https://simplecast.com DOPE IS DEATH By the early 1970s, heroin was flooding the streets of New York City. Black and Puerto Rican neighbourhoods like Harlem and the South Bronx were hardest hit. This four part podcast series explores how Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of the late Tupac Shakur, along with members of the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America. Over the course of the 1970s, the Lincoln Detox People’s Program became a fixture of hope in the South Bronx and detoxed thousands of people off of drugs. DOPE IS DEATH explores why this program was considered a threat to the political and social stability of the United States. And how its brightest star, celebrated community activist and healer Dr. Mutulu Shakur, ended up one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted until he was captured and convicted of RICO conspiracy. Today, 34 years later, Dr. Mutulu Shakur remains incarcerated. Civil rights hero or enemy of the state? DOPE IS DEATH dives deep into the history of COINTELPRO and other legal tools that law enforcement can utilize to repress political dissidents. Eye Steel Film Inc, 2020 en Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:43:33 +0000 Tue, 6 Dec 2022 16:38:10 +0000 dopeisdeath.com DOPE IS DEATH https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/64ce7597-6e7a-43a2-b400-d3f3d96dafc6/9da5036a-599e-4916-a723-7485baf841bf/3000x3000/did-podcast-graphic-hires-rework-2.jpg?aid=rss_feed dopeisdeath.com serial By the early 1970s, heroin was flooding the streets of New York City. Black and Puerto Rican neighbourhoods like Harlem and the South Bronx were hardest hit. This four part podcast series explores how Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of the late Tupac Shakur, along with members of the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America. Over the course of the 1970s, the Lincoln Detox People’s Program became a fixture of hope in the South Bronx and detoxed thousands of people off of drugs. DOPE IS DEATH explores why this program was considered a threat to the political and social stability of the United States. And how its brightest star, celebrated community activist and healer Dr. Mutulu Shakur, ended up one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted until he was captured and convicted of RICO conspiracy. Today, 34 years later, Dr. Mutulu Shakur remains incarcerated. Civil rights hero or enemy of the state? DOPE IS DEATH dives deep into the history of COINTELPRO and other legal tools that law enforcement can utilize to repress political dissidents. EyeSteelFilm no https://feeds.simplecast.com/WxpVEvcN 2pac, black panthers, detox, mia donovan, tupac shakur, tupac, cointelpro, young lords, south bronx, harlem, acupuncturist, lincoln detox, dope is death, mutulu shakur, acupuncture EyeSteelFilm katie@eyesteelfilm.com 88074cb5-b8c8-452d-8dc8-a0efd78c25b1 Episode 4 – ‘Policing the Minds of the People’ CORRECTION:  In this episode, we state that Dr. Mutulu Shakur was denied compassionate release.  However, Brad Thomson noted that: “He was denied through the BOP, but we have also applied through the federal court. That motion is still pending and we are awaiting an answer from the judge.”

Brad Thomson works at People’s Law Office as a civil rights and criminal defense lawyer. 

Watani Tyehimba is a Protection Professional and Certified Criminal Defense Investigator.

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]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:43:33 +0000 katie@eyesteelfilm.com (Watani Tyehimba, Dr. Mutulu Shakur, Lateef Martin, Brad Thomson, Mia Donovan) dopeisdeath.com CORRECTION:  In this episode, we state that Dr. Mutulu Shakur was denied compassionate release.  However, Brad Thomson noted that: “He was denied through the BOP, but we have also applied through the federal court. That motion is still pending and we are awaiting an answer from the judge.”

Brad Thomson works at People’s Law Office as a civil rights and criminal defense lawyer. 

Watani Tyehimba is a Protection Professional and Certified Criminal Defense Investigator.

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]]> Episode 4 – ‘Policing the Minds of the People’ Watani Tyehimba, Dr. Mutulu Shakur, Lateef Martin, Brad Thomson, Mia Donovan 00:22:15 In this final episode of DOPE IS DEATH we will talk about why Dr. Mutulu Shakur is still in prison after 34 years. And how far the government will go to use the criminal legal system to shut down political movements that confront it. His longtime comrade Watani Tyehimba will tell us about the FBI’s COINTELPRO program and how they became subject to it. And attorney Brad Thomson of The People’s Law Office will explain to us the current status of his case and why Dr. Shakur should be released. Featured guests: Watani Tyehimba Brad Thomson In this final episode of DOPE IS DEATH we will talk about why Dr. Mutulu Shakur is still in prison after 34 years. And how far the government will go to use the criminal legal system to shut down political movements that confront it. His longtime comrade Watani Tyehimba will tell us about the FBI’s COINTELPRO program and how they became subject to it. And attorney Brad Thomson of The People’s Law Office will explain to us the current status of his case and why Dr. Shakur should be released. Featured guests: Watani Tyehimba Brad Thomson cointelpro, fred hampton, watani tyehimba, mutulu shakur, people's law office, brad thomson, black panther party, civil rights, dope is death, acupuncture no full 4 1 8c2e364a-97b4-47bd-b8d1-674aae4c0240 Episode 3 – ‘Acupuncture Needles – Tools of Healing or Rebellion?’ Haki Kweli Shakur

Dr. Shadidi Beatrice Kinsey is the founder of PEACE Health Center

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]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:26:48 +0000 katie@eyesteelfilm.com (Haki Kweli Shakur, Dr. Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr., Dr. Mutulu Shakur, Dr. Shadidi Beatrice Kinsey, Mia Donovan, Lateef Martin) dopeisdeath.com Haki Kweli Shakur

Dr. Shadidi Beatrice Kinsey is the founder of PEACE Health Center

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]]> Episode 3 – ‘Acupuncture Needles – Tools of Healing or Rebellion?’ Haki Kweli Shakur, Dr. Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr., Dr. Mutulu Shakur, Dr. Shadidi Beatrice Kinsey, Mia Donovan, Lateef Martin 00:20:25 The Lincoln Detox program consisted of acupuncture to treat the withdrawal symptoms and political education classes to treat the psychological vulnerabilities associated with drug use. In episode 3 we talk about how political education classes are healing and how acupuncture serves the Black liberation movement with two individuals whose lives were positively transformed by the teachings of Dr. Mutulu Shakur. Activist and historian Haki Kweli Shakur talks to us about how white supremacy is embedded in the public education system. And acupuncturist Dr. Shadidi Kinsey talks to us about how acupuncture is a tool towards self-determination. Featured guests: Haki Kweli Shakur Dr. Shadidi Beatrice Kinsey The Lincoln Detox program consisted of acupuncture to treat the withdrawal symptoms and political education classes to treat the psychological vulnerabilities associated with drug use. In episode 3 we talk about how political education classes are healing and how acupuncture serves the Black liberation movement with two individuals whose lives were positively transformed by the teachings of Dr. Mutulu Shakur. Activist and historian Haki Kweli Shakur talks to us about how white supremacy is embedded in the public education system. And acupuncturist Dr. Shadidi Kinsey talks to us about how acupuncture is a tool towards self-determination. Featured guests: Haki Kweli Shakur Dr. Shadidi Beatrice Kinsey self determination, shadidi kinsey, white supremacy, haki kweli shakur, mutulu shakur, public education, mia donovan, lincoln detox, dope is death, acupuncture, withdrawal, eyesteelfilm, detox no full 3 1 c1f426e6-9c00-4641-8eec-0ca99b4d23cb Episode 2 – ‘Radical Roots of Acupuncture’ 'The Young Lords: A Radical History'  by Johanna Fernandez

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]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:17:46 +0000 katie@eyesteelfilm.com (Lateef Martin, Felipe Luciano, Cleo Silvers, Mia Donovan, Johanna Fernandez, Walter Bosque, Dr. Mutulu Shakur) dopeisdeath.com 'The Young Lords: A Radical History'  by Johanna Fernandez

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]]> Episode 2 – ‘Radical Roots of Acupuncture’ Lateef Martin, Felipe Luciano, Cleo Silvers, Mia Donovan, Johanna Fernandez, Walter Bosque, Dr. Mutulu Shakur 00:21:42 In episode 2 of DOPE IS DEATH activist, professor and author Johanna Fernandez takes us back to the late 1960s and early 1970s during the height of the heroin plague that ravaged Puerto Rican and Black communities in New York City. Drawing from her seminal book on the subject, The Young Lords: A Radical History, Fernandez describes how a coalition of young activists, including members of the Young Lords and the Black Panther Party, took over the Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx to demand quality healthcare and drug treatment for their medically neglected communities. We will also talk with activists Cleo Silvers and Felipe Luciano about their involvement in the hospital takeover and the events leading up to it. Featured guests: Johanna Fernandez Cleo Silvers Felipe Luciano In episode 2 of DOPE IS DEATH activist, professor and author Johanna Fernandez takes us back to the late 1960s and early 1970s during the height of the heroin plague that ravaged Puerto Rican and Black communities in New York City. Drawing from her seminal book on the subject, The Young Lords: A Radical History, Fernandez describes how a coalition of young activists, including members of the Young Lords and the Black Panther Party, took over the Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx to demand quality healthcare and drug treatment for their medically neglected communities. We will also talk with activists Cleo Silvers and Felipe Luciano about their involvement in the hospital takeover and the events leading up to it. Featured guests: Johanna Fernandez Cleo Silvers Felipe Luciano felipe luciano, mutulu shakur, johanna fernandez, black panther party, cleo silvers, young lords, lincoln detox, acupuncture no full 2 1 6d2b05da-38a1-4edb-8fe4-00f43d3dffd1 Episode 1 – ‘Come On, Put The Pins In!’ Juan Cortez works with NYHRE (New York Harm Reduction Educators)

Dr. Samuel Kelton Roberts  Jr. is an Associate Professor of History, Sociomedical Sciences and African-American Studies at Columbia. 

Dimitri Mugianis

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]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2020 19:11:22 +0000 katie@eyesteelfilm.com (Juan Cortez, Dimitri Mugianis, Lateef Martin, Mia Donovan, Mario Wexu, Dr. Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr., Dr. Mutulu Shakur) dopeisdeath.com Juan Cortez works with NYHRE (New York Harm Reduction Educators)

Dr. Samuel Kelton Roberts  Jr. is an Associate Professor of History, Sociomedical Sciences and African-American Studies at Columbia. 

Dimitri Mugianis

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]]> Episode 1 – ‘Come On, Put The Pins In!’ Juan Cortez, Dimitri Mugianis, Lateef Martin, Mia Donovan, Mario Wexu, Dr. Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr., Dr. Mutulu Shakur 00:22:16 Thousands of individuals across America struggling with opioid and heroin addiction are benefitting from a 5 point ear acupuncture protocol called NADA (National Acupuncture Detox Association). In this first episode of DOPE IS DEATH we talk with Juan Cortez of NYHRE (New York Harm Reduction Educators) about the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating withdrawal symptoms and other secondary symptoms associated with drug use. We discover how radical activists, including members of the Black Panther Party, the Young Lords, and the Republic of New Afrika, developed this protocol almost 50 years ago at the dilapidated Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx. They called their revolutionary drug treatment program the Lincoln Detox People’s Program. Featured guests are: Juan Cortez of NYHRE Dr. Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr. Dimitri Mugianis Thousands of individuals across America struggling with opioid and heroin addiction are benefitting from a 5 point ear acupuncture protocol called NADA (National Acupuncture Detox Association). In this first episode of DOPE IS DEATH we talk with Juan Cortez of NYHRE (New York Harm Reduction Educators) about the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating withdrawal symptoms and other secondary symptoms associated with drug use. We discover how radical activists, including members of the Black Panther Party, the Young Lords, and the Republic of New Afrika, developed this protocol almost 50 years ago at the dilapidated Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx. They called their revolutionary drug treatment program the Lincoln Detox People’s Program. Featured guests are: Juan Cortez of NYHRE Dr. Samuel Kelton Roberts Jr. Dimitri Mugianis mutulu shakur, acpuncture, national acupuncture detox association, black panthers, new york harm reduction educators, young lords, lincoln detox, dope is death, nyhre, republic of new afrika, nada no full 1 1