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This podcast is a special report on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Black Panther Party Illinois Chairman Fred Hampton. Chairman Fred and party member Mark Clark were murdered December 4, 1969 by a Chicago Police Department death squad, during an apartment raid. We will hear Hampton in his own words, and present analysis of the state sponsored murder of this great Black revolutionary leader. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

Special report. Race for the White House: A Police Accountability Discussion with Howie Hawkins. Guest contributor Kimberly Bèl Papiyon Phillips will join us from San Jose, California. Kimberly’s son A.J. was murdered by San Jose police officers in 2015. Howie is the only presidential candidate who supports community control of the police Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

We’ll present a special report. Justice for #AtatianaJefferson & #JoshuaBrown: Police Murder & Corruption in Texas. Producer K-Rose will provide a report from Dallas, the home of So-Metro Radio. Guest contributor Kimberly Bèl Papiyon Phillips will also join us. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms. Connecticut comedian Mizz Conduct Melissa Elmore joins us for a discussion on racism in comedy. Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was convicted of murder Tuesday, for fatally shooting Botham Shem Jean in his apartment. We have analysis. Our Real Talk segment features Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins talking about the Democrats’ “spoiler” smear against the Greens

Our Policy Watch report features analysis of Luke Bronin’s victory in the September 10th Hartford Democratic mayoral primary, a false choice between three neoliberal candidates. We’ll share Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins’ policy analysis of the September 12th Democratic presidential debate in Houston. Our Real Talk Segment features an interview with former Compton gang member and Death Row Records affiliate James “Mob James” McDonald, who talks about the events leading up to the September 7, 1996 shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Tupac died six days later on September 13th at age 25 Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs original shows Wednesday nights at 8p et / 7p ct / 5p pt on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

Community Party Radio on So-Metro Radio returns TONIGHT. Commentary on urban issues from a grassroots perspective. Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins joins us for a discussion on issues impacting communities of color Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs original shows Wednesday nights at 8p et / 7p ct / 5p pt on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

Our 100th episode special includes a Policy Watch report: Democrats Push Russiagate As Gun Violence Engulfs Hartford. We’ll talk about the fatal police shooting in Hartford, and police misconduct in Hamden. We’ll also share some of the most memorable Community Party Radio segments since our show launched in 2015 Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

The Connecticut Democrats remain silent, as #Hartford has been plagued by a rash of shootings. We talk about the economics of urban gun violence. We also have an update on the crisis at Connecticut Valley Hospital and Whiting Forensic. Our Policy Watch special report features Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins. Hawkins’ campaign platform is based on race conscious policy solutions, including an Economic Bill of Rights and community control of the police Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

Guest contributor Janet Frazao-Conaci joins the show for a discussion on Connecticut Valley Hospital/Whiting Forensic Hospital Legislative Task Force co-chair Mike Lawlor. Lawlor described 10 years of CVH employment data that proves systemic racism at the facility as a “perception”, during a June 17 task force meeting. Janet will also provide her Policy Watch analysis of the 2019 Connecticut General Assembly legislative session. Our Real Talk segment features an independent media examination of Democratic party presidential candidates Cory Booker and Kamala Harris. These tokens of Democratic “diversity” have policy records that are destructive to the Black community. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips joins us for a Policy Watch special report Justice for Chulo: The Connecticut Democrats and The Illusion of Change. We’ll also discuss California police use of force bill AB 392. Kimberly withdrew her support of this legislation, after it was watered down by the CA Democrats and the police. Kimberly will provide an update on the Anthony Nunez police murder lawsuit. Anthony, who was unarmed, was shot by San Jose police July 4, 2016 while he was experiencing a mental health crisis. Our Real Talk segment will feature the campaign launch of New York activist Howie Hawkins, who announced that he will seek the 2020 Green Party presidential nomination. Hawkins’ policy platform includes community control of the police. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms

The guest for this podcast is CPR contributor John Hollis. He joins us for analysis of the Connecticut Valley Hospital/Whiting Forensic Division task force, which launched April 29 after a five month delay. We update the Community Party’s police accountability policy proposal in response to the Wethersfield/New Haven police shootings. The Real Talk segment features a tutorial on workplace mobbing. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms

Guest contributor Kimberly Phillips joins us as for analysis of the Wethersfield police shooting video, which destroyed the police narrative of the murder of Anthony “Chulo” Vega by WPD officer Layau Eulizier. Our Real Talk segment features a documentary on U.S. police brutality. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

Guest contributor Kimberly Phillips joins the podcast for a special report: Justice for Chulo, Paul and Stephanie, an analysis of police shootings in Wethersfield and New Haven. We also have an update on racism and workplace bullying at Connecticut Valley Hospital/Whiting Forensic Division. Our Real Talk segment includes an interview with a former Black Panther Party attorney, about the December 4, 1969 assassination of BPP Illinois Chairman Fred Hampton by the Chicago Police Department and the FBI Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

Guest contributor Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips joins us for our special report Enemy of the State, an examination of the transformative life and suspicious death of rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle. Our Policy Watch segment will feature analysis of the Stop and Shop workers strike in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms

David starts the show with a short commentary on death of recording artist, activist and entrepreneur Ermias Asghedom known by his stage name, Nipsy Hustle This show includes a special report on the April 4, 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King. Dr. King’s attorney William F. Pepper completed a 40-year investigation that revealed the identities of the real killers, and the scope of the government conspiracy to murder Dr. King. The show also includes an update on the worker uprising at Connecticut Valley Hospital and Whiting Forensic Division. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

Topics include the anti-Muslim terror attack in New Zealand, the Ethiopian Airlines crash and a Policy Watch report on #Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, who is running for re-election. Our Real Talk segment features a 1997 panel discussion with former Black Panther Party member Kathleen Cleaver and Professor Noam Chomsky, about the U.S. government’s COINTELPRO program against dissent Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK

SPECIAL REPORT: Crisis at Connecticut Valley Hospital. Guest contributor John Hollis joins us to discuss the CT Democrats’ obstruction of transparency and accountability at CVH/Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Guest contributor Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips joins us to talk about police accountability. Topics include law enforcement efforts to dodge a new California transparency law, which has impacted her citizen investigation into the police murder of her son AJ. We’ll also discuss the latest developments in the Stephon Clark and Terence Crutcher police murder cases, and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ support of state sponsored violence. Our Real Talk segment features a 1967 NBC News interview with Martin Luther King. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

Thursday marks the anniversary of the February 21, 1965 assassination of Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem. We’ll take a look back at the FBI’s role in fanning the flames of hostility between Malcolm and the Nation of Islam leading up to Malcolm’s assassination, and hear a firsthand account of the murder from one of Malcolm’s closest associates. We’ll also have an update on Colin Kaepernick, ranked choice voting and the latest on patient safety, racism and workplace bullying at Connecticut Valley Hospital Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.

Our Political Roundup features analysis of the race for mayor in Hartford. Mayor Luke Bronin, a Democrat who is running for re-election, explored bankruptcy.One of Bronin’s challengers, Rep. Brandon McGee (also a Democrat), supported the idea. We’ll examine the impact of Detroit filing for bankruptcy, a racist Wall Street tool used to loot predominantly Black cities. Our Real Talk segment features Part 2 of a conversation with Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton, who was interviewed May 21, 1968 while incarcerated in the Alameda County Jail in California Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms

Guest contributor Kimberly Be'l Papiyon Phillips will provide analysis of the acquittal of three Chicago Police officers in the Laquan McDonald conspiracy trial and the sentencing of former CPD officer Jason Van Dyke, who received a light sentence of 6 years and 9 months in prison for murdering Laquan by shooting him 16 times in 2014. Guest contributor Janet Frazao Conaci will join us for a Policy Watch segment on Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, who was sworn in January 9. Our Real Talk segment will feature Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton, who was interviewed May 21, 1968 while incarcerated in the Alameda County Jail in California. Community Party Radio Show is hosted by author and political activist David Samuels, author of the book False Choice: The Bipartisan Attack on the Working Class, the Poor and Communities of Color. Pick up your copy of the book on Amazon. Community Party Radio Show airs Tuesday nights at 8p est / 7p cst /5p pst and our new time on Wednesday nights at 7p est / 6p cst /4p pst on www.SoMetroRadio.com. You can also hear the show on the iRadio station SoMetro Talk that is available on apps like TuneIn and SoMetro Magazine. SoMetro Radio and SoMetro Talk are original member stations of the GET GLOBAL NETWORK. Take the time to subscribe to the show on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, Spreaker and other podcast platforms.