In the Loop (Segments)

Fred Hampton’s Story Is More Than His Assassination


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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 about Hampton's life outside of his death.


Reset brings on a leading expert on the Illinois Black Panther Party and Fred Hampton for his take on how well the movie treats Hampton’s story.


GUEST: Jakobi Williams, Ruth N. Halls Distinguished Associate Professor at Indiana University-Bloomington; author, “From the Bullet to the Ballot: The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago”


Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Bianca Martin

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