Chicago Insight August 16th 2026

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Hello and welcome to Chicago Insight. I'm your host, Daryl Denard.
This show is all about informing you about the institutions
as well as the individuals who are doing extraordinary things
in our cities and our communities. The world is seeing
disastrous results of climate change. particularly right here in Illinois.
This summer, we witnessed the hottest months on record, as

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well as the most hurricanes and tornadoes ever documented. This
gives pause and reason to consider what to do when disaster,
whether man-made or natural, occurs. We'll talk to survivalist and
anthropologist Chris Begley. He's the co-author of The Emergency Playbook,
a bunker-free guide to disaster preparation. And we'll talk to

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the authors who penned the personal reflections of praise of
their black fathers in the book, My Dad, the Man,
Black Daughters and Praise of Their Fathers. So as is
the case, every Sunday morning, there is a lot to
talk to. And we begin with disaster preparedness. Disasters, both
man-made and natural, are occurring with alarming frequency. What can

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you do to safeguard you and your family when disaster
strikes without becoming a doomsday fanatic is something we all
need to consider. Joining me this morning is a person
who knows something about the matter. He is a survivalist
and anthropologist, Chris Begley, and he's co-author of the book,
The Emergency Playbook, A Bunker-Free Guide to Disaster Preparation. Chris,

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welcome to the program.

Speaker 2 (01:33):
Thank you, Darrell.

Speaker 1 (01:34):
It is a pleasure to have you. If ever there
was a timely playbook, it is this one. What prompted
you to write this book, and how does it differ
from others in the marketplace?

Speaker 2 (01:46):
Well, one of the prompts certainly was what you just mentioned,
you know, the ever increasing number of disasters that we
seem to be facing. So that was one impetus. But,
you know, another one was that, and this will get
into this next part, what makes this different than other books?
You know, one of the things that me and my

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co-author Amy Edelman saw while we were preparing this book
was that, you know, a lot of people were turned
off by some of the approaches that that were taken
to preparing for a disaster. And I'm talking about creating
your bunker and defending your stash of whatever you've got
stashed in there. And that's, first of all, not only

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does that turn some people off and keep them from
really thinking about how you might reasonably prepare It also
just flies in the face of how people have ever
made it through tough times in the past. And that's
something that I've seen as an archaeologist.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
And that is through community. It's not through isolation.

Speaker 2 (02:53):
That's right. That's right. You know, now there could be
time for a day or two or a week at
the beginning of some disaster where things are different. But ultimately,
coming through any kind of crisis is going to be
something that we do as a community.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
The interesting thing is that you cover the aspect of preparedness.
I was a former Boy Scout, and the Boy Scout
motto is be prepared. While you may be the lead
person for caring for your family, talk about the importance
of making preparedness a family affair.

Speaker 2 (03:27):
Yeah, I mean, I think all we need to do
is think about a situation where Suddenly things are different.
You have to evacuate because of a hurricane or a
wildfire or something else has happened that really changes, you know,
changes your situation. And it's not just going to be

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you grabbing, you know, some stuff you need and heading out.
You've got to think about your children, your pets, maybe
your elderly parents, maybe your neighbors. All of this is
going to come into play. And so part of this
preparedness is to think about where you fit in your community.
And the first step really would be acquiring this knowledge,

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which means going to meet your neighbors. And for some
of us, that's really easy. And for others of us,
that's going to take some effort.

Speaker 1 (04:24):
Also, what takes effort is learning to navigate In a
very natural sense. And I say that because during a disaster,
especially right here in Illinois, we've had more hurricanes on
record and tornadoes than ever. And what happens is that
the power goes out. That means that, you know, your
phone isn't going to be or have the ability to recharge.

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Your dependence on AI is going to be just totally disheveled.
But one thing that isn't taken away from you and
that will be an asset during this time is understanding
your natural surroundings. And I go back to my scout
thing in terms of something as simple as a compass
you talk about.

Speaker 2 (05:06):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (05:07):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (05:08):
I mean, imagine, well, just navigating, imagine you needed to
get out of Chicago. Now, you know, it's a grid,
so that's not very difficult, but, but, uh, how often
now do we rely on the, you know, GPSs? I mean,
I use GPS to go to places I go to
all the time.

Speaker 1 (05:27):
And it sometimes takes longer than the shortcut you normally use.

Speaker 2 (05:31):
Yeah, because, you know, you turn it on because it
gives you information about traffic or something's, you know, something's up.
And so, you know, we become really dependent on that. And,
you know, we've, many of us been in a situation
where you're in a place where you don't have access
to that. And suddenly you're like, well, well, I wish
I had a paper map, you know, but who has

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those anymore?

Speaker 1 (05:52):
The old AAA maps where you had to flip and fold.

Speaker 2 (05:56):
Yeah, exactly. And so, you know, there's going to be
this importance of, you know, understanding an analog reality that
has largely, that's largely disappeared. And some of that stuff is,
you know, takes a while to acquire those skills, but
often it's just having people the things that we used

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to use that now you don't need like a paper map.
If you just had one of those handy, then you
can get by with that, your GPS.

Speaker 1 (06:26):
I don't want to give away too much because you
give a very comprehensive step-by-step approach of the items that
are needed, but also you deal with the mindset that
is needed and how to deal with mental health issues
during this crisis. Talk about that.

Speaker 2 (06:41):
Well, one of the things about preparation is not only
does it proportionally you to overcome some crisis, but it
also helps alleviate anxiety and makes you feel and function better.
And all of that's important. And so one of the
things we talk about is attitude and sort of keeping

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a positive attitude or an optimistic attitude. And this is
not a sort of Pollyanna-ish thing. you know, failure to
address the grim realities that may be out there. But it's,
you know, sort of keeping your chin up and moving forward. Because,
you know, one thing I think is important to remember

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is as grim as the future might look in some senses,
we don't know what it's going to look like. And
you have to keep moving. And part of what you
need to do in order to keep your energy up,
keep this enthusiasm up to do these hard things that
we have to do, you know, is look in some

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ways for that silver lining and think about the things
that are worth persevering for.

Speaker 1 (07:58):
As they say, every gray cloud has a silver lining.
And finally, talk about in terms of how do people
use this book? Is it a checklist approach?

Speaker 2 (08:10):
We tried to make this Something that you could, in fact,
grab in the moment of an emergency. And in the book,
we start out with a lot about our philosophy and
some general things. And then we go through a variety
of specific scenarios. And in those scenarios, we sort of
do a before, during, and after approach. And sometimes it

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is a little checklist-y and certainly can function differently. But
it's also something that I'm hoping people will look at
before all of this happens and that will enable people
to think about how do we prepare, what are the
important aspects of this, and how can I do that

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given the realities of where I live, the budget I
have to work with, and the realities of, you know,
me and my family.

Speaker 1 (08:59):
And all of this is outlined in the book, The
Emergency Playbook, A Bunker-Free Guide to Disaster Preparation. Chris Begley,
we thank you so much for joining us this morning.

Speaker 2 (09:10):
Well, thanks for talking with me.

Speaker 1 (09:11):
As a father of both a daughter and son, I
am truly blessed. But there is a unique relationship fathers
have with their daughters. Those relationships are chronicled in a
new book edited by Dr. Carol Adams called My Dad,
the Man, Black Daughters and Praise of Their Fathers. And
joining us this morning are Dr. Adams, as well as

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several of the daughters who penned tributes to their father,
Charmaine Rickett, who is the daughter of Gus Rickett, who
turns 100 in August. We also have joining us Yvonne Orr,
whose father was Delbert Orr, Africa, who was a MOVE member,
as well as Deborah Farmer, who writes about her father,
Conrad Brown. Pleasure to have all of you join us

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this morning. Dr. Adams, what was the inspiration for you
penning this book?

Speaker 3 (10:01):
The impetus for this book was, of course, my relationship
with my own dad that was very pivotal for me
and for the things that I thought that I could
do and become. Further, I did a study some time
ago on Black women politicians, and one of the unexpected
things that came out constantly was this theme of their

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dads and how inspired they were by them and what
they did to make them feel that they could be
and do anything. My title comes from a song from
my father, by Horace Silver, and sung by Leon Thomas.
And it gave me just inspiration the whole time I

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was working on this. And the opening stanza is, if
there was ever a man who was generous, gracious, and good,
It was my.

Speaker 1 (10:50):
Dad, the man. And that, of course, is one of
my favorite albums. I could see the picture of his
dad from Cape Verde sitting on a rock there. Just
the album is just chock full of jazz standards, what
have become jazz standards. I want to commend you on
penning this because so many times fathers, particularly Black fathers,

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are always described in a negative fashion or missing in action. Exactly.
In many cases, they are missing in action. But guess what?

Speaker 3 (11:24):
Nothing is further from the truth because the data shows
that Black dads spend more time with their children than
any other demographic. So you have to wonder why constantly
this anti, this negative theme is what is repeated over
and over. One of the first things I wrote before

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I ever thought about putting together this anthology was a
piece for my dad that was called Papa Was Not
a Rolling Stone. No Rolling Stone.

Speaker 1 (11:56):
He was a rock. And speaking about rocks, let's start
with you, Deborah, in terms of what did you say
in your essay, in your chapter about your father that
you want the world to know?

Speaker 4 (12:08):
I think when you look at the context of my
dad's story being an immigrant from Barbados, just the resilience
that he had to withstand all the challenges of where
he resided, which was at that point, he moved to
New York and then to Chicago. I just want people
to know that the strength of the man to be

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able to move into a foreign land and be able
to You know, build wealth, build a family, build a
legacy is attainable. You know, with my dad, all things
were possible. There was nothing that, you know, he would
tell me that I could not do. And so just
in the sense of being able to beat the odds,

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you know, one thing that he would oftentimes say, and
we quote this from Shirley Chisholm is, you know, don't
sit on the sidelines and complain, you know, be a
part of the solution. What can you do to make
a difference? I just was so excited when Dr. Carroll
reached out about this opportunity to be able to talk
about my dad in this way. And then, gratefully, my

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dad's still living and to be able to provide him
his roses while he's still alive.

Speaker 1 (13:18):
What do you think is unique to the Barbadian experience
that you received from your father? One thing was.

Speaker 4 (13:25):
Really clear was education. You know, Barbados has a free
education system, probably one of the highest literacy rates in
the world. And for him, it was making certain that
you got a good education. Another thing that I think
that really was that stood out was business, you know,

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being in a position to work for yourself, as he
would say, you know, don't work for Mr.

Speaker 5 (13:51):
Charlie.

Speaker 2 (13:52):
Right.

Speaker 4 (13:53):
And so that really stands out for me, for my dad.
My dad came again from Barbados with. you know, not
much and, you know, started working and then, you know,
built a business. And so when I went to college,
you know, I had a radio and television background. My
dad was not happy about that. He wanted me to
get an accountant degree, you know, and so he would

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oftentimes say, you know, a fast penny can outrun a
slow dollar any day. And so being in a position
to make your own money and not be reliant on Mr.
Charlie was, Something that echoed through all of our conversations.

Speaker 3 (14:27):
Relying on Mr. Charlie was something that I heard often
as well, that you should always have your own business.
That my father had a, quote, regular job and it
was a good one. But he always had businesses because
he said you cannot put yourself where you are totally
relying on the man. He was a Tuskegee guy, and

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that was part of their messaging. You better have your own.
I have never just had a job. I've always had
a business.

Speaker 1 (14:58):
Well, one person who's an author in the book knows
something about business because it was her father as well
as her mother that created one of the best places
to go for fried chicken. And I'm talking about Uncle
Remus Fried Chicken. It's Charmaine. Charmaine, talk to me about

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what did you learn, not only from a business aspect,
but other worldly ideas and traditions from your father?

Speaker 6 (15:27):
You know, I want to first go back to something Dr.
Adams said about the myth that fathers are absent. Most
people will look and see my dad was not present,
you know, a lot physically in my life, you know,
because he was out there. working and providing, you know,
by the time I was born, it was 12 of us.
So I was the last of 12. So, you know,
my dad, you know, did not really have time to,

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you know, take me to school or if I was
in a sport or, you know, whatever activities I did,
but I never felt, you know, I never grew up
feeling like, oh, my dad is not there or my dad, you.

Speaker 1 (15:59):
Know, didn't love me.

Speaker 6 (16:01):
So, you know, I did grow up. I had the
greatest privilege of growing up, watching my dad be an entrepreneur,
watching my dad grow you know, develop a work ethic
that is in me and, you know, watching my dad,
you know, just extend to the community and, you know,
be that, you know, that, that, that go-to for everyone. So,

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you know, I, I, he too, you know, grew up working,
you know, when he first came to Chicago, you know,
homeless a couple of times, but finally, you know, he
had a week as we call quote unquote, a good job.
You know, he worked for the city. Imagine, you know,
in the forties and the fifties working for the city
of Chicago as a janitor. So that was a good job. However,
he also remembered the the struggles he and my mom,

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you know, back in, you know, Mississippi of not having. And,
you know, that need for him to be a change
in the community, that's what led him, you know, during
the unrest and during the movement. And he said, I
was just watching TV and whoever the president was, Lyndon
Johnson said, if you want to create a job, you know,

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be a job, be an entrepreneur. He didn't know it
was starved for that. He was just like, oh, I
can help my other, you know, fellow people that came
from Mississippi get, you know, become an entrepreneur. So he
became an entrepreneur knowing nothing about it, except that it's
what I need to do to provide to have more.
So I would not have to depend on Mr.

Speaker 3 (17:25):
Charlie.

Speaker 1 (17:26):
We talked about passing on in terms of a business legacy,
but there's also political legacy here. And Yvonne, we talked
about the passing on of a business tradition or legacy,
but there's also the passing on in terms of a
political commitment. And that is indicative of Yvonne Orr, whose father,

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Delbert Orr, Africa, was a member of the MOVE movement
in Philadelphia. Yvonne, what would you say you learned most
from your father?

Speaker 7 (17:58):
What I learned most from my dad is resiliency. Through
42 years of being a political prisoner, my dad still
figured out a way to parent, to champion me, to
raise me and to support me. And as a member
of the MOVE organization, first and foremost, social justice. And

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it is ironic hearing from the other authors about Mr. Charlie,
because My dad was also honorably discharged from the Air Force.
So he had firsthand knowledge of Mr. Jolly and came
out letting us know that you have to have your own.
So I actually come from five generations of entrepreneurship and

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that resiliency stayed true to the end of his days
after he gained his freedom in 2020.

Speaker 1 (18:45):
But the reality is, is that he gained his freedom
in 2020, but he only ended up living a really
short time after that.

Speaker 7 (18:53):
So a lot of how we live in our family
is to thrive. We're beyond surviving. We like to thrive.
And so though he had a short six months of freedom,
he died from prostate cancer that had spread unfortunately to
other parts of his body. Never have I ever seen

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a more vibrant, thriving 74-year-old man taking on so much
of the newness of the world versus when he became
incarcerated in 1979, mastering the iPhone and the apps like
no other and constantly FaceTiming me, doing interviews across the

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globe until he was just too ill to travel. And
so those six months were... They were golden to us.

Speaker 1 (19:42):
Carol, what do you hope readers get from this? And
all of the stories are exceptional, but some of the
others that you want to highlight.

Speaker 3 (19:50):
I think there's messaging for different segments. I think I
want the world to know about the magic of Black fathers,
what they had to endure and still did so and
protected us, okay? And I think the protective factor is
so significant here because it's rarely discussed. I want young

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fathers-to-be to see examples and to see what it means.
I want us to recognize and honor All the things
that they had to overcome to be the kind of
dads they were. The fact that people need these lessons
even now. And really part of the back of my
mind as a teacher, I want to do a curriculum

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and say, listen, these are things you should be aware of.

Speaker 1 (20:34):
These are things you should do.

Speaker 3 (20:36):
Here are some things that will make your daughter feel
a certain way. And I'm very encouraged because I've been
studying lyric. Because I put together a Black Dads playlist
that's very positive that we're going to be Giving Out,
and it's mentioned at the back of the book. But
some of the newer artists, the young rappers and everything,
have done songs about their daughters and about how daughters

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changed their lives, made them think differently about who they
should be and how they should act and how they
should treat women in general once they had their own daughter.

Speaker 8 (21:10):
You know, it's very interesting.

Speaker 1 (21:12):
They say it right out loud in the lyrics. Look.

Speaker 3 (21:15):
Don't go out with guys that are like I used
to be, because I'm different now because of you.

Speaker 1 (21:20):
Well, we know that when it comes to mothers and
praise of Black mothers, there are so many. songs that
instantly come to mind. But when it comes.

Speaker 5 (21:30):
To Black fathers, of course, we have the jazz standard
and most people know the instrumental version of Song for
My Father.

Speaker 1 (21:40):
They don't hear the beautiful. They don't know the words.

Speaker 3 (21:43):
I want to hasten to say, Daryl, that we all
had great moms. But people brag about the moms all
the time. You hear about the moms all the time.
The dads are unsung, and we want to make sure
that their voices are heard and appreciated and that they
hear us appreciate them.

Speaker 1 (22:01):
Only other song I could think of that comes immediately
to mind is Patches. In terms of Patches, I'm dependent
on you, son. I tried to do my best. It's
up to you to do the rest. Go to Deborah first,
and then we're going to hear from Charmaine and then Yvonne.
What do you feel should be the major takeaway from

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the unique story of your father? Deborah?

Speaker 4 (22:26):
I think kind of like what Charmaine said, I think
most men are in a position to serve, protect, provide,
and you assume that they're doing those things absent of
being present. And my dad did all those things, but
he was still very present. You know, I say my
heels are as high as my standards because of my dad,

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you know? And so when I, any move that I make,
you know, relation wise or with, you know, business or work,
I think of my dad and to the end of
him providing and being, you know, present, he wasn't oftentimes
in the home. I actually wasn't for the majority of
the time. but it still did not make me believe
that he was absent. He was very present because he

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was providing. And I think, you know, to the end
of being in a position to just share that we
need to, as Dr. Carol is mentioning, reverse the narrative.
You know, I'm currently in the South, I'm in Georgia.
And I will tell you, you know, the majority of
these guys out here, they have full custody of their kids.
I don't know what's happening with the moms, you know,

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these days, but these brothers are, Totally stepping up. And
so I think we, you know, we find ourselves in
a great position here to change the narrative. And I'm
excited to be a part of this. I think it's fantastic.
I think we need to continue to for those fathers
that I think one thing that stands out that Doc
just mentioned is putting together a handbook or toolkit. Because

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I remember my mom would say, you know, I didn't
get a handbook. you know, when we would have our issues,
you know, I didn't get, you know, someone to sit
down and talk to me. And so to be able
to provide those that are even interested in learning how
they can be better and do better, this is magnificent.
I'm excited.

Speaker 3 (24:10):
Communication with some of these projects where they are working
with young fathers about this and about making books available
to them and so forth.

Speaker 1 (24:19):
So you're right. We're right on track there. Charmaine, what
do you hope is the big takeaway from your section?

Speaker 6 (24:26):
The big takeaway for me from my section was for
those who, you know, have the time, you know, with
their fathers who maybe didn't, you know, when they were
younger and your father is still here. I think what
it was so important, you know, when I wrote that
part about my father not being physically present, but the

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impact that he has made, the spiritual impact, the economic impact.
Just the supportive impact he has made from him building
is not something that I take lightly. And I am
forever grateful because I am sensitive to some people are scarred.
You know, oh, my dad wasn't around. Oh, my dad

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didn't take me to lunch or anything like that. However,
if if if they're leaving and building a legacy, that's
so much more powerful. That lasts so much longer in me.

Speaker 1 (25:22):
Then the moment of, you know, you.

Speaker 6 (25:24):
Know, my my dad wasn't a guy, you know, he
didn't remember my birthday. You know, it wasn't like he's like,
I don't remember. You know, he didn't you know, I
didn't have birthday parties. You know, I didn't have what
I think people value and they think that is the
impact of them growing up. And I don't take that away.
You know, if that's what it takes for you. I

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just appreciate my father showing me from afar. what it
is like to have a spirit of excellence, what it's
like to be resilient, what it's like to fall down
and get up and keep trying again. So my biggest
takeaway is if your father was not there physically, don't
beat him up. Take the take the impact of the spiritual,

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what he left and the impact of the my father
loved me from afar. And now I get to give
it all back to him. You know, and he's still good.
You know, he's still doing his pushups, you know, but
at 100, you know, Sometimes he works our nerves more
than we work his nerves.

Speaker 1 (26:23):
Yvonne, if your father was here today.

Speaker 7 (26:27):
For me, it is the importance of the commitment of
holding on to your beliefs and having values.

Speaker 3 (26:35):
It's resilience.

Speaker 7 (26:37):
And it's also the human cost of what happens when
you're having political conflict and state power. A lot of
times we see social justice from a different lens. since
the murder of George Floyd, but it puts it front
and center what the consequences of systemic conflict are to

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the Black family as an institution. And most importantly, it
is the human dignity under pressure. You know, he persevered
through extraordinary pressure. And when I say I'm strong, I'm
strong because of that. And so I am... hopeful that people,

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as they read the story, they can see that my
dad was still able to be a dad, despite our
circumstances with that political conflict, that I still felt protected
and safe and also disciplined. You know, you got to
be a real creative to discipline a child from behind bars.
And when I tell you I was a little rambunctious,

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I mean it in the most diplomatic sense. And so
I If I was in trouble, because my father and
my mother didn't communicate during those years, I think there
was a part of her that was just simply so heartbroken.
And her being a high-ranking political, I mean, officer of
the Black Panther Party, you know, they just had two

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different dichotomies, if you will. And so... my father would
stop writing me if I got in trouble. And I
don't know how he did it, but he had a
ways and a means because I was homeschooled for the
first part of my life until he was incarcerated. So
I didn't even start school until I was 10 years old.

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I didn't have a sense of what that was like
to stand in line and ask people to go to
the bathroom. So if I got in trouble, you know,
weeks and weeks later would go by and I wouldn't
receive a letter. And then I'd be like, what's going on?
And then finally he would write and ask me if
I learned my lesson, you know, and he felt that
from solitude, the difference he could make in the world

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through standing by his conviction.

Speaker 1 (28:46):
Well, if you want to hear great stories in terms
of Daughters Reflections, On Their Father, please pick up the book,
My Dad, the Man, Black Daughters and Praise of Their Fathers,
available where all books are sold. I want to thank Dr.
Carol Adams, as well as Charmaine Rickett and Yvonne Orr
and Deborah Farmer for joining us this morning.

Speaker 6 (29:08):
Thank you for having us.

Speaker 3 (29:09):
Thank you so much for the opportunity to talk about
these marvelous stories.

Speaker 1 (29:13):
Well, the clock on the wall tells us that it's
time to wrap up this edition of Chicago Insight. I
hope you learned a lot. In closing, please take advantage
of the useful information that we presented today. I'm Daryl Denard.
Always remember to use informed insight in everything that you do.
And most importantly, please be sure to take care of yourself.

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Hey, Chicago, it's Zach Bullock from WGCI. And if you're
a parent, you know one of the biggest decisions you'll
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for your kids. That's why I want to tell you
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