CHI Sunnyside E18: Violence Interrupters & the Legacy of Chicago Activism w Ameena Matthews
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Hosts: Giziribtah Debasah & Nehez Meniooh
Guests: Dr. Ameena Matthews
We continue our series on community protection with a daughter of Chicago Royalty when it comes to street organization. Dr. Ameena Matthews is a mother, political activist and violence interrupter. During the episode, she sheds some light on her path to peace building.
She brings stories of Chicago’s hidden history with Chairman Fred Hampton, Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, J. Edgar Hoover, Muammar Gaddafi and her father, Abdul Malik Ka’bah’s (Jeff Fort - the founder of the Blackstone P Rangers, aka El Rufkns). She gets into her experiences in her fight to free her father from a prison in Colorado.
She gained national notoriety with the PBS documentary, the Interrupters presenting her work with Ceasefire. Today, she is active on Chicago’s Southside bringing spiritual and cultural awareness with IMAN (Inner-City Muslim Action Network) as she leads countless programs and activities to bring positive change to Chicago’s streets.
In this episode, we discuss:
1:19 - 5:17 - Welcome & Introductions
5:18 - 6:37 - Ameena’s Invitation to Kebtah Temple & Introducing Herself
6:38 - 16:21 - My path to peace building
16:22 - 24:16 - A Mother’s Influence & Fighting Obscurity & B.S.
24:17 - 24:44 - My Father’s Influence & Spiritual guidance
24:45 - 27:46 - Islam’s Effective Reforming in Black America
27:47 - 32:24 - Meeting Husband & Marrying Deeper into a Movement
32:25 - 39:25 - The Legacy of Jeff Fort (Abdul Malik Ka’bah)
39:26 - 42:08 - Nixon & FBI vs Black Chicago Street Organizers Jeff Fort & Fred Hampton
42:09 - 45:53 - The Saudi Arabia Meeting with Farrakhan & Muammar Gaddafi
45:54 - 49:12 - Ending Solitary Confinement & Freeing Jeff Fort
49:13 - 53:54 - America’s Fear & the Mission to Prevent the Next Black Messiah
53:55 - 59:39 - Where the Real Fight Is in Chicago
59:40 - 1:03:50 - Ceasefire, The Interrupters & Peace Builders
1:03:51 - 1:12:08 - Starting with Chicago's CeaseFire
1:12:09 - 1:21:35:20 - Rise in Crime Among Young Girls
1:21:36 - 1:25:57 - The Rise of the Spirit of the Mother in Our Communities
1:25:58 - 1:31:02 - Contact Ameena & Get Involved
1:31:03 - 1:31:30 - Sunnyside Outro
Links:
Ameena Matthew
605 E 75th St.
Pause for Peace
PauseforPeaceChicagoNFP.org
Inner-City Muslim Action Network
Weekend Warriors
https://www.imancentral.org/chicago/p...
The Interrupters Documentary