Free 'Em All Radio with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage 2020-02-12, 2020-02-12

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

00:04:42 -- Music: “The Lyrikal Murda/Bonus Track” by 2Pac & Makaveli The Don aka 2Pac Feat. The Lady Of Rage

00:10:00 -- Episode introduction; Chairman mentions a snowstorm forecasted for Chicago; Discusses an incident in New York in which a man named Robert Williams shot up a police precinct in February 2020; Talks about the civil rights activist Robert F. Williams who founded the Deacons for Defense and Justice; Gives information about a funeral

00:020:35 -- Talks about understanding the Robert Williams case in context; Discusses differences between how the Chicago police and media handle cases in majority-white areas and majority-Black areas

00:23:51 -- Chairman discusses the recent release of Chuck Africa, the last imprisoned member of the MOVE Nine; Lady of Rage mentions Phil and Merle Africa, who died in prison; Chairman talks about psychological warfare committed by the police

00:29:00 -- Chairman Fred talks about the drug trade; Lady of Rage talks about the settlement that Forest Laboratories was forced to pay after offering kickbacks to doctors to prescribe antidepressants

00:34:08 -- Chairman talks about the impacts of overprescribed drugs on Black communities and children in foster care, the long-term impacts of side effects, and how companies market products to children

00:46:20 -- Chairman talks about protests and violence in Ferguson, Missouri after the murder of Michael Brown; Chairman recaps topics of the broadcast; mentions a podcast that will interview him and explains how to contribute to the Save the Hampton House campaign

00:51:50 -- Lady of Rage asks Chairman to talk about how February is one of the deadliest months in Chicago; Discussion of how violence in Black neighborhoods is connected to psychotropic drugs, foster care, structural problems

00:56:01 -- Chairman reads a viewer’s comment stating that Robert F. Williams was also the first President of the provisional government of the Republic of New Afrika

00:57:15 -- Commenter asks for Chairman’s take on the Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby sexual abuse cases; Chairman talks about the racial contradiction

01:00:00 -- Chairman asks for listeners with construction skills to reach out to help restore Hampton House; Lady of Rage asks Chairman to talk about the link between psychiatric drugs and vaccines; Chairman talks about the impact of smallpox on Indigenous communities; skepticism because of the government’s history of neglecting minorities

01:05:10 -- Chairman mentions puppies that a friend is selling; Reflects on a recent documentary on Malcolm X

01:10:14 -- Caller from Michigan joins and talks about the school to prison pipeline; Differences in how psychiatric drugs work in Black people; How her son was given an excessive prison sentence; Her experience with depression and antidepressants

01:18:48 -- Lady of Rage talks about her mental health and skepticism of antidepressants; her decision to take her daughter off medication for ADHD; Caller, Lady of Rage, and Chairman talk about how the medication was not created for people of color

01:32:00 -- Chairman Fred talks about forms of chemical and biological warfare against the community

01:34:00 -- Chairman Fred talks about his hunger strike at Big Muddy River Correctional Facility; How to push past the fear of questioning the white power structure; Lady of Rage talks about how teachers, doctors, and pharmaceutical companies are conspiring to profit; Lady of Rage talks about how music and pop culture change people’s beliefs

01:43:10 -- Chairman talks about the impact of the Olympics in Brazil on poor people living in the area; Promotes another podcast that will interview him; Wraps up the show

01:54:38 -- Music: “Words of Wisdom” by 2Pac