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Fred Hampton, deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, was born on August 30, 1948 and raised in the Chicago suburb of Maywood, Illinois. In high school he excelled in academics and athletics. After Hampton graduated from high school, he enrolled in a pre-law program at Triton Junior College in River Grove, Illinois. Hampton also became involved in the civil rights movement, joining his local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). His dynamic leadership and organizational skills in the branch enabled him to rise to the position of Youth Council President. Hampton mobilized a racially integrated group of five hundred young people who successfully lobbied city officials to create better academic services and recreational facilities for African American children.

In 1968, Hampton joined the Black Panther Party (BPP), headquartered in Oakland, California. Using his NAACP experience, he soon headed the Chicago chapter. During his brief BPP tenure, Hampton formed a “Rainbow Coalition” which included Students for a Democratic Society, the Blackstone Rangers, a street gang and the National Young Lords, a Puerto Rican organization. Hampton was also successful in negotiating a gang truce on local television.

In an effort to neutralize the Chicago BPP, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Chicago Police Department placed the chapter under heavy surveillance and conducted several harassment campaigns. In 1969, several BPP members and police officers were either injured or killed in shootouts, and over one hundred local members of the BPP were arrested.

During an early morning police raid of the BPP headquarters at 2337 W. Monroe Street on December 4, 1969, twelve officers opened fire, killing the 21-year-old Hampton and Peoria, Illinois Panther leader Mark Clark. Police also seriously wounded four other Panther members. Many in the Chicago African American community were outraged over the raid and what they saw as the unnecessary deaths of Hampton and Clark. Over 5,000 people attended Hampton’s funeral where Reverends Ralph Abernathy and Jesse Jackson of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference eulogized the slain activist. Years later, law enforcement officials admitted wrongdoing in the killing of Hampton and Clark. In 1990, and later in 2004, the Chicago City Council passed resolutions commemorating December 4 as Fred Hampton Day.

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[–] DickFuckarelli@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I really fucking hate my boss.

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[–] BadTakesHaver@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

upvoting every post in the local feed is a form of left wing solidarity

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[–] el_principito@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

Fred mega hell yeah

fred-hampton

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[–] Grownbravy@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Not in a slut era, more of an orb pondering era

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[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] queentuplet@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (13 children)

why is every vaguely jazz related song like this:

00:00 - HOLY SHIT THIS IS INCREDIBLE, IT'S PLAYFUL, INSPIRING, ENERGIZING, BEWILDERING, GIVES YOU ENERGY, VALIDATES YOUR FEARS AND SOMEHOW ALSO GIVES YOU HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, THE VERY REASON YOU REMEMBER THIS SONG IN THE FIRST PLACE
00:29 - we gotta have 🤡 a 🤡 saxophone 🤡 solo 🤡 right?
05:43 - the 🤡 worst 🤡 bass 🤡 solo 🤡 you've heard in your life
08:35 - what even is this, they are just playing 🤡 random 🤡 notes 🤡 with 🤡 no 🤡 connection 🤡 to 🤡 anything 🤡 else
12:43 - prepare yourself, here's 🤡 the 🤡 "experimental"* 🤡 section 🤡 (*latest fad)
13:12 - 🤡 more 🤡 saxophone 🤡 wankery 🤡
14:52 - 🤡 simultaneous 🤡 saxophone 🤡 and 🤡 piano 🤡 solo
16:23 - REJOICE, FOR THE ACTUAL SONG RETURNED, IT'S THE INTRO AGAIN, FUCK, HOPE THEY KEEP PLAYING THIS STUFF FOR A WHILE BECAUSE I ABSOLUTELY ADORE IT, SURE WOULD BE A SHAME IF THE SONG ENDED SOON
16:25 - end

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[–] super_mario_69@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What was the deal with the Hong Kong protests a few years back? I came across a lib talking lib shit about "Hong Kongers standing up for democracy against the CPC", which smells like bullshit, but I don't know enough about it to refute it. I'm guessing it doesn't have as much to do with standing up for democracy as much as the forces of capital and the collective West wanting to start some shit. I also remember reading about some rich dude in HK murdering his girlfriend, which would have him extradited to the mainland for sentencing and then something something.

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[–] Comp4@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Im back from the Urologist and my ballz are in good condition. Pain is almost gone so that is great. They want a sperm sample but other than that I hopefully am done with this shit.

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[–] raven@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is this the subhexit of KKKarl MarKKKx marx-joker

and his KKKu KKKlux KKKommunist Manifesto??

[–] the_itsb@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It is Wednesday, my dudes, and I have been back on my meds for an entire whole week now, and it is once again shockingly effective at changing my entire life. I've already sorted out most of the emotional/relationship damage I wreaked over my unmedicated month, and we're on our way out of the financial hole caused by a month of ADHD Tax.

I like this caregiver, and she's local and affordable. Maybe I can finally have steady care and regular medication and stop fucking my life up with emotional disregulation, inattention, and impulsivity.

🎉

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[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'm reading the Will to Change by bell hooks and it is blowing my fucking mind.

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[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

Dirt_owl appreciation day is over but I can't bring myself to change my profile pic. I like this spiffy fellow with his mustache

[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What can I do to more good the vibes on this site?

[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

cause I'm thinking of finding more cool art to post

[–] Magician@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm glad I can usually identify mega threads by finding Godzilla. BTW, can I be one of the people notified about new threads?

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[–] Frank@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I just saw the sentence "Chritopher Coombus can be credited with the discoveryof latex rubber" so now I have to go outside and do something drastic and illegal. I will take a moment to touch grass. While I'm out does anyone need anything from. The store?

[–] WoofWoof91@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Chritopher Coombus

that tickled me

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[–] Des@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

i hate my job i hate my job i hate my job

[–] SunsetFruitbat@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

oh fuck me. I think that wisdom tooth getting reinfected again or like having another infection? or flaring up? I fucking hope not because I thought the antibiotics got rid of it like a month ago? I just finished brushing my teeth and it was hurting to brush back there again. fuck. I hope it just from the spicy food but I kind of doubt that, it just wishful thinking.

If it getting reinfected I am gonna have to wait like almost a month until I can see the oral surgeon to remove these damned cursed wisdom teeth. just fucking shit. just fuck and fuck this shitty year

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[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I should get a cute little teapot and loose leaf tea

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[–] Quimby@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Arguing for an hour with liberals on reddit-logo about climate change and now I hate myself and everyone else. why do I do this?

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[–] DoghouseCharlie@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

What the volcel police don't understand is that some people have what we call "stealth fetishes". You could be reading a post you think is just quirky and weird but in reality it's someone's fetish. Here's and example of a stealth fetish post, let's see if you can spot it:

spoilerI used to be on the fence regarding the whole owl debate, but then an owl fucked my wife. Now I'm pro owl.

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[–] RION@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The classic 2010s freeze-gamer question: how did you resolve the Bloody Baron questline in The Witcher 3?

spoiler warning for an 8yo game lmaoGonna be doing the kill the spirit/fuck them kids route in my current playthrough unless someone has a really good counter argument. My reasoning:

The spirit is almost certainly evil: dozens have been killed by her influence at the whispering hillock, an in-game text (albeit one of questionable provenance) says she's evil, and if you release her she kills a whole village. Letting that thing back into the world unrestricted seems like a bad idea.

Yes, the five bog children getting eaten sucks, but at least that many will die in the village, and I'd bet there's more where that came from when the spirit is free.

Lastly, with metagaming perspective we know 2/3 of the crones get iced in the main story. To look at the big picture, the choice is between two malignant entities being left standing (spirit and crone) or just one (the lone crone). Seems pretty cut and dry from that perspective.

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[–] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I wish I could read sarcasm better, I end up looking like a moron. It would be nice to pick up social cues like a normal person.

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[–] AlpineSteakHouse@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Say what you will about the 2008 recession but it gave me lots of places to have secret gay sex with all the restaurants and stores closed down.

Blockbuster, more like nutbusters. Brokeback Mountain, more like Outback Steakhouse.

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[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

gloria-rap it's been 3 weeks since i've bothered to shave

i'm cooking raw chicken in the michael wave

[–] Hohsia@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

RIFs are a straight up dystopian concept

“Hey you’re doing good work and we know very well that we currently live under an economic system that requires an income to survive, but we are going to layoff an entire department because we’ve determined that we need to cut costs as a company. Our CEO will then proceed to post on LinkedIn about how he is sorry about this decision”

gulag

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

Listening to blowback s4, if history rhymes Ukraine really rhymes with Afghanistan

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