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Today on Sojourner Truth:

We continue our coverage of COVID-19, which is spiking across the United States, with California, Texas, Arizona and Florida being hit particularly hard. Los Angeles County has reclosed indoor venues, including beauty salons, bars and gyms. Our guest is Dr. Bita Amani, an Associate Professor at Charles R. Drew University in the Department of Urban Public Health.

The Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honorable Mia Mottley, calls for reparations and invites people to sit out the coronavirus on the island.

Also, Dedrick Asante-Muhammed joins us to explain why he thinks reparations to descendants of slavery in the United States must happen and how. Dedrick Asante-Muhammad is Chief of Race, Wealth and Community at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.

Lastly, our weekly Earth Minute.