Episodes

  • 34 - GET DOWN OR LAY DOWN: How Street Organizations Proliferated in the Late 80s and Early 90s

    34 - GET DOWN OR LAY DOWN: How Street Organizations Proliferated in the Late 80s and Early 90s
    May 22 2023
    Rodney "Hotrod" Phillips is a former member of the infamous "Low End" (Lower Southside) street organization, the Del Vikings. He discusses who the Del Vikings were and their organizational structure. He talks about the dissolution of the Del Vikings and how they were absorbed into the Black Disciples and Gangster Disciples street organizations. Mr. Phillips is currently a violence interrupter and works in Chicago with young people to help reverse some of the the suffering in the inner-city.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 33 -The Tale of Two Titans: King David & Boss Daley | Dr. Lance Williams

    33 -The Tale of Two Titans: King David & Boss Daley | Dr. Lance Williams
    Apr 30 2023
    Dr. Lance Williams is a professor and youth advocate who specializes in Chicago history. His research has focused much on Chicago street organizations. In this episode, Dr. Lance compares the social background and power-base of the leaders of Black street organizations and the leaders of Chicago’s political regime during the 1960s. He also discusses how Black migrants from the South impacted Chicago’s street culture, the signficance of Mayor Richard J. Daley’s ("Old Man Daley") Irish roots and affiliation to White street gangs, and many other topics. Dr William's new book can be found here:


    https://www.amazon.com/King-David-Boss-Daley-Disciples-ebook/dp/B0BNW6Q43B
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • 31 - Tavares Briggs

    31 - Tavares Briggs
    Feb 11 2023
    Tavares Briggs is an aldermanic candidate for Chicago’s 6th Ward. In this podcast, Tavares discusses his experience as a lifelong Chicago resident from the South and West sides. He is a lead educator within Chicago Public Schools and a leader within multiple community organizations. The topics in this podcast revolve around Tavares’ activation as a public servant and pursuit to politically represent the 6th Ward.

    IG:
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    Twitter:
    @TavaresBriggs



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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • 30 - The Formation of the Disciples & the Chicago Political Machine

    30 - The Formation of the Disciples & the Chicago Political Machine
    Oct 11 2022
    The Formation of the Disciples & the Chicago Political Machine

    Dr. Lance Williams is a professor and youth advocate who specializes in Chicago history. His research has focused much on the history of Chicago street organizations. In this episode, Dr. Lance, Ali, Color1, and GLC discuss how European descendent immigrants in the mid 1900s and Black migrants from the South clashed upon arrival, missed opportunities doing the tenure Mayor Richard J. Daley’s reign, “King” David Barksdale’s rise, Larry Hoover’s true affiliation with the Black Stone Rangers, and many other topics.



    Dr. Lance Williams
    His new upcoming book can be found here:
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/1633887863/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_5EZYRJXEEMYG49P8BY17_0

    Color1
    IG: @colorone
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    GLC
    IG: @glctheism
    Tw: @GLCtheism


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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • 29 - Peter Cunningham & The Youth Speak

    29 - Peter Cunningham & The Youth Speak
    Jun 12 2022
    Peter Cunningham is the executive director of Education Post, a Chicago-based non-profit communications organization promoting education reform. Previously, Cunningham was president of Cunningham Communications, a Chicago-based communications company serving public, private, and nonprofit sector clients.

    In this episode, Ali and guest-host Peter talk to Chicago youth about their migration away from street life into becoming contributing members of their community. Wesley and Darius discuss their life on the far southside and westsides of Chicago, gun control, the violence epidemic in the city, utilizing therapy to work through their trauma, the importance of having male role models in their lives, and their take on how better living conditions could be fostered in many stigmatized communities.


    Twitter: @PCunningham57

    https://www.edpost.com/stories/author/peter-cunningham

    https://www.chicagocred.org

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • 28 - Global Silicon Valley

    28 - Global Silicon Valley
    May 20 2022
    At the 2022 Global Silicon Valley + ASU Summit. Founder of CRED and former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Ali, and Big Durk share a panel to discuss violence in Chicago. CRED participant, Antonio illuminates with his experiences growing up in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago.

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    Additional Info:

    https://www.chicagocred.org

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    41 mins
  • 27 - Big Durk Returns (Part 2)

    27 - Big Durk Returns (Part 2)
    Apr 26 2022
    In his return to The Chi Podcast, Big Durk discusses the importance of being present with family, creating the family environment he never had, Islam as the primary transformative force of his life, losing his beloved son – D Thang to gun violence, learning how to forgive and move forward, and on Larry Hoover’s push for education.

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    40 mins