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.
