Brain drain

Abstract In the first episode of 2020, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., the Lady of Rage, and callers review major events in 2019. Hampton talks about the campaign to restore Hampton House and mentions an update to the disappearance of Kierra Coles in 2018. He discusses discriminatory policing, failures of the Chicago Transit Authority, and unequal distribution of resources in the city. A man and his nephew call in to ask Chairman Fred’s opinion about violence within Black communities and how it distracts...

Abstract This episode of Free ‘Em All radio focuses on the crisis in Puerto Rico. After several songs play, Chairman Fred discusses the Moms 4 Housing victory in Oakland, California. He then mentions the recent release of Delbert Africa and other members of the Philadelphia Black liberation organization MOVE who were sentenced to prison in 1978 after a police shootout of their headquarters. Rosa Clemente, a Black Puerto Rican organizer, journalist, and activist calls in to discuss devastation in...

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In this episode, Chairman discusses Covid-19 lockdowns across the country, including in California. He takes a phone call from a medical professional in Sacramento who explains the spread, symptoms, and treatment of Covid-19. Another caller from San Diego discusses creating community gardens. The third caller, Field Marshal Tur-Ha Ak, discusses efforts by the organization Community Ready Corps to give out supplies and food to the community.