Today on Sojourner Truth:
For the first time in U.S. history, farmworkers are now listed as essential workers. Are they being protected? Why is Donald Trump cutting their pay? Our guest is David Bacon, a California-based writer and photojournalist. He recently published an article for The American Prospect titled, "Americas Farmworkers: Now 'Essential,' but Denied the Just-Enacted Benefits."
COVID-19 and mass incarceration. Prisons are increasingly becoming hot spots for the deadly virus. What's going on? Our guests are Daryl Atkinson and Susan Burton. Daryl Atkinson is Co-Director of Forward Justice, a non-partisan law, policy and strategy center dedicated to advancing racial, social and economic justice in the U.S. South. Susan Burton is the founder of A New Way of Life and is also a steering committee member for the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted Peoples and Family Movement.
For our Campaigners for Black Lives series, we speak with Joseph Williams about the Los Angeles Unified School District's recent decision on grades for students amid the coronavirus crisis. Joseph is the Director of Operations and Campaigns at Students Deserve, an organization of students, teachers, and parents working for justice in and beyond schools.
