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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:21):
Hello, and welcome to Chicago Speaks, your communications conduit for
speaking to the issues impacting our community. I'm your host,
Daryl Dinard. This is Sunday, July twenty six, twenty twenty six.
The heat returns. We can look for partly cloudy skies
and warm temperatures with the high and the low nineties
currently at seventy two degrees. Things are heating up politically
(00:41):
as it is one hundred days till Election Day. Will
take your calls on the key races and issues leading
up to the midterms. Plus we'll discuss the growing calls
for transparency and the mysterious death of eighteen year olds
to Nolan Wells and Mississippi America leads the world in
opioid deaths. We'll learn what Chicago is doing in commemoration
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of International Overdose Awareness Day, and we'll close out our talks.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Getting the details on this year is a black.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Woman's expot so as is the case every Sunday morning,
there is a lot to speak to and we begin
with the Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival. This year, Chicago was
the host city for the International Day of Jazz. Well
the great music didn't stop there, as jazz is alive
and well in the Windy City and we'll be on
full display Saturday, August first, from twelve to eight thirty
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pm in Bronzeville. Joining me this morning to talk about
this year's Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival is doctor Baline dur
She is the MC and mental health Advocate of the festival.
Doctor Durr, always a pleasure to talk to you. How
long has the Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival been around?
Speaker 4 (01:51):
Good morning, Darryl, and thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
You are an adultant children psychiatrist, and it's interesting because
not only a you serving as MC of the event,
but also you're the health advocate. Why is that a
unique role for you? And it also speaks about what's
going to be available at the Smooth Jazz Festival.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
At the beginning of its conception, our founder and producer
Frank goss Id, we would often have conversations about the
difficulties that the community was having with mental health. I
think again, it was conceived in twenty twenty one and
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what you well know, was a year into the COVID pandemic.
So as part of our discussion about the difficulty that
the community was having, we decided that it would be
a great opportunity to use the platform to help people
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with mental health challenge and offer messages of empowerment because
many people who have you know, mental health issues or
stressors may never go see a psychiatrist or seek the
help of account or a therapist, and so, you know,
we took that opportunity to bring that mental health information,
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awareness and messages of empowerment to them where they were
in the community.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Now speak about what is taking place at the Smooth
Jazz Festival, the Bronxville Smooth Jazz Festival, because it's going
to be located literally right on the block of the
Marianos there at thirty ninth and King Drive.
Speaker 5 (03:40):
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 6 (03:41):
So we've partnered.
Speaker 4 (03:43):
With Mariano's as one of our major sponsors. And so
the stage will be set between thirty seventh and thirty
eighth one King Drive. Again, a mission is free, Parking
is free. You know, bring your lawn chairs, your friends,
family and come have a great time.
Speaker 6 (04:03):
So we feature four artists.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
You mentioned that it starts from noon and goes until
eight thirty pm, And this year the artists are moved
Willie Folks Band at one pm, and then Reggie Foster
at three pm, Park and Ride at five pm, and
then Michael Ross at seven pm. And so basically it
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is a cultural celebration with the community again because we
have a mental health mission also, but we also have.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
Features of.
Speaker 4 (04:43):
A seniors tent, prizes, bounce houses for the kids, and
again it is a joyful, unique festival experience of contemporary jazz,
curated vendors and those special features of which are already mentioned.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Now you are serving as the MC, what do you
find most rewarding about this smooth jazz concert for the
people who attend.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Oh, well, for one, like I said, it is just
an incredible family friendly, a cultural event. And when I'm
not on stage and I'm out walking around in the
crowd saying hello and seeing how everybody's doing, one. We
are very focused on providing a high quality, family friendly
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cultural experience, and people are out there just having a
great time. I mean people got outdoor rooms set up,
they're playing bed with they're running into friends or family
that they haven't seen in a long time, and they
are just having a great time.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
It also hearkens back to the great musical history tradition.
Speaker 4 (05:55):
Of Bronzeville absolutely so. As you well know, so Brodsville
is called the Black Metropolis, and that harkens back to
a time when doing a great migration, many people African
American people migrating from the south of North coming to
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Chicago amongst other major cities in the North. We were
oftentimes restricted to certain areas of a city, and that
was certainly the case with Chicago, and in particularly they
were restricted to a very narrow strip of land which
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later became known as Bronsville. But so it became again
a Black metropolis where we basically formed a city within
a city. We had services with each other, exchange services,
money circulated eight nine times within the community. And then
again some of the major jazz artists came to Chicago
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and came to Bosville.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
And not only we're also from Chicago, you know, when
we look at Bon Freeman, and of course even though
he wasn't born in Chicago, that King Cole. The list
goes on and on.
Speaker 4 (07:15):
It sure does.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
I guess in terms of the Smooth Jazz concert, what
is it that is so attractive about this genre of jazz?
Speaker 4 (07:25):
Well, you know, one, it is it's you know, it's
it's easy to it's easy to listen to. You know,
it's soothing, It's it's calming, it's fun. It's it's a
fusion of R and B along with jazz, and it's
and sometimes yes, so you know, it's a melding of
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different versions, different styles of music, I should say, and
and so it's it reaches across across genres, and it
reaches across generations.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
I believe it really does.
Speaker 7 (08:02):
Well.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
We want to encourage everybody to mark their calendars for Saturday,
August first, from twelve to eight thirty pm to be
in Bronzeville from thirty seventh Street to thirty ninth Street,
right alongside Mariano's there to enjoy the Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival.
It's free and open to the public and there's going
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to be wonderful, wonderful boothe there as well as activities
for every family member. So doctor Derr, we always appreciate
the tremendous work you do regarding our mental health, but
also finding out that hey, you got a little bit
of juice when it comes to music.
Speaker 4 (08:41):
Oh yeah, absolutely. And again you know the thing I
would really like to emphasize and remind people because it
is really heartwarming to me when I hear this from
somebody in the audience say how much the messages about
mental health and empowerment mean to them that I offer
that we are the only blue jazz festival in the
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US that has a psychiatrist as the MC doctor.
Speaker 8 (09:09):
Dr.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
We appreciate you and all that you do, and best
regards to Frank Well.
Speaker 4 (09:14):
Thank you so much again for having me and continue
to be your unique, wonderful settle, and thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (09:21):
America is the world's leader when it comes to drug
overdose deaths. Coming up, we'll learn about some good news
and the fight against drug abuse and what Chicago is
doing for International Overdose Awareness Day.
Speaker 5 (09:33):
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Speaker 3 (09:55):
Welcome back.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
It's Sunday, July twenty sixth and a very muggy and
warm seventy two degrees. When it comes to opioid overdoses
and deaths, the United States is the world leader, followed
by Scotland, Canada, and Australia. Worldwide, about six hundred thousand
deaths were linked to drug use, mainly opioids and synthetic variants.
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The United States overdose rate reached roughly three hundred twenty
four deaths per one million people, according to the WHO. Worldwide,
about six hundred thousand deaths are attributed to drug use
in twenty nineteen, and estimated seventy thousand people died from
drug overdoses in the US in the twelve month period
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ending January twenty twenty six, but this continues a downward trend.
This follows a drop to seventy nine thousand, three hundred
and eighty four deaths in twenty twenty four, which marked
the largest single year decline ever recorded by federal health officials.
Opioid involved overdose deaths in Cook County declined by Listen
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to This a staggering forty two percent in twenty twenty four,
compared to twenty twenty two of all US counties. Cook
County has seen the largest reduction in overdose deaths since
the national peak of the crisis in twenty twenty three.
Joining us this morning to discuss the positive news and
the upcoming International Overdose Awareness Day. Our state representative is
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shan Ford and Beauty Win free peer support worker would
Ahabilitated Systems Incorporated, as well as an Oxalon trainer, and
also Lakeisha Harris, who is an administrator with Collaborative Bridges.
I guess I want to begin first with you state
representative in terms of these are positive numbers when it
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comes to opioid abuse, but more importantly preventing deaths from
that abuse.
Speaker 6 (11:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (11:51):
And I think, Daryl, I think what's so important about
what you said that this is a worldwide problem. So
when we look at it happened in hundred West, Yeah,
all over the world, So it's not a black a
white issue. It's a worldwide issue that's impacted every household,
every family.
Speaker 6 (12:09):
And what we know.
Speaker 7 (12:11):
Is that on the West side of Chicago, and on
the South side of Chicago and in Cook County, we
recognize how important.
Speaker 10 (12:17):
It is to use farm reduction to save lives. And
what we see with the reduction is the numbers when
Democrats were in charge where we invested in harm reduction.
And so we have practitioners that you have on the
phone here that actually go out and they train people
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about using narcan that actually reverse deaths so that they're
not fatal. This has been an effort that has been
going on for years to in the stigma of drug
use and substance use disorder.
Speaker 6 (12:55):
So this is actually a.
Speaker 11 (12:58):
Combination of people coming together to respect life and the
show that we understand that when people struggle with substance
use this order, that they should not be seated as criminals,
but they should be helped. And so I praise you
for this show, and I look forward to the International
Overdose Awareness Day.
Speaker 2 (13:19):
So here in Chicago, we're going to commemorate International Overdose
Awareness Day on Friday, August twenty eighth from ten am
to one pm over at Collaborative Bridges, which is a
wonderful facility right at Lake and Pulaski. I want to
begin first with you, Beauty, in terms of this is
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something that you have spoken to me about literally for
the last several months, in terms of trying to get
the word out about this particular day and its theme,
a time to remember, a time to act. Talk to
me about what people can expect at this commemoration, Well, the.
Speaker 12 (13:59):
First thing they can expect is, first let me tell
you thank you so much for having me, and then let.
Speaker 13 (14:06):
Me thank State Rep.
Speaker 12 (14:07):
Lashin Ford for seeing a need for the Opioid Task Force,
because without his vision, none of this would even be
possible right now, so I have to give kudos to
YouTube gentlemen for paving the.
Speaker 4 (14:21):
Way right this second.
Speaker 13 (14:23):
But on this particular day, we are.
Speaker 12 (14:26):
Commemorating the people who have lost their lives to the overdoses.
We are talking to the family members and loved ones,
the people who have lost their loved ones because of
this epidemic. We will be talking to the people who
actually have overcame and still here by letting go, by
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having the resources available to come up off of the opioids.
And so that is the one thing that we are
making sure that we have enough of us is enough
providers because it's not a one size at all, So
we have to make sure that we can address the
needs of everybody mental health, physical health, as well as
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the drug issue. So we are making sure that this
is a holistic event, not just on one thing.
Speaker 2 (15:16):
Yeah, that there is follow up and that is so necessary.
And I really want to commemorate or want to congratulate
Collaborative Bridges for being involved in this because it's a
consortium of healthcare providers on the West Side of Chicago
and Lakaisha. Why was it important for Collaborative Bridges to
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service hosts for this event that's taking place on Friday,
August twenty eighth.
Speaker 14 (15:44):
I actually feel like it's very important as far as
Collaborative Bridges partnership with them and.
Speaker 5 (15:51):
Awareness Day.
Speaker 14 (15:53):
We as a wellness center, we have several agencies here
where we deal with a lot of mental health issues,
we deal with homeless, we deal with the drug use
as well, and I feel like this will be a
great opportunity for the members that come here and also
for the community that comes to the Collaborative Bridges for
the services that we provide.
Speaker 2 (16:15):
Yeah, and you know, when it comes to opioid addiction
and addiction to any other type of illegal substance, as
well as alcohol, which is legal. But when it comes
to that, there's almost no family that isn't touched by
somebody that has to come to the abusive tendencies of
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dealing with these drugs.
Speaker 15 (16:40):
Absolutely, and you know, talk about.
Speaker 2 (16:44):
That state rep in terms of how this is personal
for everyone, because I don't believe there's anybody that is
listening right now who's doesn't have a family member that
hasn't been involved in some type of addiction in terms
of drugs.
Speaker 16 (17:03):
No, I think.
Speaker 11 (17:04):
I think there are communities, and I think every family
has had some impact of.
Speaker 8 (17:11):
There.
Speaker 17 (17:11):
Every family has been hit by this crisis. This is
an international crisis, and I think that we want people
to know on this International overdose Awareness they that you
can get help for your families. You know, Beauty is
out there and she see people being ashamed that they
have to tell that they have a family that's struggling
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with opioid disorder. But there's help out there, and we
know that. You know, the Westside Era and opio Tized
Force and the collaboratives have helped so many people in
the stigma and celebrate the lives of the loved ones
that they've lost. And you know, I think that we
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look at and there are you talk about homelessness all
the time, the comeobilities that go along with the people
that suffer with opioid disorder.
Speaker 6 (18:04):
You know, it's.
Speaker 7 (18:05):
Really a health problem. We find people on the street
with that's homeless, that's unemployed. And this day shines the
light on the need to fund the opioid crisis in America.
And finally, I would tell you that this administration has
said that we can no longer use harm reduction in
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our language to deal with the opioid crisis. And harm
reduction is the number one two that we have to
end fatal overdose.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
Why don't you speak specifically about that definition of harm reduction.
Speaker 6 (18:44):
Yeah, So, harm reduction is just simply making sure that
people have the ability to have nartcan to be able
to go into facilities, to have clean needles for use,
and to be able to go into the doctor to
have the treatment that you need to not have dependency
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on street drugs. And this administration is saying you can
no longer say that we're.
Speaker 11 (19:17):
Going to use harm reduction as a way to combat
the addiction of heroin and fithanol in this country.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
You know, the interesting thing is that you are trained
in terms of narcan and I think that Cook County
in the City of Chicago has done an extraordinary job
in terms of making it available. I want you to
give a personal reflection in terms of just how you
feel when you train somebody and then whether or not
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you supplied narcon to somebody that was in a stupor
and literally about to die because they went into a
drug overdose phase. And talk about what it means to
have this drug available in so many places throughout Cook
County in the City of Chicago, and it's really easy
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to administer.
Speaker 4 (20:09):
It is very easy to administer.
Speaker 12 (20:13):
So in the lockon is a life saving yoh it is.
Speaker 13 (20:22):
You can get it at pharmacy.
Speaker 4 (20:23):
But if you call this beauty to get it to
you for free.
Speaker 18 (20:27):
That number.
Speaker 12 (20:28):
I'll know that now we have it for free and
it is available to anybody and everybody.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
But give that number right now for people who are
listening right now and they know that they love someone
that is an addict what we used to call addicts
back in the day. And forgive me if I'm using
the wrong terminology.
Speaker 5 (20:48):
But if they're addictive, the user, an.
Speaker 2 (20:51):
Active user, then they need to know how to contact
you right now without having the email.
Speaker 12 (20:56):
You go ahead, okay, So the contact me be eight
seven two two one six one six zero two eight
seven two two one six sixteen o two And so
if they call me, I can come to their block, club,
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their senior home, their family gatherings, wherever they would like
for me to come and train them on the LOCKTIGN.
Speaker 13 (21:26):
I can do that.
Speaker 12 (21:28):
Because it's very simple. And I say it's very simple
because it was once used on me. However, yes, and
when I tell people that I used to be on Heroine,
then they say where when? And yes, I was one
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of those active users for over I ain't gonna say.
Speaker 13 (21:53):
How many years, but it's been many many years.
Speaker 12 (21:55):
It's over ten. And when I was brought through the
last time, that's when I said enough is enough, and
somebody reached out and gazed me a hand up and
showed me how.
Speaker 4 (22:11):
To come off of it.
Speaker 12 (22:13):
And that is why I educated my preach and I
teach on Meloxon and how to save lives and why
resources are so available because in the beginning of me
trying to become non active. I couldn't find anybody that
could help me. I didn't know where to start. I
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didn't know anything. All I knew how to do was
mask my pain, and that.
Speaker 13 (22:39):
Was to continue using. And so I tell.
Speaker 12 (22:41):
Everybody, if you ready to stop, even if it just
means slowed down, which is another form of harm reduction,
call me. I can walk you through the steps. I
could take you through what helped me. I can introduce
you to other people that this has helped. And so
we find ourselves going into senior buildings now and training seniors,
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and that is like, there'll go.
Speaker 2 (23:07):
The It's like CPR and learning the Heimlich maneuver. It
saves lives.
Speaker 13 (23:17):
You know. I had somebody tell me the other day.
Speaker 12 (23:20):
Locke sign is like a fire extinguisher. If you have
a health fire, you're not gonna throw no water, You're
gonna go get that fire extinguisher.
Speaker 13 (23:28):
So if you overdose, what you're gonna grab, You're.
Speaker 12 (23:30):
Gonna grab that in lock time and you're gonna save
that person's life. And that's that's this life saving drugs.
I tell everybody you need it because people have had
surgeries and got addicted to opioids because of the surgery,
and then when the doctor decides they don't no longer
wants to feel the prescription that they have given them
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for all these months. Now, all of a sudden, now
they're out in the streets buying the street pharmaceutical, you
know instead, And and that's where our addiction gets even
worse because we no longer can get it almost to
the right challenges.
Speaker 13 (24:06):
So we do what we have to do to supply
our needs.
Speaker 2 (24:11):
Once again, we're telling people about the International Overdose Awareness
State that's taking place here in Chicago on Friday, August
twenty eighth, from ten am to one pm over at
the Collaborative Bridges Wellness Center. A Time to Remember, a
time to act, talk about specifically Lukeisha in terms of
offering services at the wellness center to help people get
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rid of their addiction.
Speaker 4 (24:37):
Yes, of course, the services that we offer here.
Speaker 14 (24:40):
At Collaborative Bridges is numerous of services. As far as
we have Bobby right in the building, they do provide services.
As far as we have people that come in you know,
the community community can come in and wash their clothes,
they can shower if they haven't.
Speaker 5 (25:00):
Showered in days.
Speaker 14 (25:01):
We provide everything as far as so the towels, everything
that's needed, uh, and the other services that we provide.
It's like mental health evaluations, we help with housing. We
help with medication if they're you know, if they they
lost and they can't you know, get their medication back,
if they're trying to get their medication back on track.
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We help with housing and jobs as well. We help
with training. We have a job readiness workshop program here
as well.
Speaker 16 (25:33):
UH.
Speaker 14 (25:33):
I'm actually working on trying to get a com computer
literacy workshop class here because you know, it's a lot
of them that's you know, they're not computer savvy and
they would like to learn. It's some that want to
start jobs, even as even as they lay agents, it's
still a lot that's feel like And one thing I
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can say here at Collaborate Bridges, we let all of
our clients know you still you'll have a chance. You
do not give up.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
We want to remind people that they can attend this
event free of charge. Is going to be food and
for haircuts and healthcare units, overdose prevention training as well
as a mobile shower, and there's going to be vendors
there and also free close and a DJ. So it's
a wonderful way to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day by
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helping each other stay repped forward. Speak specifically about why
you are encouraged with the efforts of the West Side
Task Force Nearro.
Speaker 7 (26:38):
I've had some of my dear is family members struggle
and die from opioids, and it's impacted my life, and
I think about those people in my life that struggle
with this addiction and that's what drives me to understand
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it and fight for the survival of people, because people
don't have to die from drug over there today.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
And then it impacts everybody from the richest to the
poorest man, from from the most educated to the least
educated to an equal opportunity destroyer.
Speaker 6 (27:24):
Yeah, and seniors are impacted.
Speaker 7 (27:27):
I know, Beauty and the collaboratives. They know that our
senior citizens people need to make sure that they check
on their loved ones and the senior facilities because there
is an addiction in these sites. And I know that
the Collaborative and the West Side Heroin opio TESK Force
goes out and we train in those facilities and there
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are I.
Speaker 18 (27:50):
Think that it's also important note for people that's using
and that have loved ones using the actual heroine is
actually being replaced by synthetic drugs or synthetic opioids.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
That's deadly, super deadly in terms of the fentanyl. And
it's manufactured just as though you're making an aspirt, And
so we just need to let people know it is potent. Yeah,
and we need to let people know that there is
help and we're going to close out beauty. What is
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the best way for people to find out more information
not only about the International Overdose Awareness Day but also
support services.
Speaker 13 (28:35):
So the best thing to do is just reach out
to this beauty.
Speaker 12 (28:39):
My number is eight seven two two one six one
six zero two again eight seven two two one six
sixteen oh two. But Daryl, can I give you one fact?
And I'm a pick I'm picking back and off of
what La Chanda said is the highest overdose rate is
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the between middle aged black men ages fifty four to
seventy three.
Speaker 9 (29:06):
What, Yeah, that is the large.
Speaker 2 (29:08):
I gotta look out. I gotta look out and thank
God that I haven't fallen victim their part.
Speaker 12 (29:16):
And so I encourage every woman that has a brother, father, uncle,
best friend, husband, whoever it is, please get the training
so you could help save a life.
Speaker 2 (29:30):
Sounds so very good. We want to thank State Representative
Lahn Ford, Beauty Winfrey, and Lakeisha Harris for joining us
this morning. Nothing but the best for all of you.
Speaker 13 (29:39):
Thank you, thank you so much, Daryl.
Speaker 2 (29:42):
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Speaker 15 (31:24):
Well, thanks, it's always an honor to be with you.
From top three, Well, we have Emmitt Till and the
signing of the Emmitt Till Day by Governor Pritsville into law. Now,
so we observe Immitt Till's birthday this year is eighty
what would have been his eighty fifth birthday, So quite
a moment there related to that though, because as we
(31:46):
think about Emmitt Till's birse, we naturally also think about
the end of his life, and that's next to another
top story, and that's Nolan Wells and the issue of
the cause of his death and the differential with respect
to black and white reaction to it, which which raises,
(32:07):
you know, some of the echoes of emmettil And who
also was died in Mississippi. He was certainly lynched. We
don't know yet what the outcome of the Nolan Wells
investigation is going to show. That there are suspicions there,
and it's another reflection of our polarization. I have to
say too, as a journalist, I note Donald Trump's appearance
(32:28):
at the White House correspondence dinner and the very curious
moment first of all that he's even there, but when
the Wall Street Journal was honored and they referred to
some of the couples that the journalists have experienced because
of backlash by Trump supporters, and he kind of smirks
(32:51):
as if to dismiss it all. And it says a
lot about I think his attitude, not only about the media,
but his standing with respect to his his followers, in
his sense of vulnerability.
Speaker 2 (33:05):
Yeah, and Also that same vein there with regard to
the White House Correspondence Center is the fact that the
Justice Department had to withdraw it's subpoenas that it was
trying to get passed or approved. In terms of the
New York Times reporters.
Speaker 15 (33:27):
Yeah, well, you know, we're in a dangerous period, There's
no question about it. And as I'm sure my friend, colleague,
my brother self credits, they will agree, this is probably
one of the most important times for support of journalism
and the things that we do in order to help
people make enlightened voices about this democratic society. It's threatened
(33:48):
now more than ever, and it's up we in the
media to bring these stories to the public. So when
government officials start attacking us, we have to first of
all make sure the public is are of the threat
to them in the flow of information that they need
in order to be fully the pull persisipents in the society.
(34:08):
I mean, after all, this is also the month not
only have Vim Mattil's eighty fifth birthday, but the two
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which
of course leads to ultimately the US Constitution, which in
the first Amendment protects press rights, protects our freedom of speech,
which also invokes our freedom to hear, so the public's
(34:29):
right is threatened as well.
Speaker 2 (34:33):
Yeah, Tanya, a lot of news on your mind, I'm sure,
because you are an informed individual and you have to
be as executive director of the Westside Justice Center. Your
top three stories that we need to have our tension
focused on.
Speaker 19 (34:49):
Good morning, Darylyn, Good morning to all your listeners and
my colleagues. Yep, there are a couple that are on
my mind. There's so many to choose from, some that
are well known, others that may be hit. Top of
mind for me is the Haitian Temporary Protective status being revoked.
It was revoked for Haitians some time ago, a couple
(35:11):
of years ago. However, the deadline has been extended and
then extended again, and so many Haitian Americans are wondering
what will happen to their ability to lawfully work here in.
Speaker 5 (35:23):
The United States.
Speaker 19 (35:24):
And if that policy and that revocation is enforced instead
of actually being extended, what does that mean for their
lives every day? So that is certainly top of mind
for us at the Westside Justice Center. Obviously, the tragic
death of Nolan Wells weighs heavy on our heart anytime
another young black man loses his life under any circumstances.
(35:47):
So it's certainly ones that are dubious ways heavy on
our hearts as a community, as a mother of a
black man, it just seems to be a faucet that
just will never turn off. And that is the the
death and dying of our black man.
Speaker 20 (36:02):
So that is certainly heavy on my heart. Little known
story that.
Speaker 19 (36:06):
Impacts us all along the lines of all things constitutional
in our rights. But there was a young man who
was stopped by police in Atlanta. He had been under
surveillance for quite some time, and he is under threat
of being prosecuted by the US Department of Justice under
a little known statute that makes it a crime to
(36:30):
destroy property that could be used in furtherance of an
investigation or something similar. And what he's being accused of
is using an operating system to wipe his phone clean,
even though he was not aware of being under any
investigation or anything of that nature. That's important to us
all because the fact that you are our phones and
(36:56):
the information we keep on our phones, not only are
we being surveiled, but then even when we tried to,
you know, not necessarily protect ourselves, but use something that
you know, as far as this young man was concerned,
he wasn't doing anything wrong, but apparently he was being
surveilled and now could be.
Speaker 9 (37:12):
Brought up on federal charges.
Speaker 5 (37:14):
That is.
Speaker 19 (37:16):
That is shocking and something that should be looked into.
And the reason why he was being looked into is
because he was a strong opponent of Cop City down
in Atlanta. So that makes me weary and makes me
very concerned, and I will be following that story closely.
Speaker 2 (37:33):
Yeah, and Charles Whittaker, matter of fact, during the last
incident at the White House correspondence Dientner, you in fact
were heading We're supposed to were there, but then you
had to change.
Speaker 5 (37:47):
He was changed.
Speaker 21 (37:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 10 (37:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (37:50):
And then at this point, as Chris noted among the
New York Times supporters, who was subpoenat was a former
student of mind, Tyler Pager, who actually had to shake
the man's hand when he received he received his award yesterday,
which was a bizarre moment to witness. Yeah. So these
(38:11):
are perilous times with regard to press freedom and so
many other freedoms that are under assault right now. As
Tanya said, i'm i'm uh. My heart goes out to
the Asians the temporary protection status and I fear for
what will become of them now that that has been revoked.
The Nolan Well story weighs heavily on me as the
(38:34):
father of two black sons who we had to give
the talk to because they grew up in integrated communities
and were often the only black boys in their friend groups.
And we often had to warn our sons, you know,
be careful, you can't do what they can do. Keep
your wits about you at all times. And so any
(38:56):
parent who's had to give their child the talk in
those circumstances feels for those parents top of mind again
all of the stories that my colleagues mentioned this morning,
I would add to those the closure of the Save
a Lot stores on the.
Speaker 5 (39:14):
Western following that and involved around, yes, that.
Speaker 8 (39:23):
We really disconcerting to see, you know, more food deserts
created and many times, in many instances, these were the
only grocery stores in those communities. It's just another example
of the kind of disinvestment that happens in black and
browns communities, and we really have to pay attend close
attention to that and find a way to address and
(39:45):
redress that. Because I'm kind of a political geek, I
am constantly watching the Senate races around the country, especially
those in places where it's really impaired that we win
back the Senate in order to redirect the country. Specifically,
(40:07):
the race in Maine in which Graham Plattner, the candidate
who won the primary, had to drop out because of
allegations of sexual abuse. The main Democrats have rallied around
Troy Jackson, former Liegenant governor. Appears that they have come together,
(40:28):
but again that's going to be a very very tight
race against Susan Collins. The race in Michigan where the
uh Muhammad al Saiedi is running against a less more conservatives.
She always say back candidate back by the the d SC,
(40:50):
by the Democratic Senate Committee, that race is tight. And
again just hoping that people will come together and eventually
sort of make smart choices in these races because the
future of the country, the future of the Republic kind
of depends on those. And then the ongoing conflict in
(41:13):
Iran has to be on our minds all the time
because of the implications that it has for the economy,
for the world order, and the fact that there is
no exit strategy here and it feels as though we
are going to be mired in this conflict for months
to come has to be disconcerting for all of us.
Speaker 2 (41:36):
Well, let's start first in terms of the story that
has international implications, and of course that is the war
with Iran. This is it's like we are living in
an unreal universe.
Speaker 8 (41:51):
Here.
Speaker 2 (41:53):
We start out and using the power of words, we
end up making these hyperbolic claims about our effectiveness in
terms of the war and Iran, and they come back
to haunt us. We use words like when we had
(42:13):
the initial bombing of the nuclear facilities in Iran, saying that.
Speaker 3 (42:18):
They were obliterated. All of you are people who.
Speaker 2 (42:23):
Understand the power of words. Obliterated means to totally annihilate,
to wipe out. So how can you Yeah, and Charles Whittaker,
matter of fact, during the last incident at the White
House Correspondence Center, you in fact were heading We're supposed
(42:44):
to be there, but then you had to change.
Speaker 22 (42:47):
Changed.
Speaker 3 (42:48):
Yeah.
Speaker 10 (42:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (42:50):
And then at this point, as Chris noted among the
New York Times supporters, who was subpoenad was a former
student of mind Tyler Pagrier, who actually had to shake
the Pen's hand when he received he received his award yesterday,
which was a bizarre moment to witness. Yeah, so these
(43:11):
are perilous times with regard to press freedom and so
many other freedoms that are under assault right now. As
Tanya said, i'm i'm my heart goes out to the
Asians the temporary protection status and I fear for what
will become of them now that that has been revoked.
The Nolan Well story weighs heavily on me as the
(43:33):
father of two black sons who we had to give
the talk to because they grew up in integrated communities
that were often the only black boys in their friend groups.
And we often had to warn our sons, you know,
be careful, you can't do what they can do. Keep
your wits about you at all times. And so any
(43:55):
parent who's had to give their child the talk in
those circumstances feels for those parents. Top of mind again
all the stories that my colleagues mentioned this morning, I
would add to those the closure of the Save a
Lot stores on the.
Speaker 5 (44:14):
Western following that, and inod.
Speaker 8 (44:21):
Yes that we really disconcerting to see you know, more
food deserts created, and many times, in many instances, these
were the only grocery stores in those communities. It's just
another example of the kind of disinvestment that happens in
black and brown communities, and we really have to pay
attend close attention to that and find a way to
(44:43):
address and redress that. Because I'm kind of a political geek,
I am constantly watching the Senate races around the country,
especially those in places where it's really imperative that win
back the Senate in order to redirect the country. Specifically,
(45:07):
the race in Maine in which Graham Plattner, the candidate
who won the primary, had to drop out because of
allegations of sexual abuse. The main Democrats have rallied around
Troy Jackson, former Liegenant governor. Appears that they have come together,
(45:27):
but again that's going to be a very very tight
race against Susan Collins. The race in Michigan where the
Muhammad al Saiedi is running against a less more conservatives.
I always say back candidate back by the the d
(45:49):
s C, by the Democratic Senate Committee, that race is tight,
and again just hoping that people will come together and
eventually sort of make smart choices in these races, because
the future of the country, the future of the republic
kind of depends on those. And then the ongoing conflict
(46:12):
in Iran has to be on our minds all the
time because of the implications that it has for the economy,
for the world order, and the fact that there is
no exit strategy here and it feels as though we're
going to be mired in this conflict for months to
come has to be disconcerting for all of us.
Speaker 2 (46:35):
Well, let's start first in terms of the story that
has international implications, and of course that is the war
with Iran.
Speaker 3 (46:46):
This is it's like we are.
Speaker 2 (46:48):
Living in an unreal universe here. We start out and
using the power of words, we end up making these
hyperbolic claims about our effectiveness in terms of the war
and Iran, and they come back to haunt us. We
(47:11):
use words like when we had the initial bombing of
the nuclear facilities in Iran, saying that they were obliterated.
Speaker 3 (47:19):
All of you are people who.
Speaker 2 (47:22):
Understand the power of words. Obliterated means to totally annihilate,
to wipe out. So how can you say that there
was an eminent threat with regard to Iran's nuclear bomb
capability one side, which is what you're currently saying, and
(47:42):
yet months ago you said that their ability to come
up with a nuclear weapon had been obliterated. This is
the thing, and the thing that is even more alarming,
and I don't care what side of the fence you're on,
is that we've already spent tens of billions of dollars
here in terms of protecting our troops and protecting our
(48:06):
interest in that region. But this is the reality, is
that you have you're firing patriot missiles and defense systems
at the cost of a half a million dollars each
to knock down a bomb that costs Iran five thousand
(48:27):
dollars to produce. And we really need to take a
lead here from you know, our brothers and sisters in
Ukraine that have come up with extremely cost effective defensive measures.
But yet you know, we have this monolith in terms
of the Defense Department that is seeking even more money
(48:48):
now seventy billion dollars. If I'm not mistaken to continue
this war, where what would you believe Because we're using
words that say they're totally annihilated, We're going to wipe
them off the face of the earth. I just need Chris,
you know, as a journalism professor, do words matter?
Speaker 15 (49:13):
Because yeah, you're asking somebody who's one of one of
the problems of my work is propaganda, racialized propaganda. But
I see a connection here as well. I mean, we're
in this period of what some observers have called, you know,
democratic backsliding, you know, creeping authoritarianism, and I think, you know,
(49:35):
I have to say that my sisters and brothers in
the profession, the journalism profession, have been slow to call
that out. Everybody's talking about it now, but it's kind
of late in the game. So we see that playing
out here. And as Charles mentioned, you know, there's no
exit strategy. There was really no no strategy for entering this,
this whole thing, an assumption that it was going to
(49:56):
be over quickly, which obviously was not the case. But
we have to see here a failure to to carefully
analyze what the consequences will be. I mean, the the
shutdown of the straight or Ford moves is something that
was predictable. I mean, the cost of of of an
air war, it was predictable, and you can't Yeah, I'm
not a military strategist, but I've read a lot recently,
(50:19):
and most of the experts are saying, yeah, you can't.
You can't prevail in a situation like this without sending
ground troops, and ground troops involved death. And here again,
this is an administration that doesn't appear to care about humanity,
to care about human life. There was a promise to
the Iranian people that this government, this yeah, this war
(50:39):
effort was going to come in to allow them to prevail.
But now they're they're blowing up civilian targets, and so
you know, we have to think about we have to
think about all that. But to the point, the language
speaks to something that hardcore followers of this administration tend
to to accept, and that ties to things that I
(51:02):
look at with respect to this racialized propaganda, and many
of the followers of the supporters of this administration, we're
buying in because of this othering process, right, and this
sort of promise that we're going to move people of color.
Speaker 8 (51:21):
Out of power.
Speaker 15 (51:22):
And so now they're seeing that, Wait a minute, you know,
the things that they were supporting also affect them. And
I think that's a message that has to come through
the media. This other process does not work We have
been engaged in a process of oppositional construction of identity
for so many years to justify power, and now we
have to see the value of our difference, to bring
(51:45):
us all together, to see that we have much more
in common than people realize. And now the cost of fuel,
the cost of groceries we talked about save a lot.
I mean I go to the store now and I
see ridiculous hikes and prices because of what we're going
through right now. This thing is affecting all of us
and we need to start recognizing that. And we need
more stories in the media to illustrate to people that
(52:07):
this is something that we all need to unite around.
Speaker 2 (52:12):
Words matter, Truth matters. I also want to hear from
the local Haitian community as well as those of you
who are listening across the world on the iHeartRadio app.
Call us right now at eight three three, five nine
one V one O three. We're going to go right
now and hear from Clarence. Clarence is one of our
listeners that is located in the South suburbs. Clarence, thanks
(52:32):
for your patience, man, you'll come to question this morning.
Speaker 23 (52:36):
Good morning, Good morning everyone, and this administration. First of all,
it's just unbelievable. For every morning you wake up there's
something different. It is this amazing that people.
Speaker 21 (52:52):
Stand behind us.
Speaker 23 (52:52):
Guy, I don't care if you black, white, whatever. Do
there's war that we were in. First it came about
he did.
Speaker 21 (53:02):
That, all the Epstein files that.
Speaker 22 (53:05):
He did that to try to take our minds off
of that.
Speaker 23 (53:08):
And now we're into something that's going to be a
long time. You know, the biggest idiot. But what can
you do that?
Speaker 2 (53:25):
And the thing about it is, lives are impacted here.
These Haitians that are contributors to our country, that that
are part of the fabric of what's at the base
of the statue of liberty. Bring me, you're tired, you're poor,
your huddled masses yearning to be free. They escaped tremendous
(53:50):
political rife in their particular home and an earthquake. That's
why there was a major influx. But now we're saying
that we to take away that protective status that they had.
Why because I don't know why, but it people just
need to speak out, as you said, Clarence, in terms
(54:12):
of the reality of it's not just a black or
white thing. It's a human thing man.
Speaker 23 (54:18):
Exactly. It's not just that his dow doesn't care anything.
Bobby cares about. It's a dollar bet and the more
you can put it in his pocket, the happier he is.
He don't care about anybody, any of the Americans, black, white, grain,
reds Adie, whatever. You don't get c.
Speaker 2 (54:42):
Yeah, Clarence, I appreciate you calling in this morning. Nothing
but the best for you, Tanya. It was interesting because
I was listening to an analysis of the Justice Department
withdrawing the subpoenas and one of the main reasons why
they had to do this, and we have another attorney
on in terms of Chris, is that in doing so,
(55:06):
you have to do discovery, and discovery they say, would
have exposed the Trump administration to financial disclosure that they
were unwilling to do, and that was one of the
main reasons why they decided to withdraw the s of poenis.
Speaker 19 (55:24):
You know, Darryl, you highlight something that often gets very
lost in the weeds, and that is the procedures that
are supposed to be followed in order to carry out
justice fairly and justly. That often get overlooked when we
talk about those who are in power and who hold power,
And what you're pointing out is how procedurally you know,
(55:47):
basically there was an in run here to protect those
who seemingly show every day that they have no regard
for the livelihood of Americans, no regard for fairness, no
regard for justice.
Speaker 20 (56:02):
And so I think it.
Speaker 5 (56:03):
Becomes a moment.
Speaker 19 (56:03):
I'm going to tie back to Charles's point about paying
attention to elections, and it's something that I think that
Charles and I often will take turns harping on, and
I say that in the best possible way, not in
a pejorative way, is that we must must pay attention
to our elections and who we are putting in positions
of power. When we opt out of the system as
(56:26):
a way of protest, we end up endorsing bad behavior
like this that has repercussions for years and years and
years to come, and the many thousands of lives that
will be impacted. We must be paying attention to all
races at all times, whether the vote is tomorrow in
the spring, in November. All races are important, prosecutorial races.
(56:51):
Who we vote for attorney general, who you vote for
your state rep. Who you vote for your county Clerk,
all of these public officials, you have the ability and
the right, nay, the responsibility to make sure that we
are electing people who comport with a sense of fairness
and justice, who do have some amount of compassion for humankind.
(57:13):
As your college just pointed out, we do talk about
issues of race because they are important, but those of
us who have dealt in this space long enough to
know that race is something that has been conjured by
the oppressor to keep anybody that they don't want to
have access to justice, out of power and out of
control of their own livelihoods, and that race card can.
Speaker 2 (57:35):
Be changed up at any moment.
Speaker 19 (57:37):
But the moment we actually begin to see each other
as human beings and have to look out for one another,
then we can actually, you know, begin to neutralize racial discrimination.
So that was a long way of saying, please pay
attention in the elections, everybody.
Speaker 2 (57:53):
And like they say, you know, the story is in
the details, because they decided to withdraw those subpoenas because
of that discovery clause that would have opened up the
administration to financial dealing that they didn't.
Speaker 19 (58:11):
Every day they have been studying those folks, and they've
been studying the playbook for a while and now they're
implementing it.
Speaker 2 (58:20):
Yeah, and I want to let Justin and Mike and
others know yet Chris hold that thought because we have
to add a break. But those that are on the
line right now, stay on the line. We're going to
get to your calls on the other side of the break,
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twenty percent of men suffer from varicos or spider veins.
Left untree.
Speaker 1 (01:02:32):
Now back to Chicago Speaks with Darryl Dinard share What's
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Speaker 2 (01:02:42):
And we are live time check for you right now.
It is seven twenty in. Our reporters round table are
Chris Benson, Charles Whitaker, and Tanya Woods. This is your opportunity, Chicago,
Land and the world to speak to the issues as
only you can, and we're going to hear from a
first time caller. It is Justin calling from the city
of Chicago, justin thank you for being a first time
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caller as well as for your patients. Sir, what are
your comments?
Speaker 21 (01:03:07):
Question?
Speaker 22 (01:03:09):
Good, Good morning sir. First of all, God bless everybody
this morning. What I gotta say is I really believe
we should be all united. First of all, it no
matter what party we are, Democratic, Republican, we should be united.
First of all. I do agree with the young ladies.
Speaker 8 (01:03:28):
Just speaking for me.
Speaker 22 (01:03:31):
But God is great first of all, and we all
believe in that our country will be great, not what
our president says or or what every nobody says. And
we believe in God will be great first of all.
Second of all, I don't believe in history and history
shows that the Democratic Parties has never done nothing for
the Democratic people. And to this day, I would like
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to ask you what do you believe in the Democratic
Party has done for us read and its proven as
going red? So what is your opinion on that?
Speaker 2 (01:04:07):
Okay, well, let's just deal with one thing. You said
that there is an equality, and you teut the necessity
of equality. And depending on how you describe God, God
says that no person is greater than another. God literally
says that everybody is the same. And listen to me,
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you ask my opinion here, But they're also underlying everything
is truth. Underlying everything is truth and truth many times,
as they say, justin is in the pudding. I am
here speaking to you right now because of efforts by
the Democratic Party that were incorporated into federal law during
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the Kennedy and Johnson and even the Nixon administration and
when it came to affirmative action, all of those games
that have allowed me and my colleagues that are on
the air this morning to present the news and to
teach the next generation of news leaders and to stand
up for people of color, like those that are disenfranchised
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with the temporary protection status from Haiti and Syria. Now,
if the Republican Party is for that, and let me
tell you something to give you a little history lesson
justin it was Nixon that came out with affirmative action,
and then from that particular Republican party, we have one
now that says that not even black or brown history
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should be taught in schools, nor in the history books,
nor at the museums that are designed to tell the truth.
So I appreciate you being a first time caller.
Speaker 3 (01:05:50):
Please make sure that is not your last.
Speaker 2 (01:05:53):
Thank you, my friend. Moving on right now, we're going
to hear from Chris. Chris is calling from Oak Park. Chris,
you are on Chicago Speaks. Thanks for your patient, said Chris,
You're comment to question.
Speaker 16 (01:06:07):
Not a problem. Good morning, very very great topic. Uh.
I do give you know, the Democrats some props, but
some of the gains we had should have been cutified
in law, brother, and I think is a full push
with the browning.
Speaker 3 (01:06:24):
There used to be christ There used to be law.
Speaker 2 (01:06:28):
When you look at the voting right sack that has
been eviscerated and the Civil Rights Act, those those were laws.
Speaker 16 (01:06:37):
We won't we won't mistake Clarence Thomas for our good brother,
thirdgood Marshall. We I know we won't do that, but
with the browning of America, disappears to be Cutler's last
stand to roll back everything. And brother, look, we got
a lot of uh, you know, our skin folk on
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board with her brother didn't not really talking about it.
You know, they are on.
Speaker 2 (01:07:04):
Board, and you know I'm going to call it wrong out.
I don't care if the wrong is perpetrated by a
black person or a white person.
Speaker 16 (01:07:15):
Well, no, absolutely, some like the best disinfect Brother, I
do agree. And Democrats got to get back in position
of winning elections. And since nineteen eighty nine they've created
fifty five million jobs compared to the Republicans of about
eighteen and it appears the Republicans are doing the biddings
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of the richest one percent. So Democrats got their work
cut out for him.
Speaker 27 (01:07:41):
Brother up, hello, hello, comment there, I'm there, Okay, okay, okay.
Speaker 2 (01:08:13):
And so we're back, and I just want to get
Bliss's take here in terms of the parallels with regard
to the Nolan Wells incident, in terms of that and
Emmitt Till because that was brought up by Ben Crump.
Speaker 15 (01:08:30):
Yeah, well, I mean there there there are so many.
I mean, first of all, young black man.
Speaker 8 (01:08:37):
This is the thing white.
Speaker 15 (01:08:40):
I guess there's an implication that there may be some
white suspects. But you know, one of the critical things
that I think we can we can look at in
terms of parallels is the way the investigation has started
may have ended with respect to the state. I mean,
the family's autopsy report can't rule out homicide, and the
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state is saying drowning. Well, okay, drowning, but what was
the cause of drowning? Right, So the lack of information
on this, you know, parkens back to in Attil and
the way the state of Mississippi attempted.
Speaker 8 (01:09:16):
To cover up that murder.
Speaker 15 (01:09:18):
But also you have a statement by the governor, you know,
Date Reeves, that said, you know, a lot of a
lot of the suspicion is being caused by outsiders, and
that harkens back to the language of the nineteen fifties
where people were looking at the NAACP. In the case
of the m Mattil lynching is outside agitators. And to
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your point about the parallel, it's even larger than just
these cases. As serious as these cases are, we're looking
at a time now that is on a parallel trap
with the nineteen fifties. In the nineteen fifties, people were
reacting violently to what had just happened, Brown Board of Education,
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which redefine our rights, you know, established equality in ways
that seem threatening to white people. And today they're responding
to something that's about to happen as there was a
reference you know, to the Brownie or America, you know,
stop suppresses this is not going to be a white
majority country anymore. And people are responding violently to that.
And so we have to see these things, you know,
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as beyond race, as beyond racism, beyond racial violence. We
have to look at it in a power context. This
is about people who have maintained power for so long
and want to continue maintaining it. And all the pushback
we're looking at, including what you reference the book banning
the censorship, it's of a peace with this effort to
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push us back. And that ties to to Tanya's point
earlier about elections. I can't agree more about how important
it is. It's vital for our survival basically for us
to be involved. I mean, you know, Obama was elected president.
We were all out high five in each other, while
the Republicans went undercover and said, Okay, we're going to
start from the bottom and work our way up. So
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school boards and state legislatures became their targets. And look
at where we are now. We got book banning and
censorship laws in more than thirty states.
Speaker 5 (01:11:14):
So this is.
Speaker 15 (01:11:15):
All fundamental to protecting our rights. And I think it's
of a piece with the efforts that we should make
not only in the media but in the public as
well in seeking out information.
Speaker 2 (01:11:26):
Charles your political want, where exactly are the Republicans that
were of the ilk of like Jacob Javits and people
like that.
Speaker 8 (01:11:38):
Well, the Republican Party was taken over by Donald Trump.
So those folks no longer exist, certainly not within the
Republican Party. They've either abandoned it all together or they've
been completely cowed and brought to heal by Donald Trump.
Speaker 3 (01:11:58):
So the Republican Party conservatives, where is that?
Speaker 8 (01:12:04):
You know? I think all of those people have simply
gone underground. They've buried their heads. They feel that there's
nothing that they can do to rest the party from
Donald Trump, and so disappointingly, some of them are not
speaking out There are those like George I forget his name.
His wife used to be the Trump not Romney, that's
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Mitt Romney, but yeah, the guy who used to be
married to Kelly what's her name anyway, who are speaking out.
Kevin and Conway, George Conway, Yes, George Conway. There are
those like George Conway who are who are speaking out,
but are precious precious few of them. This the party
is afraid of the backlash of the mega movement. I
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suppose they have some reason to be. Trumpet still has
a lot of sway over those folks. And because, as
Chris said, because of the way the country has been gerrymandered,
because we have these districts that are so safe for
mega candidates, it's impossible for a moderate Republican now to
stick their head up above water and not having chop talk.
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That's a nixed metaphor. But you know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (01:13:12):
Yeah, But the thing is is that it's trying to
rewrite history.
Speaker 5 (01:13:16):
Tanya.
Speaker 2 (01:13:17):
I appreciate justin listening.
Speaker 3 (01:13:19):
I want everybody to listen to this.
Speaker 2 (01:13:21):
Program, but when you say something that is not the truth.
In terms of what has the Democratic Party done, the
Democratic Party had to fight within itself joined the nineteen
sixties because of the Dixocrats.
Speaker 19 (01:13:36):
It's it's really not to cut you off, Daryl, but
this is this conversation is so important. The fact that
he makes that comment is further proof that the antiquity
of this two party system continues to raise its ugly
head and put people in a state of constant confusion.
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Have you constantly give a history lesson every time when
we're on this show, about the history of what different
parties have done for this country? And let me be
very clear, the two parties. We don't talk much about
any other parties besides Democrats and Republicans.
Speaker 20 (01:14:11):
But the fact that.
Speaker 19 (01:14:12):
Every day Americans are confused and not clear about what
one party has done or the other party has done
for their community means that a change is imminent and
needed and necessary and urgent, whatever that change looks like.
Because what we are hearing is people's constant dissatisfaction and
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following any one party because in your city or your locality,
one party might be doing something really great for your community,
and right next door that same party is doing something
detrimental and harmful for your community. And so what people
are frustrated about is that they are continuously being forced
to choose between this false binary of two parties that
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on any given day, on any particular issue, does not
represent there risk, does not fight and advocate for their communities,
and they do not see themselves in that party.
Speaker 20 (01:15:05):
And so what I think we are seeing is a.
Speaker 19 (01:15:07):
Continuous shifting now of people saying this is no longer
what it is serving us as everyday Americans, this two
party system. We are not seeing the kind of results
that we should be seen. We are not seeing representatives
and public officials that actually represent us, we the people.
Speaker 20 (01:15:26):
And I think that's actually a good thing.
Speaker 19 (01:15:28):
I think it is good when we are challenging our parties,
our political you know, pundits as well as our public
officials to actually create the party that we want to see.
And then we we cannot do that, create a third
or fourth or you know, whatever options that we need
that will represent the needs of the people. And so
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you know that that's my take on you know, where
we see ourselves in these two parties that seemingly continuing continue.
Speaker 2 (01:15:56):
To disappoint.
Speaker 8 (01:15:59):
To I thought, may the problem with oh sorry, Chris,
very quickly. The problem, however, is that people get frustrated
with the two party system and they opt out entirely.
Rather than doing what you suggested, Tanya, which is getting
more engaged, more involved, looking for alternatives, they simply say
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the system doesn't work. I'm not going to participate, and
that's why we find ourselves in the position that we're
in now. You are, Yeah, So what they said, I
think that's a very important, very important point because when
you think about it, a two party system is fundamentally undemocratic.
But that's part of the propaganda that's evolved that the
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American system is a two party system. That where's that written? So, yeah,
we need to be involved and look at what happens
when we're not, because you know, low turnout is what
brought us to this point.
Speaker 15 (01:16:53):
So incorrect.
Speaker 2 (01:16:55):
The other thing, and then we're going to hear from
our good friend Mike from Bronze Show, is that, if
I'm not mistaken, Warren and Berger two of the most
influential Supreme Court head justices of the Supreme Court. They
were Republicans, but yet they passed some of the most
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transformational rulings that have benefited this country. And it's march
toward equality for all. That's the part that just blows
my mind. We're hearing from Mike right now. Mike, thanks
for your patients. You're on Chicago Speaks. You're comment to
question this morning.
Speaker 21 (01:17:36):
Oh yeah, good Sunday PRESSA. I'd like to just say
we have to deal with one thing, the mere terms.
We are four persons different. I don't understand how anybody
in their right mind who knows or who about politics
in any shape full of fashion remote suggest that the
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Republicans are a better party unless you are a millionaire.
The politics simply don't match. Look, we have a generative
AI that is getting ready to put out a lot
of us worldward, in including journalists. So I would suggest
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that the mere term of persons who are learning at
least deal with that platform. Once answer the question will
there be regulatory AI? Will there be regulations to stop
AI in terms of what it could do for this economy,
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specifically as a concerns labor. Now let me move on
to the Iran war, which has cost US one hundred
and thirty eight meis dollars and it's a billion, maybe billion,
I'm tying billion. Do you realize how many people could
be fed if we had an administrative if we had
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the electorial and a legislative body that gave a hoop
about feeding people who are hungry. The Heritage Foundation is
the platform of this country in terms of public policy,
and we need to get real about what that is.
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So Justin and those individuals who are not clearly not
educated in public policy processes, I'm like you suggest civil rights,
a reader on the block of a reader on the
block struggle, get your pen full out what the gin
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fee will write? A reader on the Black struggles since
seventeen eighty seven and by Jonathan Berkeley and clear tale
that Okay, you won't be national radio stations walking crazy.
And that's my comment for this Sunday.
Speaker 2 (01:20:26):
Well, I appreciate you, Mike. I guess closing comments, what
are the stories Chris, and this is for everybody to
answer in thirty seconds that we need to pay attention
to this week.
Speaker 15 (01:20:39):
Well, I think the ones we started out talking about certainly,
you know what is what does justice look like in
the case of Nolan Wells? You know what is going
to transpire with respect to the public pressure to move
the case forward toward a just outcome, And we have
to think about that in the case of a death,
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know what does justice really mean. And then also you know,
the war it's it's it's it's rising in terms of
its intensity, and people need to think about what it's
costing us on all levels. And I think that's going
to be an issue for for some time to come.
I have to say too that you know, we talked
about the lack of consideration and getting into this. The
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JCPOA is what Trump tore up in j c POA
is an acronym for Obama right.
Speaker 8 (01:21:26):
That was an Obama.
Speaker 15 (01:21:27):
Policy and he tore it up without thinking about the
consequences of it. Now we're going back to what we
had before.
Speaker 2 (01:21:34):
Carls, you got twenty seconds.
Speaker 8 (01:21:37):
I'm going to be at local politics. The mayoral race
and the school board races which are coming up are
going to be really critical in Chicago, and I don't
think I don't think anyone's paying attention to the school
board races. The first completely elected school board that's going
to be very important in terms of the future of
education in Chicago, but also how this mayoral race develops.
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That that's to take place over several months. But it
is very curious to see who was jockeying for position
and who was raising their hand to throw their hat
in the ring.
Speaker 5 (01:22:09):
For that race, and Tanya, you have fifteen seconds.
Speaker 21 (01:22:13):
Great.
Speaker 19 (01:22:13):
Yeah, Haitian Americans need everyone to contact their senators in
whatever state you live in and ask for them to
support the Senate bill that is in the US Congress
now that would extend to pray to protect the status
for Haitian Americans until twenty twenty nine. We do not
need foss extensions. We need real relief.
Speaker 5 (01:22:32):
Sounds so very good.
Speaker 2 (01:22:33):
I want to thank Chris Benson, Charles Whittaker, and Tony
Woods for joining us this morning. Coming up next, we're
going to give you the details on this.
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Speaker 2 (01:23:04):
It is that time of the year when all black women,
not only here in Chicago Land, but from across the world,
celebrate in their excellence, and the one place that they
get a chance to showcase that is the Black Woman's Expo.
Joining me this morning to talk about its thirty first year,
(01:23:25):
is Mary Green, who is the founder of Black Woman's Expo. Mary,
always a pleasure to talk to you.
Speaker 20 (01:23:30):
How are you doing, I'm well, Good morning to you.
Speaker 21 (01:23:33):
Dan.
Speaker 2 (01:23:34):
It is incredible in terms of this vision that you
had thirty years ago is still around and still empowering
black women.
Speaker 28 (01:23:43):
I know, it's it's amazing to me, and you know,
I wake up sometime not believing, also not feeling thirty
one years that we've been doing it, but when it
is thirty one years and it's hard to believe.
Speaker 20 (01:23:55):
Last year was our thirtieth anniversary.
Speaker 28 (01:23:57):
But this is even a this is even a more
incredible show because of what some of the things we
experienced last year with the diversity, equity and inclusion attacks
shows like ours.
Speaker 20 (01:24:07):
So this year we're just coming back bigger and bigger.
Speaker 2 (01:24:10):
Yeah. So let's talk about the logistics in terms of
where is it being held in what days?
Speaker 28 (01:24:16):
Okay, it is July thirty first through August second, which
is next weekend, but July thirty first through August second
at McCormick Place in the North Building.
Speaker 20 (01:24:27):
Tickets are available half price adult tickets.
Speaker 28 (01:24:29):
At all Walgreens, as we do every year, and it's
from ten to seven on Friday and Saturday, and eleven
to six on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (01:24:37):
First of all, what is the main reason why someone
should attend the Black Women's Expo.
Speaker 20 (01:24:43):
It is so much.
Speaker 28 (01:24:44):
It is everything that you can imagine, everything that you
may be looking for and need. It's an empowering it's
an inspirational event. What we're excited about this year when
we're calling it three days, three phenomenal women will be
a part of the show, but one on Friday.
Speaker 29 (01:25:01):
Joy Read WoT Joy Read, former MS and Form and
MSNBC commentator, phenomenal, phenomenal political brain.
Speaker 20 (01:25:11):
Yes, and I'm so excited about her.
Speaker 28 (01:25:13):
She will be there on Friday all afternoon doing a
session on the main stage, and then she's doing her
podcast live from our show and one of our breakout rooms.
And on Saturday, the it girl is Keep Palmer.
Speaker 2 (01:25:27):
Yeah, Chicago lands very own, very very old.
Speaker 28 (01:25:30):
She is incredible, awesome, and she will be there on
our mainstage. She's also doing a pilates instruction for one
hundred women in one of our breakouts later in the afternoon,
like at five o'clock, So listen for that.
Speaker 20 (01:25:43):
You have to, you know, register to be a part
of that.
Speaker 2 (01:25:45):
And then on Sundays, just hold on to Key Palmer
because this young person, yes, and she you know, she's
barely the age of the x BO. Know, if I'm
not mistaken or not, she has the audacity and the
talent to bridge generations. I look at her when she's
interviewing people like first Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey
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and then interviewing young people and she doesn't miss a
beat generationally connecting with them, not a beat.
Speaker 28 (01:26:16):
And I'm telling you because we know that, like you
know it, it's hard figuring out who should interview you
on that mainstage because you have to be ready.
Speaker 20 (01:26:26):
You have to be ready for Kiki. So we're very
excited that she is coming.
Speaker 28 (01:26:30):
So all of our announcements are going out this week,
and the third Phenomenal Woman is on Sunday, where we
have lots of gospel entertainment, starting with the Chicago Mass Choir, Sayla,
the youth choir from Saint Savannah, and then hitting the
stage is Leandrea Johnson, the incredible gospel singer. So three
Phenomenal Women in three days and other entertainment. Our main
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stage Friday is a house set Saturday is some more
R and B so it's just a lot going on
as well as all of our breakshops and I mean
breakouts and seminars.
Speaker 2 (01:27:03):
Yeah, talk about that because this is the thing that
I want people to understand. You miss so much of
what this expo is intended for, and that is the
power of information. When you don't attend these breakout sessions.
We now have incredible, incredible thought leaders that are trying
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to empower you with knowledge. Talk about that in terms
of some of the breakout sessions.
Speaker 20 (01:27:29):
Coming from around the country, and that's the thing.
Speaker 28 (01:27:31):
I mean, there's so many folks that are coming to
be a part of our health seminars, our business seminars.
So if you're going into business, WBDC is going to
be doing a session. I'm really excited about the Battle
for our Voting Rights session that will be hosted by
Congressman Jonathan Jackson.
Speaker 20 (01:27:50):
That is a big session.
Speaker 28 (01:27:51):
On Saturday afternoon, we'll be talking about mental health.
Speaker 20 (01:27:55):
In terms of men. It's not just for women this XBO, so.
Speaker 28 (01:27:59):
There's a whole group of guys that are coming to
discuss that issue, whether it's health all the way around,
anything that you can think of that black women are
experiencing will be discussed at the expo.
Speaker 20 (01:28:13):
But then I'm excited by some of the fun stuff too.
Speaker 28 (01:28:15):
So you know, there's all of these new restaurants, right,
black owned restaurants around the city.
Speaker 20 (01:28:19):
We have we have five of them.
Speaker 2 (01:28:21):
Well, Chicago is one of the food capitals of the world,
the world.
Speaker 28 (01:28:24):
Five of the new owners of restaurants will be to
talk about some of.
Speaker 2 (01:28:27):
Those restaurants there because if anything will pique somebody's interests.
Speaker 28 (01:28:31):
Yeah, Southern food, Southern Chicago, Herbachi, Breulet. So these are
all the restaurants that have opened almost into last year.
So we have their owners not only being a part
of a seminar in a session where you can ask questions,
uh and talk to them and find out how they
got into business, how they're standing.
Speaker 20 (01:28:49):
In the business.
Speaker 28 (01:28:49):
This is a tough business, you know, uh, customer service issues,
all of the things that they experience, employment, employment, and
some of their chefs will then go in to our
culinary pavilion where they will sample some of their signature items.
Speaker 5 (01:29:05):
So this is a this is.
Speaker 20 (01:29:06):
A wonderful experience and a wonderful show.
Speaker 2 (01:29:08):
And what are you doing on the economic front? Because
I know that investments in learning how to invest, we choose.
Speaker 28 (01:29:17):
To success and we have that as a as a
major issue in our community. So there are several banks
that will be there that are doing sessions fIF their
bank is one of our sponsors. Midland Wealth is doing
a whole financial empowerment So we deal with all of
those issues from you know, from finance and business to
health and wellness to professional development leadership.
Speaker 20 (01:29:40):
So it's it's it's full of three days.
Speaker 28 (01:29:42):
We probably have about thirty seminars over those three days.
Speaker 2 (01:29:46):
And always a major attraction is that of the vendor fair.
Speaker 28 (01:29:50):
Oh my god, and you never know what's going to
happen and how people are going to be able to
come and be a part of the showy with all
of the terrafts and everything going on. We have overto
urned in fifty people already exhibitors that will be small
businesses that will be on that exhibit floor. So it's
very encouraging and we keep it affordable there so that
people can attend, not only attend with half priced tickets,
(01:30:12):
but that people can then so our boots are very
inexpensive for three days. You can still get them if
you're interested. Everything is on Ticketfalcon dot com, orbwenext dot com,
on our website and you can find out about how
to be a part of the show or also how
to get to your tickets.
Speaker 2 (01:30:31):
Speak about the generational element that exists here in terms
of encouraging generations of women to attend this.
Speaker 20 (01:30:41):
Yes, it is, and that's.
Speaker 28 (01:30:42):
Been one of our hotspots is that it is all generational.
Speaker 20 (01:30:46):
It is generational.
Speaker 28 (01:30:47):
I mean from Baby Boomers down to Gen X come
to our show and when we have some kind of
difficulties trying to figure out everything that we must present
and make sure that we have something for everyone that comes.
What we leaned in this year is the WE in
our in our logo b WE Black Women's Expo, because
after last year, you know, we wanted to make the
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message clear that we belong, We influenced, you know, this,
this this generation we support. You know there are but
more than anything, we matter and we're not pulling back
on any of that and making sure that the show
hits all of those messages, that that's what the women
see when they come. There will be billboards around and
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walls around the expo just pushing the message we want
women to be encouraged.
Speaker 20 (01:31:34):
We want them to be inspired and empowered. We want
them to walk away.
Speaker 28 (01:31:38):
With something more than you know, a bag of freebies,
even though we got a lot of those.
Speaker 20 (01:31:43):
We want you to walk away with information and education.
Speaker 2 (01:31:45):
And not only that, but walk away inspired and also
with the responsibility that you have to play your part
as a citizen of this nation.
Speaker 28 (01:31:56):
Play your part and bring somebody along with you. You know,
we know there's like you said, you've been mentoring for years.
We have to bring people along, young people along with us.
I mean, we're getting calls for weeks wanting to be
a part of the show. Can I volunteer? Yes, come on,
because it's more than that. You know, you're learning and
you're you're seeing others that you.
Speaker 20 (01:32:16):
Want to be like.
Speaker 28 (01:32:17):
So we we have all of that as part of
the show.
Speaker 2 (01:32:20):
And give us the best way to purchase tickets and
find out the schedule.
Speaker 28 (01:32:25):
Well, please go on bwe next dot com and that's
our website. Even if you put in the Black Women's Export,
you will get our website.
Speaker 2 (01:32:32):
You want to tell people, that's bweenext.
Speaker 20 (01:32:35):
Dot com dot com.
Speaker 28 (01:32:37):
Right bwext dot com and you will go straight to
our website and you can click on tickets or information
or you know, you find out how to park. There's
so many things that you can find out on the website.
But Walgreens, every Walgreens, don't let them tell you.
Speaker 20 (01:32:51):
They don't have the tickets. They have them. They print
them out.
Speaker 28 (01:32:54):
So any Walgreens in the city, in the Chicago land Era,
just ask for half priced tickets.
Speaker 2 (01:32:59):
So very good. That is Mary Green, the founder of
the Black Woman's Expo.
Speaker 20 (01:33:03):
Thank you you too.
Speaker 2 (01:33:05):
But that wraps up this edition of Chicago Speaks. As always,
want to thank my guest well most importantly you the
listeners and callers into the program. If you desire news
on a twenty four to seven basis, it's always available
with our sister station with the Black Information Network at
AM six forty right now, get ready to get your
praise on what's on your blaky I'm Darryl Denart. We'll
see you back here next Sunday, beginning at six am
(01:33:27):
for another edition of Chicago Speaks. Please be sure to
take care of yourself
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Speaker 2 (00:21):
Hello, and welcome to Chicago Speaks, your communications conduit for
speaking to the issues impacting our community. I'm your host,
Daryl Dinard. This is Sunday, July twenty six, twenty twenty six.
The heat returns. We can look for partly cloudy skies
and warm temperatures with the high and the low nineties
currently at seventy two degrees. Things are heating up politically
(00:41):
as it is one hundred days till Election Day. Will
take your calls on the key races and issues leading
up to the midterms. Plus we'll discuss the growing calls
for transparency and the mysterious death of eighteen year olds
to Nolan Wells and Mississippi America leads the world in
opioid deaths. We'll learn what Chicago is doing in commemoration
(01:02):
of International Overdose Awareness Day, and we'll close out our talks.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Getting the details on this year is a black.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Woman's expot so as is the case every Sunday morning,
there is a lot to speak to and we begin
with the Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival. This year, Chicago was
the host city for the International Day of Jazz. Well
the great music didn't stop there, as jazz is alive
and well in the Windy City and we'll be on
full display Saturday, August first, from twelve to eight thirty
(01:32):
pm in Bronzeville. Joining me this morning to talk about
this year's Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival is doctor Baline dur
She is the MC and mental health Advocate of the festival.
Doctor Durr, always a pleasure to talk to you. How
long has the Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival been around?
Speaker 4 (01:51):
Good morning, Darryl, and thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
You are an adultant children psychiatrist, and it's interesting because
not only a you serving as MC of the event,
but also you're the health advocate. Why is that a
unique role for you? And it also speaks about what's
going to be available at the Smooth Jazz Festival.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
At the beginning of its conception, our founder and producer
Frank goss Id, we would often have conversations about the
difficulties that the community was having with mental health. I
think again, it was conceived in twenty twenty one and
(02:36):
what you well know, was a year into the COVID pandemic.
So as part of our discussion about the difficulty that
the community was having, we decided that it would be
a great opportunity to use the platform to help people
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with mental health challenge and offer messages of empowerment because
many people who have you know, mental health issues or
stressors may never go see a psychiatrist or seek the
help of account or a therapist, and so, you know,
we took that opportunity to bring that mental health information,
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awareness and messages of empowerment to them where they were
in the community.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Now speak about what is taking place at the Smooth
Jazz Festival, the Bronxville Smooth Jazz Festival, because it's going
to be located literally right on the block of the
Marianos there at thirty ninth and King Drive.
Speaker 5 (03:40):
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 6 (03:41):
So we've partnered.
Speaker 4 (03:43):
With Mariano's as one of our major sponsors. And so
the stage will be set between thirty seventh and thirty
eighth one King Drive. Again, a mission is free, Parking
is free. You know, bring your lawn chairs, your friends,
family and come have a great time.
Speaker 6 (04:03):
So we feature four artists.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
You mentioned that it starts from noon and goes until
eight thirty pm, And this year the artists are moved
Willie Folks Band at one pm, and then Reggie Foster
at three pm, Park and Ride at five pm, and
then Michael Ross at seven pm. And so basically it
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is a cultural celebration with the community again because we
have a mental health mission also, but we also have.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
Features of.
Speaker 4 (04:43):
A seniors tent, prizes, bounce houses for the kids, and
again it is a joyful, unique festival experience of contemporary jazz,
curated vendors and those special features of which are already mentioned.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Now you are serving as the MC, what do you
find most rewarding about this smooth jazz concert for the
people who attend.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Oh, well, for one, like I said, it is just
an incredible family friendly, a cultural event. And when I'm
not on stage and I'm out walking around in the
crowd saying hello and seeing how everybody's doing, one. We
are very focused on providing a high quality, family friendly
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cultural experience, and people are out there just having a
great time. I mean people got outdoor rooms set up,
they're playing bed with they're running into friends or family
that they haven't seen in a long time, and they
are just having a great time.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
It also hearkens back to the great musical history tradition.
Speaker 4 (05:55):
Of Bronzeville absolutely so. As you well know, so Brodsville
is called the Black Metropolis, and that harkens back to
a time when doing a great migration, many people African
American people migrating from the south of North coming to
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Chicago amongst other major cities in the North. We were
oftentimes restricted to certain areas of a city, and that
was certainly the case with Chicago, and in particularly they
were restricted to a very narrow strip of land which
(06:38):
later became known as Bronsville. But so it became again
a Black metropolis where we basically formed a city within
a city. We had services with each other, exchange services,
money circulated eight nine times within the community. And then
again some of the major jazz artists came to Chicago
(06:59):
and came to Bosville.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
And not only we're also from Chicago, you know, when
we look at Bon Freeman, and of course even though
he wasn't born in Chicago, that King Cole. The list
goes on and on.
Speaker 4 (07:15):
It sure does.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
I guess in terms of the Smooth Jazz concert, what
is it that is so attractive about this genre of jazz?
Speaker 4 (07:25):
Well, you know, one, it is it's you know, it's
it's easy to it's easy to listen to. You know,
it's soothing, It's it's calming, it's fun. It's it's a
fusion of R and B along with jazz, and it's
and sometimes yes, so you know, it's a melding of
(07:48):
different versions, different styles of music, I should say, and
and so it's it reaches across across genres, and it
reaches across generations.
Speaker 2 (08:01):
I believe it really does.
Speaker 7 (08:02):
Well.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
We want to encourage everybody to mark their calendars for Saturday,
August first, from twelve to eight thirty pm to be
in Bronzeville from thirty seventh Street to thirty ninth Street,
right alongside Mariano's there to enjoy the Bronzeville Smooth Jazz Festival.
It's free and open to the public and there's going
(08:24):
to be wonderful, wonderful boothe there as well as activities
for every family member. So doctor Derr, we always appreciate
the tremendous work you do regarding our mental health, but
also finding out that hey, you got a little bit
of juice when it comes to music.
Speaker 4 (08:41):
Oh yeah, absolutely. And again you know the thing I
would really like to emphasize and remind people because it
is really heartwarming to me when I hear this from
somebody in the audience say how much the messages about
mental health and empowerment mean to them that I offer
that we are the only blue jazz festival in the
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US that has a psychiatrist as the MC doctor.
Speaker 8 (09:09):
Dr.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
We appreciate you and all that you do, and best
regards to Frank Well.
Speaker 4 (09:14):
Thank you so much again for having me and continue
to be your unique, wonderful settle, and thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (09:21):
America is the world's leader when it comes to drug
overdose deaths. Coming up, we'll learn about some good news
and the fight against drug abuse and what Chicago is
doing for International Overdose Awareness Day.
Speaker 5 (09:33):
Please stay with us.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Chicago Speaks with Daryl Donard. You can voice your opinion
right now toll free at eight.
Speaker 9 (09:41):
Three three five nine to one V one O three.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Now back to Chicago speaks with Darryl Donard, Share What's
on your mind toll free at eight three three five
nine one V one O three.
Speaker 3 (09:55):
Welcome back.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
It's Sunday, July twenty sixth and a very muggy and
warm seventy two degrees. When it comes to opioid overdoses
and deaths, the United States is the world leader, followed
by Scotland, Canada, and Australia. Worldwide, about six hundred thousand
deaths were linked to drug use, mainly opioids and synthetic variants.
(10:17):
The United States overdose rate reached roughly three hundred twenty
four deaths per one million people, according to the WHO. Worldwide,
about six hundred thousand deaths are attributed to drug use
in twenty nineteen, and estimated seventy thousand people died from
drug overdoses in the US in the twelve month period
(10:39):
ending January twenty twenty six, but this continues a downward trend.
This follows a drop to seventy nine thousand, three hundred
and eighty four deaths in twenty twenty four, which marked
the largest single year decline ever recorded by federal health officials.
Opioid involved overdose deaths in Cook County declined by Listen
(11:00):
to This a staggering forty two percent in twenty twenty four,
compared to twenty twenty two of all US counties. Cook
County has seen the largest reduction in overdose deaths since
the national peak of the crisis in twenty twenty three.
Joining us this morning to discuss the positive news and
the upcoming International Overdose Awareness Day. Our state representative is
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shan Ford and Beauty Win free peer support worker would
Ahabilitated Systems Incorporated, as well as an Oxalon trainer, and
also Lakeisha Harris, who is an administrator with Collaborative Bridges.
I guess I want to begin first with you state
representative in terms of these are positive numbers when it
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comes to opioid abuse, but more importantly preventing deaths from
that abuse.
Speaker 6 (11:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (11:51):
And I think, Daryl, I think what's so important about
what you said that this is a worldwide problem. So
when we look at it happened in hundred West, Yeah,
all over the world, So it's not a black a
white issue. It's a worldwide issue that's impacted every household,
every family.
Speaker 6 (12:09):
And what we know.
Speaker 7 (12:11):
Is that on the West side of Chicago, and on
the South side of Chicago and in Cook County, we
recognize how important.
Speaker 10 (12:17):
It is to use farm reduction to save lives. And
what we see with the reduction is the numbers when
Democrats were in charge where we invested in harm reduction.
And so we have practitioners that you have on the
phone here that actually go out and they train people
(12:39):
about using narcan that actually reverse deaths so that they're
not fatal. This has been an effort that has been
going on for years to in the stigma of drug
use and substance use disorder.
Speaker 6 (12:55):
So this is actually a.
Speaker 11 (12:58):
Combination of people coming together to respect life and the
show that we understand that when people struggle with substance
use this order, that they should not be seated as criminals,
but they should be helped. And so I praise you
for this show, and I look forward to the International
Overdose Awareness Day.
Speaker 2 (13:19):
So here in Chicago, we're going to commemorate International Overdose
Awareness Day on Friday, August twenty eighth from ten am
to one pm over at Collaborative Bridges, which is a
wonderful facility right at Lake and Pulaski. I want to
begin first with you, Beauty, in terms of this is
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something that you have spoken to me about literally for
the last several months, in terms of trying to get
the word out about this particular day and its theme,
a time to remember, a time to act. Talk to
me about what people can expect at this commemoration, Well, the.
Speaker 12 (13:59):
First thing they can expect is, first let me tell
you thank you so much for having me, and then let.
Speaker 13 (14:06):
Me thank State Rep.
Speaker 12 (14:07):
Lashin Ford for seeing a need for the Opioid Task Force,
because without his vision, none of this would even be
possible right now, so I have to give kudos to
YouTube gentlemen for paving the.
Speaker 4 (14:21):
Way right this second.
Speaker 13 (14:23):
But on this particular day, we are.
Speaker 12 (14:26):
Commemorating the people who have lost their lives to the overdoses.
We are talking to the family members and loved ones,
the people who have lost their loved ones because of
this epidemic. We will be talking to the people who
actually have overcame and still here by letting go, by
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having the resources available to come up off of the opioids.
And so that is the one thing that we are
making sure that we have enough of us is enough
providers because it's not a one size at all, So
we have to make sure that we can address the
needs of everybody mental health, physical health, as well as
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the drug issue. So we are making sure that this
is a holistic event, not just on one thing.
Speaker 2 (15:16):
Yeah, that there is follow up and that is so necessary.
And I really want to commemorate or want to congratulate
Collaborative Bridges for being involved in this because it's a
consortium of healthcare providers on the West Side of Chicago
and Lakaisha. Why was it important for Collaborative Bridges to
(15:37):
service hosts for this event that's taking place on Friday,
August twenty eighth.
Speaker 14 (15:44):
I actually feel like it's very important as far as
Collaborative Bridges partnership with them and.
Speaker 5 (15:51):
Awareness Day.
Speaker 14 (15:53):
We as a wellness center, we have several agencies here
where we deal with a lot of mental health issues,
we deal with homeless, we deal with the drug use
as well, and I feel like this will be a
great opportunity for the members that come here and also
for the community that comes to the Collaborative Bridges for
the services that we provide.
Speaker 2 (16:15):
Yeah, and you know, when it comes to opioid addiction
and addiction to any other type of illegal substance, as
well as alcohol, which is legal. But when it comes
to that, there's almost no family that isn't touched by
somebody that has to come to the abusive tendencies of
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dealing with these drugs.
Speaker 15 (16:40):
Absolutely, and you know, talk about.
Speaker 2 (16:44):
That state rep in terms of how this is personal
for everyone, because I don't believe there's anybody that is
listening right now who's doesn't have a family member that
hasn't been involved in some type of addiction in terms
of drugs.
Speaker 16 (17:03):
No, I think.
Speaker 11 (17:04):
I think there are communities, and I think every family
has had some impact of.
Speaker 8 (17:11):
There.
Speaker 17 (17:11):
Every family has been hit by this crisis. This is
an international crisis, and I think that we want people
to know on this International overdose Awareness they that you
can get help for your families. You know, Beauty is
out there and she see people being ashamed that they
have to tell that they have a family that's struggling
(17:33):
with opioid disorder. But there's help out there, and we
know that. You know, the Westside Era and opio Tized
Force and the collaboratives have helped so many people in
the stigma and celebrate the lives of the loved ones
that they've lost. And you know, I think that we
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look at and there are you talk about homelessness all
the time, the comeobilities that go along with the people
that suffer with opioid disorder.
Speaker 6 (18:04):
You know, it's.
Speaker 7 (18:05):
Really a health problem. We find people on the street
with that's homeless, that's unemployed. And this day shines the
light on the need to fund the opioid crisis in America.
And finally, I would tell you that this administration has
said that we can no longer use harm reduction in
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our language to deal with the opioid crisis. And harm
reduction is the number one two that we have to
end fatal overdose.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
Why don't you speak specifically about that definition of harm reduction.
Speaker 6 (18:44):
Yeah, So, harm reduction is just simply making sure that
people have the ability to have nartcan to be able
to go into facilities, to have clean needles for use,
and to be able to go into the doctor to
have the treatment that you need to not have dependency
(19:10):
on street drugs. And this administration is saying you can
no longer say that we're.
Speaker 11 (19:17):
Going to use harm reduction as a way to combat
the addiction of heroin and fithanol in this country.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
You know, the interesting thing is that you are trained
in terms of narcan and I think that Cook County
in the City of Chicago has done an extraordinary job
in terms of making it available. I want you to
give a personal reflection in terms of just how you
feel when you train somebody and then whether or not
(19:46):
you supplied narcon to somebody that was in a stupor
and literally about to die because they went into a
drug overdose phase. And talk about what it means to
have this drug available in so many places throughout Cook
County in the City of Chicago, and it's really easy
(20:07):
to administer.
Speaker 4 (20:09):
It is very easy to administer.
Speaker 12 (20:13):
So in the lockon is a life saving yoh it is.
Speaker 13 (20:22):
You can get it at pharmacy.
Speaker 4 (20:23):
But if you call this beauty to get it to
you for free.
Speaker 18 (20:27):
That number.
Speaker 12 (20:28):
I'll know that now we have it for free and
it is available to anybody and everybody.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
But give that number right now for people who are
listening right now and they know that they love someone
that is an addict what we used to call addicts
back in the day. And forgive me if I'm using
the wrong terminology.
Speaker 5 (20:48):
But if they're addictive, the user, an.
Speaker 2 (20:51):
Active user, then they need to know how to contact
you right now without having the email.
Speaker 12 (20:56):
You go ahead, okay, So the contact me be eight
seven two two one six one six zero two eight
seven two two one six sixteen o two And so
if they call me, I can come to their block, club,
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their senior home, their family gatherings, wherever they would like
for me to come and train them on the LOCKTIGN.
Speaker 13 (21:26):
I can do that.
Speaker 12 (21:28):
Because it's very simple. And I say it's very simple
because it was once used on me. However, yes, and
when I tell people that I used to be on Heroine,
then they say where when? And yes, I was one
(21:50):
of those active users for over I ain't gonna say.
Speaker 13 (21:53):
How many years, but it's been many many years.
Speaker 12 (21:55):
It's over ten. And when I was brought through the
last time, that's when I said enough is enough, and
somebody reached out and gazed me a hand up and
showed me how.
Speaker 4 (22:11):
To come off of it.
Speaker 12 (22:13):
And that is why I educated my preach and I
teach on Meloxon and how to save lives and why
resources are so available because in the beginning of me
trying to become non active. I couldn't find anybody that
could help me. I didn't know where to start. I
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didn't know anything. All I knew how to do was
mask my pain, and that.
Speaker 13 (22:39):
Was to continue using. And so I tell.
Speaker 12 (22:41):
Everybody, if you ready to stop, even if it just
means slowed down, which is another form of harm reduction,
call me. I can walk you through the steps. I
could take you through what helped me. I can introduce
you to other people that this has helped. And so
we find ourselves going into senior buildings now and training seniors,
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and that is like, there'll go.
Speaker 2 (23:07):
The It's like CPR and learning the Heimlich maneuver. It
saves lives.
Speaker 13 (23:17):
You know. I had somebody tell me the other day.
Speaker 12 (23:20):
Locke sign is like a fire extinguisher. If you have
a health fire, you're not gonna throw no water, You're
gonna go get that fire extinguisher.
Speaker 13 (23:28):
So if you overdose, what you're gonna grab, You're.
Speaker 12 (23:30):
Gonna grab that in lock time and you're gonna save
that person's life. And that's that's this life saving drugs.
I tell everybody you need it because people have had
surgeries and got addicted to opioids because of the surgery,
and then when the doctor decides they don't no longer
wants to feel the prescription that they have given them
(23:50):
for all these months. Now, all of a sudden, now
they're out in the streets buying the street pharmaceutical, you
know instead, And and that's where our addiction gets even
worse because we no longer can get it almost to
the right challenges.
Speaker 13 (24:06):
So we do what we have to do to supply
our needs.
Speaker 2 (24:11):
Once again, we're telling people about the International Overdose Awareness
State that's taking place here in Chicago on Friday, August
twenty eighth, from ten am to one pm over at
the Collaborative Bridges Wellness Center. A Time to Remember, a
time to act, talk about specifically Lukeisha in terms of
offering services at the wellness center to help people get
(24:36):
rid of their addiction.
Speaker 4 (24:37):
Yes, of course, the services that we offer here.
Speaker 14 (24:40):
At Collaborative Bridges is numerous of services. As far as
we have Bobby right in the building, they do provide services.
As far as we have people that come in you know,
the community community can come in and wash their clothes,
they can shower if they haven't.
Speaker 5 (25:00):
Showered in days.
Speaker 14 (25:01):
We provide everything as far as so the towels, everything
that's needed, uh, and the other services that we provide.
It's like mental health evaluations, we help with housing. We
help with medication if they're you know, if they they
lost and they can't you know, get their medication back,
if they're trying to get their medication back on track.
(25:24):
We help with housing and jobs as well. We help
with training. We have a job readiness workshop program here
as well.
Speaker 16 (25:33):
UH.
Speaker 14 (25:33):
I'm actually working on trying to get a com computer
literacy workshop class here because you know, it's a lot
of them that's you know, they're not computer savvy and
they would like to learn. It's some that want to
start jobs, even as even as they lay agents, it's
still a lot that's feel like And one thing I
(25:54):
can say here at Collaborate Bridges, we let all of
our clients know you still you'll have a chance. You
do not give up.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
We want to remind people that they can attend this
event free of charge. Is going to be food and
for haircuts and healthcare units, overdose prevention training as well
as a mobile shower, and there's going to be vendors
there and also free close and a DJ. So it's
a wonderful way to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day by
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helping each other stay repped forward. Speak specifically about why
you are encouraged with the efforts of the West Side
Task Force Nearro.
Speaker 7 (26:38):
I've had some of my dear is family members struggle
and die from opioids, and it's impacted my life, and
I think about those people in my life that struggle
with this addiction and that's what drives me to understand
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it and fight for the survival of people, because people
don't have to die from drug over there today.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
And then it impacts everybody from the richest to the
poorest man, from from the most educated to the least
educated to an equal opportunity destroyer.
Speaker 6 (27:24):
Yeah, and seniors are impacted.
Speaker 7 (27:27):
I know, Beauty and the collaboratives. They know that our
senior citizens people need to make sure that they check
on their loved ones and the senior facilities because there
is an addiction in these sites. And I know that
the Collaborative and the West Side Heroin opio TESK Force
goes out and we train in those facilities and there
(27:50):
are I.
Speaker 18 (27:50):
Think that it's also important note for people that's using
and that have loved ones using the actual heroine is
actually being replaced by synthetic drugs or synthetic opioids.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
That's deadly, super deadly in terms of the fentanyl. And
it's manufactured just as though you're making an aspirt, And
so we just need to let people know it is potent. Yeah,
and we need to let people know that there is
help and we're going to close out beauty. What is
(28:27):
the best way for people to find out more information
not only about the International Overdose Awareness Day but also
support services.
Speaker 13 (28:35):
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Sounds so very good. We want to thank State Representative
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Thank you, thank you so much, Daryl.
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the week are Charles Whittaker, Professor and Dean of the
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Middidle School of Journalism at Northwestern University, Tanya Woods, attorney
and executive director of the Westside Justice Center, and Christopher Benson, Attorney, author,
journalism professor, and co founder of the Emmett and Mamie
Till Foundation. Chris, you are a journalism professor at Northwestern
and you know the importance of staying on top of
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the latest news.
Speaker 3 (31:15):
What are the top three.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
Stories of the week that we need to be paying
attention to? And welcome back Chris.
Speaker 15 (31:24):
Well, thanks, it's always an honor to be with you.
From top three, Well, we have Emmitt Till and the
signing of the Emmitt Till Day by Governor Pritsville into law. Now,
so we observe Immitt Till's birthday this year is eighty
what would have been his eighty fifth birthday, So quite
a moment there related to that though, because as we
(31:46):
think about Emmitt Till's birse, we naturally also think about
the end of his life, and that's next to another
top story, and that's Nolan Wells and the issue of
the cause of his death and the differential with respect
to black and white reaction to it, which which raises,
(32:07):
you know, some of the echoes of emmettil And who
also was died in Mississippi. He was certainly lynched. We
don't know yet what the outcome of the Nolan Wells
investigation is going to show. That there are suspicions there,
and it's another reflection of our polarization. I have to
say too, as a journalist, I note Donald Trump's appearance
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at the White House correspondence dinner and the very curious
moment first of all that he's even there, but when
the Wall Street Journal was honored and they referred to
some of the couples that the journalists have experienced because
of backlash by Trump supporters, and he kind of smirks
(32:51):
as if to dismiss it all. And it says a
lot about I think his attitude, not only about the media,
but his standing with respect to his his followers, in
his sense of vulnerability.
Speaker 2 (33:05):
Yeah, and Also that same vein there with regard to
the White House Correspondence Center is the fact that the
Justice Department had to withdraw it's subpoenas that it was
trying to get passed or approved. In terms of the
New York Times reporters.
Speaker 15 (33:27):
Yeah, well, you know, we're in a dangerous period, There's
no question about it. And as I'm sure my friend, colleague,
my brother self credits, they will agree, this is probably
one of the most important times for support of journalism
and the things that we do in order to help
people make enlightened voices about this democratic society. It's threatened
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now more than ever, and it's up we in the
media to bring these stories to the public. So when
government officials start attacking us, we have to first of
all make sure the public is are of the threat
to them in the flow of information that they need
in order to be fully the pull persisipents in the society.
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I mean, after all, this is also the month not
only have Vim Mattil's eighty fifth birthday, but the two
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which
of course leads to ultimately the US Constitution, which in
the first Amendment protects press rights, protects our freedom of speech,
which also invokes our freedom to hear, so the public's
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right is threatened as well.
Speaker 2 (34:33):
Yeah, Tanya, a lot of news on your mind, I'm sure,
because you are an informed individual and you have to
be as executive director of the Westside Justice Center. Your
top three stories that we need to have our tension
focused on.
Speaker 19 (34:49):
Good morning, Darylyn, Good morning to all your listeners and
my colleagues. Yep, there are a couple that are on
my mind. There's so many to choose from, some that
are well known, others that may be hit. Top of
mind for me is the Haitian Temporary Protective status being revoked.
It was revoked for Haitians some time ago, a couple
(35:11):
of years ago. However, the deadline has been extended and
then extended again, and so many Haitian Americans are wondering
what will happen to their ability to lawfully work here in.
Speaker 5 (35:23):
The United States.
Speaker 19 (35:24):
And if that policy and that revocation is enforced instead
of actually being extended, what does that mean for their
lives every day? So that is certainly top of mind
for us at the Westside Justice Center. Obviously, the tragic
death of Nolan Wells weighs heavy on our heart anytime
another young black man loses his life under any circumstances.
(35:47):
So it's certainly ones that are dubious ways heavy on
our hearts as a community, as a mother of a
black man, it just seems to be a faucet that
just will never turn off. And that is the the
death and dying of our black man.
Speaker 20 (36:02):
So that is certainly heavy on my heart. Little known
story that.
Speaker 19 (36:06):
Impacts us all along the lines of all things constitutional
in our rights. But there was a young man who
was stopped by police in Atlanta. He had been under
surveillance for quite some time, and he is under threat
of being prosecuted by the US Department of Justice under
a little known statute that makes it a crime to
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destroy property that could be used in furtherance of an
investigation or something similar. And what he's being accused of
is using an operating system to wipe his phone clean,
even though he was not aware of being under any
investigation or anything of that nature. That's important to us
all because the fact that you are our phones and
(36:56):
the information we keep on our phones, not only are
we being surveiled, but then even when we tried to,
you know, not necessarily protect ourselves, but use something that
you know, as far as this young man was concerned,
he wasn't doing anything wrong, but apparently he was being
surveilled and now could be.
Speaker 9 (37:12):
Brought up on federal charges.
Speaker 5 (37:14):
That is.
Speaker 19 (37:16):
That is shocking and something that should be looked into.
And the reason why he was being looked into is
because he was a strong opponent of Cop City down
in Atlanta. So that makes me weary and makes me
very concerned, and I will be following that story closely.
Speaker 2 (37:33):
Yeah, and Charles Whittaker, matter of fact, during the last
incident at the White House correspondence Dientner, you in fact
were heading We're supposed to were there, but then you
had to change.
Speaker 5 (37:47):
He was changed.
Speaker 21 (37:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 10 (37:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (37:50):
And then at this point, as Chris noted among the
New York Times supporters, who was subpoenat was a former
student of mind, Tyler Pager, who actually had to shake
the man's hand when he received he received his award yesterday,
which was a bizarre moment to witness. Yeah. So these
(38:11):
are perilous times with regard to press freedom and so
many other freedoms that are under assault right now. As
Tanya said, i'm i'm uh. My heart goes out to
the Asians the temporary protection status and I fear for
what will become of them now that that has been revoked.
The Nolan Well story weighs heavily on me as the
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father of two black sons who we had to give
the talk to because they grew up in integrated communities
and were often the only black boys in their friend groups.
And we often had to warn our sons, you know,
be careful, you can't do what they can do. Keep
your wits about you at all times. And so any
(38:56):
parent who's had to give their child the talk in
those circumstances feels for those parents top of mind again
all of the stories that my colleagues mentioned this morning,
I would add to those the closure of the Save
a Lot stores on the.
Speaker 5 (39:14):
Western following that and involved around, yes, that.
Speaker 8 (39:23):
We really disconcerting to see, you know, more food deserts
created and many times, in many instances, these were the
only grocery stores in those communities. It's just another example
of the kind of disinvestment that happens in black and
browns communities, and we really have to pay attend close
attention to that and find a way to address and
(39:45):
redress that. Because I'm kind of a political geek, I
am constantly watching the Senate races around the country, especially
those in places where it's really impaired that we win
back the Senate in order to redirect the country. Specifically,
(40:07):
the race in Maine in which Graham Plattner, the candidate
who won the primary, had to drop out because of
allegations of sexual abuse. The main Democrats have rallied around
Troy Jackson, former Liegenant governor. Appears that they have come together,
(40:28):
but again that's going to be a very very tight
race against Susan Collins. The race in Michigan where the
uh Muhammad al Saiedi is running against a less more conservatives.
She always say back candidate back by the the d SC,
(40:50):
by the Democratic Senate Committee, that race is tight. And
again just hoping that people will come together and eventually
sort of make smart choices in these races because the
future of the country, the future of the Republic kind
of depends on those. And then the ongoing conflict in
(41:13):
Iran has to be on our minds all the time
because of the implications that it has for the economy,
for the world order, and the fact that there is
no exit strategy here and it feels as though we
are going to be mired in this conflict for months
to come has to be disconcerting for all of us.
Speaker 2 (41:36):
Well, let's start first in terms of the story that
has international implications, and of course that is the war
with Iran. This is it's like we are living in
an unreal universe.
Speaker 8 (41:51):
Here.
Speaker 2 (41:53):
We start out and using the power of words, we
end up making these hyperbolic claims about our effectiveness in
terms of the war and Iran, and they come back
to haunt us. We use words like when we had
(42:13):
the initial bombing of the nuclear facilities in Iran, saying that.
Speaker 3 (42:18):
They were obliterated. All of you are people who.
Speaker 2 (42:23):
Understand the power of words. Obliterated means to totally annihilate,
to wipe out. So how can you Yeah, and Charles Whittaker,
matter of fact, during the last incident at the White
House Correspondence Center, you in fact were heading We're supposed
(42:44):
to be there, but then you had to change.
Speaker 22 (42:47):
Changed.
Speaker 3 (42:48):
Yeah.
Speaker 10 (42:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (42:50):
And then at this point, as Chris noted among the
New York Times supporters, who was subpoenad was a former
student of mind Tyler Pagrier, who actually had to shake
the Pen's hand when he received he received his award yesterday,
which was a bizarre moment to witness. Yeah, so these
(43:11):
are perilous times with regard to press freedom and so
many other freedoms that are under assault right now. As
Tanya said, i'm i'm my heart goes out to the
Asians the temporary protection status and I fear for what
will become of them now that that has been revoked.
The Nolan Well story weighs heavily on me as the
(43:33):
father of two black sons who we had to give
the talk to because they grew up in integrated communities
that were often the only black boys in their friend groups.
And we often had to warn our sons, you know,
be careful, you can't do what they can do. Keep
your wits about you at all times. And so any
(43:55):
parent who's had to give their child the talk in
those circumstances feels for those parents. Top of mind again
all the stories that my colleagues mentioned this morning, I
would add to those the closure of the Save a
Lot stores on the.
Speaker 5 (44:14):
Western following that, and inod.
Speaker 8 (44:21):
Yes that we really disconcerting to see you know, more
food deserts created, and many times, in many instances, these
were the only grocery stores in those communities. It's just
another example of the kind of disinvestment that happens in
black and brown communities, and we really have to pay
attend close attention to that and find a way to
(44:43):
address and redress that. Because I'm kind of a political geek,
I am constantly watching the Senate races around the country,
especially those in places where it's really imperative that win
back the Senate in order to redirect the country. Specifically,
(45:07):
the race in Maine in which Graham Plattner, the candidate
who won the primary, had to drop out because of
allegations of sexual abuse. The main Democrats have rallied around
Troy Jackson, former Liegenant governor. Appears that they have come together,
(45:27):
but again that's going to be a very very tight
race against Susan Collins. The race in Michigan where the
Muhammad al Saiedi is running against a less more conservatives.
I always say back candidate back by the the d
(45:49):
s C, by the Democratic Senate Committee, that race is tight,
and again just hoping that people will come together and
eventually sort of make smart choices in these races, because
the future of the country, the future of the republic
kind of depends on those. And then the ongoing conflict
(46:12):
in Iran has to be on our minds all the
time because of the implications that it has for the economy,
for the world order, and the fact that there is
no exit strategy here and it feels as though we're
going to be mired in this conflict for months to
come has to be disconcerting for all of us.
Speaker 2 (46:35):
Well, let's start first in terms of the story that
has international implications, and of course that is the war
with Iran.
Speaker 3 (46:46):
This is it's like we are.
Speaker 2 (46:48):
Living in an unreal universe here. We start out and
using the power of words, we end up making these
hyperbolic claims about our effectiveness in terms of the war
and Iran, and they come back to haunt us. We
(47:11):
use words like when we had the initial bombing of
the nuclear facilities in Iran, saying that they were obliterated.
Speaker 3 (47:19):
All of you are people who.
Speaker 2 (47:22):
Understand the power of words. Obliterated means to totally annihilate,
to wipe out. So how can you say that there
was an eminent threat with regard to Iran's nuclear bomb
capability one side, which is what you're currently saying, and
(47:42):
yet months ago you said that their ability to come
up with a nuclear weapon had been obliterated. This is
the thing, and the thing that is even more alarming,
and I don't care what side of the fence you're on,
is that we've already spent tens of billions of dollars
here in terms of protecting our troops and protecting our
(48:06):
interest in that region. But this is the reality, is
that you have you're firing patriot missiles and defense systems
at the cost of a half a million dollars each
to knock down a bomb that costs Iran five thousand
(48:27):
dollars to produce. And we really need to take a
lead here from you know, our brothers and sisters in
Ukraine that have come up with extremely cost effective defensive measures.
But yet you know, we have this monolith in terms
of the Defense Department that is seeking even more money
(48:48):
now seventy billion dollars. If I'm not mistaken to continue
this war, where what would you believe Because we're using
words that say they're totally annihilated, We're going to wipe
them off the face of the earth. I just need Chris,
you know, as a journalism professor, do words matter?
Speaker 15 (49:13):
Because yeah, you're asking somebody who's one of one of
the problems of my work is propaganda, racialized propaganda. But
I see a connection here as well. I mean, we're
in this period of what some observers have called, you know,
democratic backsliding, you know, creeping authoritarianism, and I think, you know,
(49:35):
I have to say that my sisters and brothers in
the profession, the journalism profession, have been slow to call
that out. Everybody's talking about it now, but it's kind
of late in the game. So we see that playing
out here. And as Charles mentioned, you know, there's no
exit strategy. There was really no no strategy for entering this,
this whole thing, an assumption that it was going to
(49:56):
be over quickly, which obviously was not the case. But
we have to see here a failure to to carefully
analyze what the consequences will be. I mean, the the
shutdown of the straight or Ford moves is something that
was predictable. I mean, the cost of of of an
air war, it was predictable, and you can't Yeah, I'm
not a military strategist, but I've read a lot recently,
(50:19):
and most of the experts are saying, yeah, you can't.
You can't prevail in a situation like this without sending
ground troops, and ground troops involved death. And here again,
this is an administration that doesn't appear to care about humanity,
to care about human life. There was a promise to
the Iranian people that this government, this yeah, this war
(50:39):
effort was going to come in to allow them to prevail.
But now they're they're blowing up civilian targets, and so
you know, we have to think about we have to
think about all that. But to the point, the language
speaks to something that hardcore followers of this administration tend
to to accept, and that ties to things that I
(51:02):
look at with respect to this racialized propaganda, and many
of the followers of the supporters of this administration, we're
buying in because of this othering process, right, and this
sort of promise that we're going to move people of color.
Speaker 8 (51:21):
Out of power.
Speaker 15 (51:22):
And so now they're seeing that, Wait a minute, you know,
the things that they were supporting also affect them. And
I think that's a message that has to come through
the media. This other process does not work We have
been engaged in a process of oppositional construction of identity
for so many years to justify power, and now we
have to see the value of our difference, to bring
(51:45):
us all together, to see that we have much more
in common than people realize. And now the cost of fuel,
the cost of groceries we talked about save a lot.
I mean I go to the store now and I
see ridiculous hikes and prices because of what we're going
through right now. This thing is affecting all of us
and we need to start recognizing that. And we need
more stories in the media to illustrate to people that
(52:07):
this is something that we all need to unite around.
Speaker 2 (52:12):
Words matter, Truth matters. I also want to hear from
the local Haitian community as well as those of you
who are listening across the world on the iHeartRadio app.
Call us right now at eight three three, five nine
one V one O three. We're going to go right
now and hear from Clarence. Clarence is one of our
listeners that is located in the South suburbs. Clarence, thanks
(52:32):
for your patience, man, you'll come to question this morning.
Speaker 23 (52:36):
Good morning, Good morning everyone, and this administration. First of all,
it's just unbelievable. For every morning you wake up there's
something different. It is this amazing that people.
Speaker 21 (52:52):
Stand behind us.
Speaker 23 (52:52):
Guy, I don't care if you black, white, whatever. Do
there's war that we were in. First it came about
he did.
Speaker 21 (53:02):
That, all the Epstein files that.
Speaker 22 (53:05):
He did that to try to take our minds off
of that.
Speaker 23 (53:08):
And now we're into something that's going to be a
long time. You know, the biggest idiot. But what can
you do that?
Speaker 2 (53:25):
And the thing about it is, lives are impacted here.
These Haitians that are contributors to our country, that that
are part of the fabric of what's at the base
of the statue of liberty. Bring me, you're tired, you're poor,
your huddled masses yearning to be free. They escaped tremendous
(53:50):
political rife in their particular home and an earthquake. That's
why there was a major influx. But now we're saying
that we to take away that protective status that they had.
Why because I don't know why, but it people just
need to speak out, as you said, Clarence, in terms
(54:12):
of the reality of it's not just a black or
white thing. It's a human thing man.
Speaker 23 (54:18):
Exactly. It's not just that his dow doesn't care anything.
Bobby cares about. It's a dollar bet and the more
you can put it in his pocket, the happier he is.
He don't care about anybody, any of the Americans, black, white, grain,
reds Adie, whatever. You don't get c.
Speaker 2 (54:42):
Yeah, Clarence, I appreciate you calling in this morning. Nothing
but the best for you, Tanya. It was interesting because
I was listening to an analysis of the Justice Department
withdrawing the subpoenas and one of the main reasons why
they had to do this, and we have another attorney
on in terms of Chris, is that in doing so,
(55:06):
you have to do discovery, and discovery they say, would
have exposed the Trump administration to financial disclosure that they
were unwilling to do, and that was one of the
main reasons why they decided to withdraw the s of poenis.
Speaker 19 (55:24):
You know, Darryl, you highlight something that often gets very
lost in the weeds, and that is the procedures that
are supposed to be followed in order to carry out
justice fairly and justly. That often get overlooked when we
talk about those who are in power and who hold power,
And what you're pointing out is how procedurally you know,
(55:47):
basically there was an in run here to protect those
who seemingly show every day that they have no regard
for the livelihood of Americans, no regard for fairness, no
regard for justice.
Speaker 20 (56:02):
And so I think it.
Speaker 5 (56:03):
Becomes a moment.
Speaker 19 (56:03):
I'm going to tie back to Charles's point about paying
attention to elections, and it's something that I think that
Charles and I often will take turns harping on, and
I say that in the best possible way, not in
a pejorative way, is that we must must pay attention
to our elections and who we are putting in positions
of power. When we opt out of the system as
(56:26):
a way of protest, we end up endorsing bad behavior
like this that has repercussions for years and years and
years to come, and the many thousands of lives that
will be impacted. We must be paying attention to all
races at all times, whether the vote is tomorrow in
the spring, in November. All races are important, prosecutorial races.
(56:51):
Who we vote for attorney general, who you vote for
your state rep. Who you vote for your county Clerk,
all of these public officials, you have the ability and
the right, nay, the responsibility to make sure that we
are electing people who comport with a sense of fairness
and justice, who do have some amount of compassion for humankind.
(57:13):
As your college just pointed out, we do talk about
issues of race because they are important, but those of
us who have dealt in this space long enough to
know that race is something that has been conjured by
the oppressor to keep anybody that they don't want to
have access to justice, out of power and out of
control of their own livelihoods, and that race card can.
Speaker 2 (57:35):
Be changed up at any moment.
Speaker 19 (57:37):
But the moment we actually begin to see each other
as human beings and have to look out for one another,
then we can actually, you know, begin to neutralize racial discrimination.
So that was a long way of saying, please pay
attention in the elections, everybody.
Speaker 2 (57:53):
And like they say, you know, the story is in
the details, because they decided to withdraw those subpoenas because
of that discovery clause that would have opened up the
administration to financial dealing that they didn't.
Speaker 19 (58:11):
Every day they have been studying those folks, and they've
been studying the playbook for a while and now they're
implementing it.
Speaker 2 (58:20):
Yeah, and I want to let Justin and Mike and
others know yet Chris hold that thought because we have
to add a break. But those that are on the
line right now, stay on the line. We're going to
get to your calls on the other side of the break,
plus discuss the Nolan Wells investigation. You are listening to
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And we are live time check for you right now.
It is seven twenty in. Our reporters round table are
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Land and the world to speak to the issues as
only you can, and we're going to hear from a
first time caller. It is Justin calling from the city
of Chicago, justin thank you for being a first time
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caller as well as for your patients. Sir, what are
your comments?
Speaker 21 (01:03:07):
Question?
Speaker 22 (01:03:09):
Good, Good morning sir. First of all, God bless everybody
this morning. What I gotta say is I really believe
we should be all united. First of all, it no
matter what party we are, Democratic, Republican, we should be united.
First of all. I do agree with the young ladies.
Speaker 8 (01:03:28):
Just speaking for me.
Speaker 22 (01:03:31):
But God is great first of all, and we all
believe in that our country will be great, not what
our president says or or what every nobody says. And
we believe in God will be great first of all.
Second of all, I don't believe in history and history
shows that the Democratic Parties has never done nothing for
the Democratic people. And to this day, I would like
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to ask you what do you believe in the Democratic
Party has done for us read and its proven as
going red? So what is your opinion on that?
Speaker 2 (01:04:07):
Okay, well, let's just deal with one thing. You said
that there is an equality, and you teut the necessity
of equality. And depending on how you describe God, God
says that no person is greater than another. God literally
says that everybody is the same. And listen to me,
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you ask my opinion here, But they're also underlying everything
is truth. Underlying everything is truth and truth many times,
as they say, justin is in the pudding. I am
here speaking to you right now because of efforts by
the Democratic Party that were incorporated into federal law during
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the Kennedy and Johnson and even the Nixon administration and
when it came to affirmative action, all of those games
that have allowed me and my colleagues that are on
the air this morning to present the news and to
teach the next generation of news leaders and to stand
up for people of color, like those that are disenfranchised
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with the temporary protection status from Haiti and Syria. Now,
if the Republican Party is for that, and let me
tell you something to give you a little history lesson
justin it was Nixon that came out with affirmative action,
and then from that particular Republican party, we have one
now that says that not even black or brown history
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should be taught in schools, nor in the history books,
nor at the museums that are designed to tell the truth.
So I appreciate you being a first time caller.
Speaker 3 (01:05:50):
Please make sure that is not your last.
Speaker 2 (01:05:53):
Thank you, my friend. Moving on right now, we're going
to hear from Chris. Chris is calling from Oak Park. Chris,
you are on Chicago Speaks. Thanks for your patient, said Chris,
You're comment to question.
Speaker 16 (01:06:07):
Not a problem. Good morning, very very great topic. Uh.
I do give you know, the Democrats some props, but
some of the gains we had should have been cutified
in law, brother, and I think is a full push
with the browning.
Speaker 3 (01:06:24):
There used to be christ There used to be law.
Speaker 2 (01:06:28):
When you look at the voting right sack that has
been eviscerated and the Civil Rights Act, those those were laws.
Speaker 16 (01:06:37):
We won't we won't mistake Clarence Thomas for our good brother,
thirdgood Marshall. We I know we won't do that, but
with the browning of America, disappears to be Cutler's last
stand to roll back everything. And brother, look, we got
a lot of uh, you know, our skin folk on
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board with her brother didn't not really talking about it.
You know, they are on.
Speaker 2 (01:07:04):
Board, and you know I'm going to call it wrong out.
I don't care if the wrong is perpetrated by a
black person or a white person.
Speaker 16 (01:07:15):
Well, no, absolutely, some like the best disinfect Brother, I
do agree. And Democrats got to get back in position
of winning elections. And since nineteen eighty nine they've created
fifty five million jobs compared to the Republicans of about
eighteen and it appears the Republicans are doing the biddings
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of the richest one percent. So Democrats got their work
cut out for him.
Speaker 27 (01:07:41):
Brother up, hello, hello, comment there, I'm there, Okay, okay, okay.
Speaker 2 (01:08:13):
And so we're back, and I just want to get
Bliss's take here in terms of the parallels with regard
to the Nolan Wells incident, in terms of that and
Emmitt Till because that was brought up by Ben Crump.
Speaker 15 (01:08:30):
Yeah, well, I mean there there there are so many.
I mean, first of all, young black man.
Speaker 8 (01:08:37):
This is the thing white.
Speaker 15 (01:08:40):
I guess there's an implication that there may be some
white suspects. But you know, one of the critical things
that I think we can we can look at in
terms of parallels is the way the investigation has started
may have ended with respect to the state. I mean,
the family's autopsy report can't rule out homicide, and the
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state is saying drowning. Well, okay, drowning, but what was
the cause of drowning? Right, So the lack of information
on this, you know, parkens back to in Attil and
the way the state of Mississippi attempted.
Speaker 8 (01:09:16):
To cover up that murder.
Speaker 15 (01:09:18):
But also you have a statement by the governor, you know,
Date Reeves, that said, you know, a lot of a
lot of the suspicion is being caused by outsiders, and
that harkens back to the language of the nineteen fifties
where people were looking at the NAACP. In the case
of the m Mattil lynching is outside agitators. And to
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your point about the parallel, it's even larger than just
these cases. As serious as these cases are, we're looking
at a time now that is on a parallel trap
with the nineteen fifties. In the nineteen fifties, people were
reacting violently to what had just happened, Brown Board of Education,
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which redefine our rights, you know, established equality in ways
that seem threatening to white people. And today they're responding
to something that's about to happen as there was a
reference you know, to the Brownie or America, you know,
stop suppresses this is not going to be a white
majority country anymore. And people are responding violently to that.
And so we have to see these things, you know,
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as beyond race, as beyond racism, beyond racial violence. We
have to look at it in a power context. This
is about people who have maintained power for so long
and want to continue maintaining it. And all the pushback
we're looking at, including what you reference the book banning
the censorship, it's of a peace with this effort to
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push us back. And that ties to to Tanya's point
earlier about elections. I can't agree more about how important
it is. It's vital for our survival basically for us
to be involved. I mean, you know, Obama was elected president.
We were all out high five in each other, while
the Republicans went undercover and said, Okay, we're going to
start from the bottom and work our way up. So
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school boards and state legislatures became their targets. And look
at where we are now. We got book banning and
censorship laws in more than thirty states.
Speaker 5 (01:11:14):
So this is.
Speaker 15 (01:11:15):
All fundamental to protecting our rights. And I think it's
of a piece with the efforts that we should make
not only in the media but in the public as
well in seeking out information.
Speaker 2 (01:11:26):
Charles your political want, where exactly are the Republicans that
were of the ilk of like Jacob Javits and people
like that.
Speaker 8 (01:11:38):
Well, the Republican Party was taken over by Donald Trump.
So those folks no longer exist, certainly not within the
Republican Party. They've either abandoned it all together or they've
been completely cowed and brought to heal by Donald Trump.
Speaker 3 (01:11:58):
So the Republican Party conservatives, where is that?
Speaker 8 (01:12:04):
You know? I think all of those people have simply
gone underground. They've buried their heads. They feel that there's
nothing that they can do to rest the party from
Donald Trump, and so disappointingly, some of them are not
speaking out There are those like George I forget his name.
His wife used to be the Trump not Romney, that's
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Mitt Romney, but yeah, the guy who used to be
married to Kelly what's her name anyway, who are speaking out.
Kevin and Conway, George Conway, Yes, George Conway. There are
those like George Conway who are who are speaking out,
but are precious precious few of them. This the party
is afraid of the backlash of the mega movement. I
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suppose they have some reason to be. Trumpet still has
a lot of sway over those folks. And because, as
Chris said, because of the way the country has been gerrymandered,
because we have these districts that are so safe for
mega candidates, it's impossible for a moderate Republican now to
stick their head up above water and not having chop talk.
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That's a nixed metaphor. But you know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (01:13:12):
Yeah, But the thing is is that it's trying to
rewrite history.
Speaker 5 (01:13:16):
Tanya.
Speaker 2 (01:13:17):
I appreciate justin listening.
Speaker 3 (01:13:19):
I want everybody to listen to this.
Speaker 2 (01:13:21):
Program, but when you say something that is not the truth.
In terms of what has the Democratic Party done, the
Democratic Party had to fight within itself joined the nineteen
sixties because of the Dixocrats.
Speaker 19 (01:13:36):
It's it's really not to cut you off, Daryl, but
this is this conversation is so important. The fact that
he makes that comment is further proof that the antiquity
of this two party system continues to raise its ugly
head and put people in a state of constant confusion.
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Have you constantly give a history lesson every time when
we're on this show, about the history of what different
parties have done for this country? And let me be
very clear, the two parties. We don't talk much about
any other parties besides Democrats and Republicans.
Speaker 20 (01:14:11):
But the fact that.
Speaker 19 (01:14:12):
Every day Americans are confused and not clear about what
one party has done or the other party has done
for their community means that a change is imminent and
needed and necessary and urgent, whatever that change looks like.
Because what we are hearing is people's constant dissatisfaction and
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following any one party because in your city or your locality,
one party might be doing something really great for your community,
and right next door that same party is doing something
detrimental and harmful for your community. And so what people
are frustrated about is that they are continuously being forced
to choose between this false binary of two parties that
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on any given day, on any particular issue, does not
represent there risk, does not fight and advocate for their communities,
and they do not see themselves in that party.
Speaker 20 (01:15:05):
And so what I think we are seeing is a.
Speaker 19 (01:15:07):
Continuous shifting now of people saying this is no longer
what it is serving us as everyday Americans, this two
party system. We are not seeing the kind of results
that we should be seen. We are not seeing representatives
and public officials that actually represent us, we the people.
Speaker 20 (01:15:26):
And I think that's actually a good thing.
Speaker 19 (01:15:28):
I think it is good when we are challenging our parties,
our political you know, pundits as well as our public
officials to actually create the party that we want to see.
And then we we cannot do that, create a third
or fourth or you know, whatever options that we need
that will represent the needs of the people. And so
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you know that that's my take on you know, where
we see ourselves in these two parties that seemingly continuing continue.
Speaker 2 (01:15:56):
To disappoint.
Speaker 8 (01:15:59):
To I thought, may the problem with oh sorry, Chris,
very quickly. The problem, however, is that people get frustrated
with the two party system and they opt out entirely.
Rather than doing what you suggested, Tanya, which is getting
more engaged, more involved, looking for alternatives, they simply say
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the system doesn't work. I'm not going to participate, and
that's why we find ourselves in the position that we're
in now. You are, Yeah, So what they said, I
think that's a very important, very important point because when
you think about it, a two party system is fundamentally undemocratic.
But that's part of the propaganda that's evolved that the
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American system is a two party system. That where's that written? So, yeah,
we need to be involved and look at what happens
when we're not, because you know, low turnout is what
brought us to this point.
Speaker 15 (01:16:53):
So incorrect.
Speaker 2 (01:16:55):
The other thing, and then we're going to hear from
our good friend Mike from Bronze Show, is that, if
I'm not mistaken, Warren and Berger two of the most
influential Supreme Court head justices of the Supreme Court. They
were Republicans, but yet they passed some of the most
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transformational rulings that have benefited this country. And it's march
toward equality for all. That's the part that just blows
my mind. We're hearing from Mike right now. Mike, thanks
for your patients. You're on Chicago Speaks. You're comment to
question this morning.
Speaker 21 (01:17:36):
Oh yeah, good Sunday PRESSA. I'd like to just say
we have to deal with one thing, the mere terms.
We are four persons different. I don't understand how anybody
in their right mind who knows or who about politics
in any shape full of fashion remote suggest that the
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Republicans are a better party unless you are a millionaire.
The politics simply don't match. Look, we have a generative
AI that is getting ready to put out a lot
of us worldward, in including journalists. So I would suggest
(01:18:27):
that the mere term of persons who are learning at
least deal with that platform. Once answer the question will
there be regulatory AI? Will there be regulations to stop
AI in terms of what it could do for this economy,
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specifically as a concerns labor. Now let me move on
to the Iran war, which has cost US one hundred
and thirty eight meis dollars and it's a billion, maybe billion,
I'm tying billion. Do you realize how many people could
be fed if we had an administrative if we had
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the electorial and a legislative body that gave a hoop
about feeding people who are hungry. The Heritage Foundation is
the platform of this country in terms of public policy,
and we need to get real about what that is.
(01:19:41):
So Justin and those individuals who are not clearly not
educated in public policy processes, I'm like you suggest civil rights,
a reader on the block of a reader on the
block struggle, get your pen full out what the gin
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fee will write? A reader on the Black struggles since
seventeen eighty seven and by Jonathan Berkeley and clear tale
that Okay, you won't be national radio stations walking crazy.
And that's my comment for this Sunday.
Speaker 2 (01:20:26):
Well, I appreciate you, Mike. I guess closing comments, what
are the stories Chris, and this is for everybody to
answer in thirty seconds that we need to pay attention
to this week.
Speaker 15 (01:20:39):
Well, I think the ones we started out talking about certainly,
you know what is what does justice look like in
the case of Nolan Wells? You know what is going
to transpire with respect to the public pressure to move
the case forward toward a just outcome, And we have
to think about that in the case of a death,
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know what does justice really mean. And then also you know,
the war it's it's it's it's rising in terms of
its intensity, and people need to think about what it's
costing us on all levels. And I think that's going
to be an issue for for some time to come.
I have to say too that you know, we talked
about the lack of consideration and getting into this. The
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JCPOA is what Trump tore up in j c POA
is an acronym for Obama right.
Speaker 8 (01:21:26):
That was an Obama.
Speaker 15 (01:21:27):
Policy and he tore it up without thinking about the
consequences of it. Now we're going back to what we
had before.
Speaker 2 (01:21:34):
Carls, you got twenty seconds.
Speaker 8 (01:21:37):
I'm going to be at local politics. The mayoral race
and the school board races which are coming up are
going to be really critical in Chicago, and I don't
think I don't think anyone's paying attention to the school
board races. The first completely elected school board that's going
to be very important in terms of the future of
education in Chicago, but also how this mayoral race develops.
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That that's to take place over several months. But it
is very curious to see who was jockeying for position
and who was raising their hand to throw their hat
in the ring.
Speaker 5 (01:22:09):
For that race, and Tanya, you have fifteen seconds.
Speaker 21 (01:22:13):
Great.
Speaker 19 (01:22:13):
Yeah, Haitian Americans need everyone to contact their senators in
whatever state you live in and ask for them to
support the Senate bill that is in the US Congress
now that would extend to pray to protect the status
for Haitian Americans until twenty twenty nine. We do not
need foss extensions. We need real relief.
Speaker 5 (01:22:32):
Sounds so very good.
Speaker 2 (01:22:33):
I want to thank Chris Benson, Charles Whittaker, and Tony
Woods for joining us this morning. Coming up next, we're
going to give you the details on this.
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It is that time of the year when all black women,
not only here in Chicago Land, but from across the world,
celebrate in their excellence, and the one place that they
get a chance to showcase that is the Black Woman's Expo.
Joining me this morning to talk about its thirty first year,
(01:23:25):
is Mary Green, who is the founder of Black Woman's Expo. Mary,
always a pleasure to talk to you.
Speaker 20 (01:23:30):
How are you doing, I'm well, Good morning to you.
Speaker 21 (01:23:33):
Dan.
Speaker 2 (01:23:34):
It is incredible in terms of this vision that you
had thirty years ago is still around and still empowering
black women.
Speaker 28 (01:23:43):
I know, it's it's amazing to me, and you know,
I wake up sometime not believing, also not feeling thirty
one years that we've been doing it, but when it
is thirty one years and it's hard to believe.
Speaker 20 (01:23:55):
Last year was our thirtieth anniversary.
Speaker 28 (01:23:57):
But this is even a this is even a more
incredible show because of what some of the things we
experienced last year with the diversity, equity and inclusion attacks
shows like ours.
Speaker 20 (01:24:07):
So this year we're just coming back bigger and bigger.
Speaker 2 (01:24:10):
Yeah. So let's talk about the logistics in terms of
where is it being held in what days?
Speaker 28 (01:24:16):
Okay, it is July thirty first through August second, which
is next weekend, but July thirty first through August second
at McCormick Place in the North Building.
Speaker 20 (01:24:27):
Tickets are available half price adult tickets.
Speaker 28 (01:24:29):
At all Walgreens, as we do every year, and it's
from ten to seven on Friday and Saturday, and eleven
to six on Sunday.
Speaker 2 (01:24:37):
First of all, what is the main reason why someone
should attend the Black Women's Expo.
Speaker 20 (01:24:43):
It is so much.
Speaker 28 (01:24:44):
It is everything that you can imagine, everything that you
may be looking for and need. It's an empowering it's
an inspirational event. What we're excited about this year when
we're calling it three days, three phenomenal women will be
a part of the show, but one on Friday.
Speaker 29 (01:25:01):
Joy Read WoT Joy Read, former MS and Form and
MSNBC commentator, phenomenal, phenomenal political brain.
Speaker 20 (01:25:11):
Yes, and I'm so excited about her.
Speaker 28 (01:25:13):
She will be there on Friday all afternoon doing a
session on the main stage, and then she's doing her
podcast live from our show and one of our breakout rooms.
And on Saturday, the it girl is Keep Palmer.
Speaker 2 (01:25:27):
Yeah, Chicago lands very own, very very old.
Speaker 28 (01:25:30):
She is incredible, awesome, and she will be there on
our mainstage. She's also doing a pilates instruction for one
hundred women in one of our breakouts later in the afternoon,
like at five o'clock, So listen for that.
Speaker 20 (01:25:43):
You have to, you know, register to be a part
of that.
Speaker 2 (01:25:45):
And then on Sundays, just hold on to Key Palmer
because this young person, yes, and she you know, she's
barely the age of the x BO. Know, if I'm
not mistaken or not, she has the audacity and the
talent to bridge generations. I look at her when she's
interviewing people like first Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey
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and then interviewing young people and she doesn't miss a
beat generationally connecting with them, not a beat.
Speaker 28 (01:26:16):
And I'm telling you because we know that, like you
know it, it's hard figuring out who should interview you
on that mainstage because you have to be ready.
Speaker 20 (01:26:26):
You have to be ready for Kiki. So we're very
excited that she is coming.
Speaker 28 (01:26:30):
So all of our announcements are going out this week,
and the third Phenomenal Woman is on Sunday, where we
have lots of gospel entertainment, starting with the Chicago Mass Choir, Sayla,
the youth choir from Saint Savannah, and then hitting the
stage is Leandrea Johnson, the incredible gospel singer. So three
Phenomenal Women in three days and other entertainment. Our main
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stage Friday is a house set Saturday is some more
R and B so it's just a lot going on
as well as all of our breakshops and I mean
breakouts and seminars.
Speaker 2 (01:27:03):
Yeah, talk about that because this is the thing that
I want people to understand. You miss so much of
what this expo is intended for, and that is the
power of information. When you don't attend these breakout sessions.
We now have incredible, incredible thought leaders that are trying
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to empower you with knowledge. Talk about that in terms
of some of the breakout sessions.
Speaker 20 (01:27:29):
Coming from around the country, and that's the thing.
Speaker 28 (01:27:31):
I mean, there's so many folks that are coming to
be a part of our health seminars, our business seminars.
So if you're going into business, WBDC is going to
be doing a session. I'm really excited about the Battle
for our Voting Rights session that will be hosted by
Congressman Jonathan Jackson.
Speaker 20 (01:27:50):
That is a big session.
Speaker 28 (01:27:51):
On Saturday afternoon, we'll be talking about mental health.
Speaker 20 (01:27:55):
In terms of men. It's not just for women this XBO, so.
Speaker 28 (01:27:59):
There's a whole group of guys that are coming to
discuss that issue, whether it's health all the way around,
anything that you can think of that black women are
experiencing will be discussed at the expo.
Speaker 20 (01:28:13):
But then I'm excited by some of the fun stuff too.
Speaker 28 (01:28:15):
So you know, there's all of these new restaurants, right,
black owned restaurants around the city.
Speaker 20 (01:28:19):
We have we have five of them.
Speaker 2 (01:28:21):
Well, Chicago is one of the food capitals of the world,
the world.
Speaker 28 (01:28:24):
Five of the new owners of restaurants will be to
talk about some of.
Speaker 2 (01:28:27):
Those restaurants there because if anything will pique somebody's interests.
Speaker 28 (01:28:31):
Yeah, Southern food, Southern Chicago, Herbachi, Breulet. So these are
all the restaurants that have opened almost into last year.
So we have their owners not only being a part
of a seminar in a session where you can ask questions,
uh and talk to them and find out how they
got into business, how they're standing.
Speaker 20 (01:28:49):
In the business.
Speaker 28 (01:28:49):
This is a tough business, you know, uh, customer service issues,
all of the things that they experience, employment, employment, and
some of their chefs will then go in to our
culinary pavilion where they will sample some of their signature items.
Speaker 5 (01:29:05):
So this is a this is.
Speaker 20 (01:29:06):
A wonderful experience and a wonderful show.
Speaker 2 (01:29:08):
And what are you doing on the economic front? Because
I know that investments in learning how to invest, we choose.
Speaker 28 (01:29:17):
To success and we have that as a as a
major issue in our community. So there are several banks
that will be there that are doing sessions fIF their
bank is one of our sponsors. Midland Wealth is doing
a whole financial empowerment So we deal with all of
those issues from you know, from finance and business to
health and wellness to professional development leadership.
Speaker 20 (01:29:40):
So it's it's it's full of three days.
Speaker 28 (01:29:42):
We probably have about thirty seminars over those three days.
Speaker 2 (01:29:46):
And always a major attraction is that of the vendor fair.
Speaker 28 (01:29:50):
Oh my god, and you never know what's going to
happen and how people are going to be able to
come and be a part of the showy with all
of the terrafts and everything going on. We have overto
urned in fifty people already exhibitors that will be small
businesses that will be on that exhibit floor. So it's
very encouraging and we keep it affordable there so that
people can attend, not only attend with half priced tickets,
(01:30:12):
but that people can then so our boots are very
inexpensive for three days. You can still get them if
you're interested. Everything is on Ticketfalcon dot com, orbwenext dot com,
on our website and you can find out about how
to be a part of the show or also how
to get to your tickets.
Speaker 2 (01:30:31):
Speak about the generational element that exists here in terms
of encouraging generations of women to attend this.
Speaker 20 (01:30:41):
Yes, it is, and that's.
Speaker 28 (01:30:42):
Been one of our hotspots is that it is all generational.
Speaker 20 (01:30:46):
It is generational.
Speaker 28 (01:30:47):
I mean from Baby Boomers down to Gen X come
to our show and when we have some kind of
difficulties trying to figure out everything that we must present
and make sure that we have something for everyone that comes.
What we leaned in this year is the WE in
our in our logo b WE Black Women's Expo, because
after last year, you know, we wanted to make the
(01:31:09):
message clear that we belong, We influenced, you know, this,
this this generation we support. You know there are but
more than anything, we matter and we're not pulling back
on any of that and making sure that the show
hits all of those messages, that that's what the women
see when they come. There will be billboards around and
(01:31:30):
walls around the expo just pushing the message we want
women to be encouraged.
Speaker 20 (01:31:34):
We want them to be inspired and empowered. We want
them to walk away.
Speaker 28 (01:31:38):
With something more than you know, a bag of freebies,
even though we got a lot of those.
Speaker 20 (01:31:43):
We want you to walk away with information and education.
Speaker 2 (01:31:45):
And not only that, but walk away inspired and also
with the responsibility that you have to play your part
as a citizen of this nation.
Speaker 28 (01:31:56):
Play your part and bring somebody along with you. You know,
we know there's like you said, you've been mentoring for years.
We have to bring people along, young people along with us.
I mean, we're getting calls for weeks wanting to be
a part of the show. Can I volunteer? Yes, come on,
because it's more than that. You know, you're learning and
you're you're seeing others that you.
Speaker 20 (01:32:16):
Want to be like.
Speaker 28 (01:32:17):
So we we have all of that as part of
the show.
Speaker 2 (01:32:20):
And give us the best way to purchase tickets and
find out the schedule.
Speaker 28 (01:32:25):
Well, please go on bwe next dot com and that's
our website. Even if you put in the Black Women's Export,
you will get our website.
Speaker 2 (01:32:32):
You want to tell people, that's bweenext.
Speaker 20 (01:32:35):
Dot com dot com.
Speaker 28 (01:32:37):
Right bwext dot com and you will go straight to
our website and you can click on tickets or information
or you know, you find out how to park. There's
so many things that you can find out on the website.
But Walgreens, every Walgreens, don't let them tell you.
Speaker 20 (01:32:51):
They don't have the tickets. They have them. They print
them out.
Speaker 28 (01:32:54):
So any Walgreens in the city, in the Chicago land Era,
just ask for half priced tickets.
Speaker 2 (01:32:59):
So very good. That is Mary Green, the founder of
the Black Woman's Expo.
Speaker 20 (01:33:03):
Thank you you too.
Speaker 2 (01:33:05):
But that wraps up this edition of Chicago Speaks. As always,
want to thank my guest well most importantly you the
listeners and callers into the program. If you desire news
on a twenty four to seven basis, it's always available
with our sister station with the Black Information Network at
AM six forty right now, get ready to get your
praise on what's on your blaky I'm Darryl Denart. We'll
see you back here next Sunday, beginning at six am
(01:33:27):
for another edition of Chicago Speaks. Please be sure to
take care of yourself
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