Fred Hampton is having a moment – Chicago Reader

Former Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton's son is leading an effort to save and repurpose his father's childhood home. Last Sunday, one of those potential sites, Proviso East High School, dedicated its Social Justice Room to Hampton, a 1966 graduate. The dedication in the school auditorium featured impassioned speeches by Illinois senate majority leader Kimberly Lightford and house speaker Chris Welch, among many others.      
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The Paraclete
4 years ago

As anyone spoken to the unofficial mayor of Maywood? Chicago alderman Jason Ervin. Maybe he could add the property to his dope empire? If the volume of comments is any indication! I don’t think anyone cares.

Old Spartan
4 years ago

A great WOKE idea. Let’s take down the Christopher Columbus statue. Have the Legislative Commission debate whether or not to allow a Ronald Reagan statue in the state capitol. Tear down the Menard and Douglas statues. Take Washington and Jefferson’s names off of schools. And let’s have a memorial for a guy who was openly racist. Advocated Hate, Hate Hate of white people. Promoted arming revolutionaries and violent protests. Oh, but he ran a free breakfast program so that makes it all ok.

Any double– or quadruple — double standard here?

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