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Podcast: City Cast Chicago
Episode: Who Is Gangster Disciples Co-Founder Larry Hoover?
Description: Larry Hoover, the infamous co-founder of the Black Gangster Disciples Nation, had his federal life sentence commuted last week. At 74, Hoover has remained incarcerated for the last 52 years. Lance Williams is a professor of urban community studies and author of “King David and Boss Daley: The Black Disciples, Mayor Daley and Chicago on the Edge.” He joins host Jacoby Cochran to discuss the life and legacy of Larry Hoover and what the commutation means.
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