‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL28, 2023: Harry Belafonte: His Legacy and a View from the Jamaican Diaspora… Earth Day Marchers Tell Biden to End Fossil Fuels… Plus Headlines on the Unhoused, a Fair Budget in DC, and More

As the world continues to celebrate the life of artist and activist Harry Belafonte, we speak to historian Gerald Horne and get a perspective from the Jamaican diaspora.And marchers on the streets of DC on Earth Day, say it is code red for the planet and that President Biden should tell the truth about his addiction to fossil fuels. Plus headlines on the unhoused in DC, the revolving door of the military industrial complex and more. With: Michael Byfield, Gerald Horne, Brittany Ruffin, Jean Su, Basav Sen, and other speakers at the Earth Day No More Fossil Fuels Rally and March April 22, 2023. On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nations Capital gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on two dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at www.onthegroundshow.org. Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Photo from April 25 protest against Mayor Muriel Bowser's budget cuts. #brokenheartbudget Courtesy of Fair Budget DC