He came into an era of turmoil, punctuated by the assassinations of Medgar Evers in 1963 and Malcolm X in 1965. “It was crazy times,” James said. “The struggle was struggling.” Hampton saw violence at ...

From Wikipedia. Fred Hampton (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969) was an African-American activist and deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP). He was assassinated as ...

For a generation of Chicagoans, their opinion of what happened in 1969 when Chicago police raided the West Side apartment of Black Panther Party members depended greatly on what neighborhood they ...

The movie "Judas and the Black Messiah," which opens Friday, is drawing critical acclaim and award nominations as a crime drama about the real-life story of Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton and ...

In his acceptance speech, the actor took a moment to honor Chairman Fred Hampton, whom he portrayed in 'Judas and the Black Messiah': "What a man. How blessed that we lived in a lifetime that he ...

Daniel Kaluuya snagged the best actor award in a film at the 27th annual SAG Awards on Sunday night. By Sharareh Drury Former Associate Editor Kaluuya in character as Illinois Black Panther Party ...

Daniel Kaluuya, the British actor, who played the charismatic leader of the Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton, in Judas and the Black Messiah, has won the Oscar for supporting actor, describing in an ...

A Democratic lawmaker introduced new legislation Tuesday that would force the government to reveal decades-old FBI files about domestic spying on civil rights and peace activists, saying a full ...

Daniel Kaluuya won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for “Judas and the Black Messiah.” For his stirring portrayal of Black Panther party chairman Fred Hampton in the Shaka King film, ...

Before he was brutally killed by racists in Mississippi at 14, Emmett Till, left, had sometimes been cared for by the mother of Chicago Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, right, who was shot to death ...