He was a powerful force against the evils of oppression, poverty, and division of American people of color. He united multicultural activist groups, street gangs, and the inner city youth to fight for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Oscar-winning actor, who portrayed Fred Hampton in ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ got a congratulatory hug from his son Daniel ...

Kaluuya spoke about playing Chairman Fred Hampton at a Judas and the Black Messiah virtual summit on Feb. 2. He went into great detail about his experience with the Hampton family. Who is Fred Hampton ...

According to Jakobi Williams, a professor and historian, it was Hampton's work with the Rainbow Coalition that led to his assassination On Dec. 5, several events in the City of Chicago are set to ...

Two Illinois congressmen support landmarking the Maywood childhood home of slain Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Chicago, who succeeded Hampton in leadership of the Illinois ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Efforts continue to raise money to convert Chairman Fred Hampton Sr.'s childhood home in Maywood into a community resource center. "A Revolutionary Act" is a new short digital film ...

The effort to landmark the brick two-flat in Maywood where Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton grew up received unanimous approval from the town’s village council on April 19. “This is a phenomenal ...

Today marks the birthday of legendary Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton. The charismatic freedom fighter, who was the chair of the Party’s Illinois chapter, would have turned 74 today. At just ...

Nzima Hutchings at Monday’s “Fred Hampton 101” workshop. Credit: Brian Slattery Photos The thoughts and deeds of a young fallen revolutionary became fuel for poetic pursuits Monday evening at Possible ...

Actor Daniel Kaluuya accepted a Golden Globe on Sunday for his role as Fred Hampton in the new biopic Judas and The Black Messiah. In his acceptance speech, Kaluuya called for people to learn more ...