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Chairman Fred Street Party 2009
September 16, 2009
This beautiful event is celebrated all over the world, but from my experience, can’t nobody do it like the Chi (Chicago). Due to the national nature of the SF Bay View, it is important for us to cover events and campaigns from around the world that can lend a hand to our education and understanding of the war that has been and is being waged against us.
M1 of dead prez: 24 hours in Gaza
September 5, 2009
Welcome M-1 of dead prez to the Bay Area – East and West Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, Sonoma, San Jose, Santa Cruz – for seven days, Sept. 23-29, of sharing his recent experiences in Gaza, Cairo and Europe and comparing them with ghetto life in the U.S., benefiting the SF Bay View and Block Report Radio. Read his own words and hear a KPFA interview.
The death of a criminal: an interview with POCC Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.
July 2, 2009
Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the other members of the Prisoners of Conscience Committee have proven time and again their dedication to the cause of our people, nationally and throughout the world through work, not just talking. I wanted to catch up with the chairman so that we could talk about a recent POCC protest in Chicago at the Black radio station WVON, where the POCC was protesting Black radio host Charles Butler, who called Black youth “urban terrorists” on the air.
Black business success can hurt
June 30, 2009
Most successful Black entrepreneurs that I know would never publish themselves in the so-called Black Enterprise Top 100 Black Businesses. To many it is perceived as a “target list” for the IRS, large competitors and others with bad intentions. Allow me to discuss a few of the horror stories that successful Black entrepreneurs have experienced.
Freak Mode: an interview with the Chicago rapper
June 18, 2009
Freak Mode is one of the hardest female rappers on Chicago’s underground circuit.
Victory at Republic Windows & Doors
December 11, 2008
After six days occupying the plant, workers at Republic Window & Doors in Chicago voted to accept a settlement late last night.
Assassination of Chairman Fred Hampton
December 4, 2008
This brief video offers some insight into why the great Fred Hampton, 21-year-old chairman of Chicago’s chapter of the Black Panther Party, was assassinated by the FBI 39 years ago, on Dec. 4, 1969.
