This Ugly Baby Gave You Hope with Oscar Sanchez

Oscar Sanchez (Southeast Chicago community activist, CHI Hunger Striker to #StopGeneralIron, and poet) calls my first question about death "wholesome." Then he gets fiery about the fight for hope, joy, and liberation. He lays out his funeral spread, including carne asada and choco flan. He chooses to relive a memory he doesn't have except in a photobook. And he challenges the entire premise of asking "What's your coma?" A TIYA for the ages.

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Follow Oscar: @oso_campeon on Twitter and Instagram

Follow these groups Oscar recommends you check out:

CHI Hunger Strike: @CHIhungerstrike on Twitter and Instagram

Southeast Youth Alliance: @seyouthalliance (Twitter) and @southeastyouthalliance (IG)

Chicago Environmental Justice Network: @CEJNetwork on Twitter and Instagram

Southeast Environmental Task Force: setaskforce.org

Transcript: This Is Your Afterlife on Podscribe

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Intro Song = Future: "Use Me"

Transitional Music = James Blackshaw: "The Cloud of Unknowing"

Outro Song = Johnnie Frierson: "Miracles"