lawson, a United Methodist minister who became a principal tactician of nonviolent protest during the civil rights movement, leading sit-ins, marches and Freedom Rides that withstood attacks by mobs and police throughout the 1960s, died June 9. He was 95. He died of cardiac arrest en route to a Los Angeles hospital, said his son J. Morris Lawson III. As a young Methodist missiona...

Malcolm X (born May 19, 1925, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S."died February 21, 1965, New York, New York) was an African American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam who articulated concepts of race pride and Black nationalism in the early 1960s.

Today on ST we mark the Nakba which according to the UN means “catastrophe”. This year will mark 76 years since the 1948 forced removal of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to establish the state of Israel. Even according to UN reports prior to the Nakba Palestine was a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society. In December of 1948 the UN General Assembly passed resolution 194 which called for t...

Today on Sojourner Truth, we continue our coverage on Haiti, bringing you the latest news on Haiti, from voices rarely heard in US media including Pacha Vobre who is on the Executive Committee of Fanmi Lavalas the political party of Haiti’s Jean Bertrand Aristide. He spoke from the ground in Haiti in April 2424 as part of an event organized by the Haiti Action Committee. Also we hear a presentatio...

Haiti crisis update: with guest Jeff Sprague, Pierre LaBossiere by Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod