Sonali Kolhatkar

Sonali Kolhatkar is host and executive producer of Rising Up With Sonali, an independent, subscriber-supported TV, radio, and podcast program airing on dozens of radio stations and Free Speech TV. She is an award-winning multimedia journalist who writes regularly for Independent Media Institute, OtherWords, and Truthout. Her books include Talking About Abolition: A Police-Free World is Possible (Seven Stories, 2025) and Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice (City Lights, 2023).