The Patriot Act, Neo-COINTELPRO & US Military as Police

Akin Duro's Life in Art

Unknown to most Americans, our country has always had some form of a domestic spying program, often using the military and law enforcement of the day to conduct these activities against otherwise law-abiding Americans. On our next show, we'll begin to talk about that history and how we got to where we are today--the escalating militarization of our law enforcement and its war on the 99%. Called "controversial", a "Black Power Artist", "activist artist" and "Outsider Artist", Chandler, 70, was born in 1941 in Lynn, MA. He is best known for the edgy, colorful, controversial and hotly-debated artistic statements of his 1960’s-1980’s works. Because he continues to evolve, his messages change to reflect his personal evolution, he is still an interesting, provocative speaker who can speak and/or lecture brilliantly about the historical relevance of his art and his activism to the worldwide struggle for race and gender equality as well as bridge the generation gap that is confounding this country’s leadership and confronting America as we move into the “internationalist” phase of our own evolution. The show is co-hosted and producted by Dahna M. Chandler, an award-winning journalist and the artist agent for Prof. Dana. C. Chandler. (c) 2011. The Outsider Artist, LLC and BAPsody in Blue, Inc.