Dr. King died for his commitment to radically transforming our country. With today’s brazen piracy by the billionaires and Black America under permanent siege, King’s goals have never been more timely. Cutting-edge truth-tellers Aaron Good and Bryce Greene join us to hash it out - and see what real reparations could look like.

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Aaron Good and Bryce Green links:

• Aaron's book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State
• Aaron's American Exception podcast
• Bryce's Substack newsletter
• "After The Uprising": podcast about mysterious deaths of Black Ferguson activists

More from Martin Luther King:

• Dr. King Making The Case For Reparations
• Dr. King's Poor People's Campaign
• Selected quotes:
  • “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there ‘is’ such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.”
  • “As my sufferings mounted, I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation — either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.”
  • “We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.”

Books by William Pepper on the King assassination:

• Orders to Kill (1998)
• An Act of State (2003)
• The Plot To Kill King (2018)

HIGHLIGHTS OF EPISODE

[8:43] Significance of King assassination today

[11:20] Connection between the assassination and case for reparations

[16:28] Lawsuit by King Family finding government plot to kill King

[22:52] King assassination as government subversion of democracy

[31:25] Role of media in deep government crimes

[42:51] Structural transformation needed for real reparations

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One of the most traumatic events for Black America in the last century was the murder of Martin Luther King. But who did it? We spotlight a little-known 1999 court case that blew away the bogus cover story, and exposed a grim reality: the plot to kill MLK was led by our own government. Facing this ugly truth is a key step towards reparations.

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Materials on the 1999 trial and investigation:

• The 13th Juror: The official transcript of the trial including all witnesses and testimony
• Riveting article by James Douglass who attended the trial
• Loyd Jowers’s Televised Confession (1993)
• Books by William Pepper:
  • Orders to Kill (1998)
  • An Act of State (2003)
  • The Plot To Kill King (2018)

Dr. King’s iconic speeches:

• "I Have A Dream" (August 28, 1963)
• "How Long? Not Long!" (March 25, 1965)
• "Beyond Vietnam - A Time To Break Silence" (April 4, 1967)
• “The Three Evils of Society”(August 31, 1967)
• "We're Coming To Get Our Check" (March 1968)
• "I've Been To The Mountaintop" (April 3, 1968)

Selected works by Dr. King:

• Letter From Birmingham Jail (April 16, 1963)
• Books by Dr. King

HIGHLIGHTS OF EPISODE

[5:56] Arc of Dr. King’s life and career

[11:21] “Three Evils” speech excerpt

[13:26] “We’re coming to get our check” speech excerpt

[15:41] Socio-political climate of the late 1960s

[18:22] “Mountaintop” speech excerpt

[23:11] Pepper’s investigation

[28:24] King Family’s lawsuit

[55:55] Historical impact of the assassination

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Meet Damario Solomon-Simmons, the leading reparations lawyer in the country. He led the Tulsa Race Massacre court battle that put reparations on the national radar. Damario gives advice and inspiration for creative change-making when the system is stacked against us. You’ll be fired up and ready to go!

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Guest: Damario Solomon-Simmons

Damario Solomon-Simmons has been a civil rights attorney for almost 20 years. He leads the Justice for Greenwood Foundation, and co-founded the MVP Foundation. Damario has been featured on CNN, The View, Good Morning America, ABC News, ESPN, The New York Times, and more.

Some of Damario’s projects for Tulsa:

Tulsa Race Massacre Lawsuit – The brilliant and riveting legal complaint that launched the historic court battle for reparations stemming from the Massacre.

Justice for Greenwood – Community-based Tulsa organization founded by Damario and fighting for justice and reparations for the Massacre.

Greenwood Is Still Burning – New award-winning documentary that exposes the events of the Massacre and the ongoing legacy of harms it caused.

HIGHLIGHTS OF EPISODE

[9:05] Damario’s shock on learning of the Massacre

[14:07] Thriving Greenwood community

[17:27] The real catalysts of the Massacre

[24:14] Major impacts of the lawsuit

[27:08] Key goals of lawsuit

[33:00] Reparatory justice in plain terms

[40:01] Damario’s motivations to fight for justice

[49:00] Relevance of the Massacre today

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