2 chapters across the catalog
Omali Yeshitela, chairman of the African People's Socialist Party, describes the FBI's use of flashbang grenades and drones during raids on his properties in St. Louis and St. Petersburg. He characterizes the flamethrower incident as a "test run" for the subsequent federal intervention. The hosts discuss whether the lack of hate crime charges in the flag-burning incident indicates a double standard in the justice system.
Johns Hopkins Outreach and the History of Medical Exploitation
Johns Hopkins University's public relations efforts regarding Henrietta Lacks are examined, including the naming of a building in her honor. Author Rebecca Skloot discusses the history of medical experimentation on Black Americans, linking the Lacks story to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. The segment explores how these historical "crimes" have created a lasting legacy of distrust toward scientific institutions in cities like Baltimore.
