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.

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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 MugianisStay informed of updates on Dr. Mutulu Shakur’s case and information on how you can help. For more information visit dopeisdeath.com 

08-31
22:16

Episode 2 – ‘Radical Roots of Acupuncture’

'The Young Lords: A Radical History'  by Johanna FernandezFor updates  on Dr. Mutulu Shakur’s case and information on how you can help.  For more information visit dopeisdeath.com

08-31
21:42

Episode 3 – ‘Acupuncture Needles – Tools of Healing or Rebellion?’

Haki Kweli ShakurDr. Shadidi Beatrice Kinsey is the founder of PEACE Health CenterStay informed of updates on Dr. Mutulu Shakur’s case and information on how you can help.  For more information visit dopeisdeath.com

08-31
20:25

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.Stay informed of updates on Dr. Mutulu Shakur’s case and information on how you can help.  For more information visit dopeisdeath.com

08-31
22:15
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