Today on Sojourner Truth:
Dr. Gerald Horne joins us to discuss the controversial legacy of Robert Mugabe, who died on Sept. 6 in Singapore, where he was receiving medical treatment. He served as the President of Zimbabwe for 37 years, leading his nation from a British colony to independence. He was 95 years old. His body is now back in Zimbabwe and his final resting place will be in the village where he was born.
Protests broke out anew on Sept. 11, marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 1988 massacre by paramilitary thugs that took place at the Saint-Jean Bosco church of liberation theology priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Aristide, after leaving the priesthood, went on to become the first democratically-elected President of Haiti. The protests were also in opposition to the series of massacres that have been taking place in the neighborhoods surrounding Saint-Jean Bosco church; massacres backed by the U.S.-supported Haitian government. Paramilitary thugs affiliated with that government have carried out a series of massacres. Our guest is journalist and Haiti expert Kevin Pina.
For our weekly Earth Watch, Cherri Foytlin, an Afro-Indigenous organizer and mother based in southwest Louisiana, discusses direct action and the connection between migration and climate.
Lastly, we premiere our new feature, Sojourner Truth Extras.
