Free 'Em All Radio with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage 2020-01-01, 2020-01-01

00:00:00 -- “Neva (Remix)” by Scarface & Fred Hampton Jr.

00:04:47 -- Host introduction and episode overview

00:06:55 -- Discusses campaign to save Hampton House

00:11:07 -- Music plays: Hide & Seek (feat. Purpose) by Gee Watts

00:15:23 -- Update on the 2018 disappearance of Kierra Coles, a pregnant postal worker; mental health issues; racism in policing

00:18:30 -- Unequal access to public transit system in Chicago; the theft of resources from Africa and similarities to the “brain drain” from Black communities

00:21:08 -- Media coverage of the beating of a white man on the Red Line; taxation and unequal distribution of resources in Chicago

00:23:58 -- A man and his nephew call in to ask about rappers “staining” [robbing] each other instead of facing the larger problems of capitalism, racism, and colonialism

00:30:38 -- Discusses Malcolm X’s “ballot or the bullet” speech; entertainment industry

00:35:40 -- Powerlessness vs potential for grassroots change; neocolonialism; reactionism and President Donald Trump

00:46:00 -- The callers and Chairman Fred discuss American culture and politics, discriminatory standards, Harvey Weinstein, politics and power dynamics in prison, “contradictions” in the culture, and generational differences

01:00:19 -- Thanks the Committee for encouraging him to take a break; talks about the importance of these conversations

01:02:30 -- Chairman Fred notes the anniversary of Oscar Grant’s 2009 killing by a Bay Area Rapid Transit system police officer in Oakland, California

01:04:55 -- Organized crime in Chicago; community organizing and accountability

01:16:40 -- How neighborhoods are changing, vacant lots, displacement; names politicians responsible for it

01:18:28 -- Music plays: “People Get Ready” by Curtis Mayfield

01:22:30 -- Reflects on past policing and housing battles against the state; Hampton House Campaign; Hollywood portrayals of the movement; mentions San Quentin State Prison

01:38:35 -- Campaign to save Hampton House; discusses production of Judas and the Black Messiah

01:42:11 -- The Lady of Rage talks about 2019 Cook County death statistics, specifically gun and fentanyl-related deaths; discussion of the opioid crisis

01:45:40 -- Discusses the 501c3 process and GoFundMe campaign

01:47:53 -- Assassination and legacy of Nipsey Hussle, state’s involvement; Brain drain

01:51:15 -- Closing and outro

01:52:17 -- Outro music: “Dedication” by Nipsey Hussle