On this show:
0:15 – In its dying gasp, the Trump administration has targeted Black migrants from African and Caribbean countries for deportations, immigrant advocates and watchdog groups say. Two Haitian boys ages 9 and 19 were detained and separated at San Francisco International Airport this week. Immigrants’ rights advocates sprang into action to try to free the boys, connect them with their family, and provide legal support. We speak with Milli Atkinson, Legal Director for the San Francisco Immigrant Legal Defense Collaborative, who is representing the boys.
0:34 – News of strains and mutations of the coronavirus have swept California, particularly a strain called “L452r.” Will vaccines be effective against this strain of the virus? And how should the way we wear masks change to adapt to more-contagious variants of the virus? We talk with Monica Gandhi, infectious diseases doctor and professor of Medicine at UCSF.
1:08 – Today, Joe Biden is inaugurated President of the United States. Will he run to the political center? Clarence Lusane is a professor of political science at Howard University and author of The Black History of the White House.
1:34 – We take your calls and suggestions on what issues to cover under a Biden presidency, and air live Inauguration coverage.