Sonali Kolhatkar is the host and executive producer of Rising Up With Sonali, a weekly nationally syndicated radio and television program produced in Los Angeles, California.
Previously, Sonali hosted and produced Uprising with Sonali, a drive-time radio show that debuted in 2003, making it the longest running drive time radio program in Southern California hosted by a woman of color.
In 2015, Sonali won the Best TV Anchor Award from the Los Angeles Press Club.
Rising Up With Sonali can be heard on KPFK Pacifica Radio in Southern California, KPFA Pacifica Radio in Northern California, and the television version of the program can be viewed on the show’s Vimeo channel and on Free Speech TV (DirecTV, Dish Network, Roku). Dozens of other community and independent radio stations around the U.S. and Canada also carry the program.
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Latest Stories from Rising Up With Sonali:
- Millions Say to Trump, “Hands Off”by YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali on April 18, 2025 at 3:00 pm
An estimated 3 million people protested at about 1,300 gatherings around the United States on April 5th in what was the first coordinated mass action against Donald Trump’s regime.
- Students Continue Resisting Israeli Genocideby YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali on April 17, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Student activists at U.S. universities grapple with the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the Trump administration’s criminalization of their protests.
- Organizing Principles for Anti-Trump Resistanceby YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali on April 16, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Seasoned activist and journalist Arun Gupta has identified ten organizing principles for defeating Trumpism.
- How to Keep Going in the Face of Fascismby YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali on April 4, 2025 at 3:00 pm
In the face of relentless news about the mass dehumanization of people of color and immigrants in the U.S., there is growing fatigue among Americans. But artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez has advice on how we can push through the burnout and move forward.
- Activists Demand No Tax Dollars for Israel’s Genocideby YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali on April 3, 2025 at 4:18 pm
As Americans prepare their taxes, activists have released a handy map where anyone can locate their city and learn how many federal tax dollars are diverted from their community’s needs to funding Israel’s genocide in Palestine.