In 1968, Hampton, a community organizer in Chicago, was asked to lead the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, for which he took on the title of chairman.

The stars of “ Judas and the Black Messiah” found their own lives transformed as they immersed themselves in the story of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton Daniel Kaluuya said “a different ...

At 21 years old, Chairman Fred Hampton was making waves as the head of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther party. At 21 years old, he was assassinated by the FBI ...

For his latest turn, he’s taking the chance to portray an undersung Black icon on screen: Fred Hampton, a leader of the Black Panther party, in the upcoming Judas And The Black Messiah.

Daniel Kaluuya Explains how he shot the most intense scene in the movie” Judas And The Black Messiah.” Actor Daniel Kaluuya felt the weight of his portrayal of Fred Hampton in “Judas And The ...

Peniel Joseph writes that while some of the filmmakers’ choices limit the new film “Judas and the Black Messiah” as a representation of history, it also enables the movie to dramatize more ...

Hampton, 21, was a rising star in the Black Panther Party in 1969, when he was shot and killed by Chicago police—assisted by informant William O’Neal (Stanfield), who we see get the screws put ...

Events across the Chicago area Wednesday are marking 55 years since Fred Hampton's death. The civil rights leader and Black Panther chairman was killed in a Chicago police and FBI raid, when he ...

Daniel Kaluuya plays activist and Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in a new biopic. Judas and the Black Messiah is directed by Shaka King and produced by Ryan Coogler. The film is set to be released ...