Free 'Em All Radio with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage 2021-01-20, 2021-01-20
Abstract
Chairman Fred and the Lady of Rage discuss the making of the film Judas and the Black Messiah, and how that project connects to saving the Hampton House, Chairman Fred Hampton Sr.’s childhood home. The hosts also cover the limits of electoral strategy in making political change, the impossible choice the Black community has between two evils, the prison industrial complex and C number prisoners in Illinois, the #MeToo movement, and international struggles against U.S. imperialism in places like Vietnam. Two listeners call in, the first seeks support for a brother who has been incarcerated for 20 years, and the second discusses police misconduct and framing Black people for crimes they did not commit, and Patrick Warren Sr. 's death at the hands of police in Killeen, TX.
Dates
- 2021-01-20
Creator
Biographical / Historical
Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. is the son of Fred Hampton and Akua Njeri (formerly known as Deborah Johnson). Chairman Fred has been organizing for the liberation of the People for decades as the leader of the Black Panther Cubs and one of the main driving forces behind defending Fred Hampton’s childhood home, the Hampton House.
Biographical / Historical
Robin Yvette Allen, known by her stage name Lady of Rage, is a rapper and actress whose career spans decades. She has been co-hosting Free ‘Em All Radio since 2016.
Extent
114.6 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
00:00:18 -- Intro music
00:04:45 -- New intro music
00:09:56 -- New intro music
00:13:13 -- New intro music
00:18:41 -- Host introductions and program agenda
00:23:55 -- Current political landscape and the distortion of history
00:25:15 -- Maintaining personal integrity and protecting the community
00:26:04 -- Reflections on the early stages of making Judas and the Black Messiah; security concerns at the Hampton House
00:27:41 -- War being waged on the people; dying for the people
00:29:25 -- Heightening contradictions through media like the movie on Chairman Fred
00:32:18 -- Releasing the movie on Chairman Fred; creating a dialogue; campaign to save the Hampton House
00:33:34 -- Recent presidential pardons and their political nature
00:36:15 -- Prisons, incarceration, and how they function in the U.S.; Black community having to choose between the lesser of two evils in elections
00:40:20 -- Denial by decision makers that there are political prisoners in the U.S. in discussing pardons
00:43:43 -- C number prisoners with indeterminate sentences
00:48:35 -- How politicians utilize tools like pardons for their own political benefit
00:49:49 -- Mental toll of acting in political movies and plays
00:50:34 -- Boxing in prison story from Chairman
00:53:55 -- Experience of being targeted by capitalism
00:57:47 -- Terry Crews #MeToo testimony
01:00:13 -- Disproportionate state prison sentences based on being from Chicago
01:00:47 -- Impact of gentrification/land grabs on experience of being from Chicago
01:02:00 -- Dehumanization/animalization of Black people by the white supremacist state
01:04:56 -- Huey Newton panel story
01:05:50 -- Attempts to protect property from the city of Chicago
01:07:33 -- Vietnamese struggle against U.S. imperialism
01:09:53 -- Drawing lines between the state and its agents and the interests of the people
01:11:38 -- Patrice Lumumba and his assassination; international resistence to U.S. imperialism
01:15:43 -- First caller; seeking resources for brother who has been incarcerated for 20 years to reopen case
01:27:10 -- Alphanumerical system of prisoner ID numbers in Illinois
01:28:52 -- Second caller; Gordon Grandberry; police framing Black people for crimes they did not commit
01:39:00 -- Further details on Mr. Grandberry’s case
01:48:58 -- Patrick Warren Sr. case in Killeen, Texas
01:55:23 -- Outro music
- C Number Prisoners Subject Source: Local sources
- Capitalism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chicago Subject Source: Local sources
- Elections Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gentrification Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Imperialism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Imprisonment Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Judas and the Black Messiah Subject Source: Local sources
- Lumumba, Patrice, 1925-1961
- MeToo movement Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newton, Huey P.
- Pardon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Political prisoners Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prison sentences--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Save the Hampton House Campaign Subject Source: Local sources
- Vietnam Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Warren, Patrick, Sr.
- White supremacy movements--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Grandberry, Gordon (Person)
Repository Details
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