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34 - GET DOWN OR LAY DOWN: How Street Organizations Proliferated in the Late 80s and Early 90s May 22, 2023

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Rodney "Hotrod" Phillips is a former member of the infamous "Low End" (Lower Southside) street organization, the Del Vikings. He discusses who the Del Vikings were and their organizational structure. He talks about the dissolution of the Del Vikings and how they were absorbed into the Black Disciples and Gangster Disciples street organizations. Mr. Phillips is currently a violence interrupter and works in Chicago with young people to help reverse some of the the suffering in the inner-city.
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33 -The Tale of Two Titans: King David & Boss Daley | Dr. Lance Williams Apr 30, 2023

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Dr. Lance Williams is a professor and youth advocate who specializes in Chicago history. His research has focused much on Chicago street organizations. In this episode, Dr. Lance compares the social background and power-base of the leaders of Black street organizations and the leaders of Chicago’s political regime during the 1960s. He also discusses how Black migrants from the South impacted Chicago’s street culture, the signficance of Mayor Richard J. Daley’s ("Old Man Daley") Irish roots and affiliation to White street gangs, and many other topics. Dr William's new book can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/King-David-Boss-Daley-Disciples-ebook/dp/B0BNW6Q43B
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Episode 32 - Former General of the Black P. Stones, Now Chicago Peacemaker - Saddiq Ali Mar 26, 2023

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Saddiq Ali is a former member and governor of the infamous Chicago street organization, the Black Peace Stone Nation (BPSN.) In this episode, we discuss his evolution away from gang culture, the role of faith in making that transition, his current business endeavors and how it relates to fighting violence-culture in Chicago. Saddiq also explains his relationship with Kevin Gates, his pivotal role in King Von's final arrangements, Lil Durk, Jeff Fort, and much much more.
Saddiq Ali:
IG: @baahirimports
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31 - Tavares Briggs Feb 11, 2023

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Tavares Briggs is an aldermanic candidate for Chicago’s 6th Ward. In this podcast, Tavares discusses his experience as a lifelong Chicago resident from the South and West sides. He is a lead educator within Chicago Public Schools and a leader within multiple community organizations. The topics in this podcast revolve around Tavares’ activation as a public servant and pursuit to politically represent the 6th Ward.
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30 - The Formation of the Disciples & the Chicago Political Machine Oct 11, 2022

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The Formation of the Disciples & the Chicago Political Machine
Dr. Lance Williams is a professor and youth advocate who specializes in Chicago history. His research has focused much on the history of Chicago street organizations. In this episode, Dr. Lance, Ali, Color1, and GLC discuss how European descendent immigrants in the mid 1900s and Black migrants from the South clashed upon arrival, missed opportunities doing the tenure Mayor Richard J. Daley’s reign, “King” David Barksdale’s rise, Larry Hoover’s true affiliation with the Black Stone Rangers, and many other topics.
Dr. Lance Williams
His new upcoming book can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1633887863/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_5EZYRJXEEMYG49P8BY17_0
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GLC
IG: @glctheism
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29 - Peter Cunningham & The Youth Speak Jun 12, 2022

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Peter Cunningham is the executive director of Education Post, a Chicago-based non-profit communications organization promoting education reform. Previously, Cunningham was president of Cunningham Communications, a Chicago-based communications company serving public, private, and nonprofit sector clients.
In this episode, Ali and guest-host Peter talk to Chicago youth about their migration away from street life into becoming contributing members of their community. Wesley and Darius discuss their life on the far southside and westsides of Chicago, gun control, the violence epidemic in the city, utilizing therapy to work through their trauma, the importance of having male role models in their lives, and their take on how better living conditions could be fostered in many stigmatized communities.
Twitter: @PCunningham57
https://www.edpost.com/stories/author/peter-cunningham
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28 - Global Silicon Valley May 20, 2022

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At the 2022 Global Silicon Valley + ASU Summit. Founder of CRED and former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Ali, and Big Durk share a panel to discuss violence in Chicago. CRED participant, Antonio illuminates with his experiences growing up in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago.
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27 - Big Durk Returns (Part 2) Apr 26, 2022

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In his return to The Chi Podcast, Big Durk discusses the importance of being present with family, creating the family environment he never had, Islam as the primary transformative force of his life, losing his beloved son – D Thang to gun violence, learning how to forgive and move forward, and on Larry Hoover’s push for education.
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26 - Big Durk Returns Apr 26, 2022

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25 - Curtis Toler (Part 2) Mar 08, 2022

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Curtis Toler is a former leader of the Black Stone Rangers, Chicago-gang truce negotiator, and an expert on gang culture and violence prevention. In this episode, we discuss his path toward the streets, how he changed his life around, and ways to effect change with youth living in similar circumstances that he came from.
https://www.chicagocred.org
IG: @CurtisToler
Tw: @TheCurtisToler
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