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:
- Solidarity Schools & More…by Rising Up With Sonali on September 4, 2026 at 2:15 pm
The latest news stories from Rising Up With Sonali.
- Solidarity Schools Aim to Protect Black Voters and Immigrantsby Rising Up With Sonali on September 4, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Aimée-Josiane Twagirumukiza (they/them) is Director of Training at Midwest Academy, a training institute for progressive organizers.
- Civil Rights Advocate Responds to Federal Lawsuit Claiming She Influenced School Kidsby Rising Up With Sonali on September 3, 2026 at 2:00 pm
A well-known civil rights leader in San Francisco has found herself as part of a federal lawsuit filed by parents of school children who visited a mosque.
- Why Are Nurses Protesting AI Surveillance Company, Palantir?by Rising Up With Sonali on September 2, 2026 at 4:07 pm
Unionized nurses across the United States led protests in late August against the AI company Palantir.
- Interfaith Communities Rising Up for Justice and Peaceby Rising Up With Sonali on September 1, 2026 at 2:00 pm
This week on Rising Up for Justice, Stephen Rohde, a founder and current chair of Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace joins me.