News Headlines: June 18, 2019

Sojourner Truth Radio

Today on Sojourner Truth: The Sojourner Truth team is on the road in Washington, D.C., covering the Poor People's Campaign Moral Agenda Congress. The Congress runs from Monday, June 17 to Wednesday, June 19. The expectation for attendance was 1,000 people. But looking at the multi-racial crowd, they have already surpassed their goal and more are expected tomorrow. Participants hail from 41 states, from sea to shining sea. On Monday, June 17, there was a six-hour-long presidential candidates forum. The host of the forum was MSNBC's Joy Reid. The Poor People's Campaign describes what it calls the evils of racism, poverty, the war economy and environmental devastation. They also have the goal of shifting what they call the moral narrative. The joint coordinators of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival are Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis. The Congress also launched its Moral Budget, titled, "Everybody Has A Right to Live." On Tuesday, June 18, workshops and special movement training will go on throughout the day. And on Wednesday, June 19, there will be a congressional hearing. On today's show, from Washington D.C., we bring you some of the candidates that participated in the presidential candidates forum. You will hear from Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren, who showed up and answered questions from participants of the Poor People's Campaign Moral Congress.