Broadcast Journalism
Sonali Kolhatkar is the host and executive producer of Rising Up With Sonali, a daily, drive-time nationally syndicated radio and television program produced at KPFK Pacifica Radio and airing on Free Speech TV as well as dozens of public and…
Print Journalism
Sonali Kolhatkar is a Writing Fellow at the Independent Media Institute where she writes weekly columns about economic inequality through the lens of race, gender, ethnicity, and more. Previously she was a weekly columnist for Truthdig.com, writing regularly about war,…
Books
Sonali Kolhatkar’s new book, Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice will be published by City Lights books on June 27, 2023. Available now for pre-order. Foreword by Rinku Sen. Overview Rising Up offers a timely exploration…
Activism
Most of Sonali Kolhatkar’s political activism has centered around solidarity work with the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), and famed Afghan women’s rights activist, Malalai Joya. In 2000, Sonali co-founded the Afghan Women’s Mission (AWM), a US-based non-profit group…
Art
Sonali’s work has been featured in several art exhibits including ArtCrush: Semblance, Artwallah, Art and Democracy (Angel’s Gate Cultural Center), Chocolate and Art, Fusion Art show, Open Studios Altadena and many other exhibits. Her painting Masked Warrior won an Award…
Music
Sonali Kolhatkar is an amateur musician with a background in Indian classical vocal training. She is a self-taught bass and ukulele player and performs regularly in a cover band with her husband Jim Ingalls called Love and Subversion. During the…
Latest Stories from Rising Up With Sonali
Watch and listen to the latest interviews by Sonali Kolhatkar.
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Rethinking Arab American Heritage Month in Light of Gaza
April is Arab American Heritage month, a time of year meant to celebrate the history and culture of Americans who claim ancestry from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
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Battle Against the SAT Continues
Elite universities like Harvard are returning to SAT requirements, in spite of decades of research showing the test is biased against women, people of color, and low-income applicants.
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Searching for Justice for Bhopal, 40 Years After Disaster
Justice remains elusive for the survivors of the Bhopal disaster in India who are living with the impacts of an unprecedented chemical leak from a plant run by Union Carbide Corporation in 1984.
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Understanding Haiti’s Latest Political Crisis
Weeks of chaos and violence in Haiti may be coming to an end as an agreement for a transitional government is drawn up this week.
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Activists Organize Gaza “Freedom Flotilla”
Responding to the on-going genocide, activists and advocates of Palestinian rights are planning to set sail on a number of ships carrying aid directly to the people of Gaza as part of a Freedom Flotilla Coalition.