But now, for some who lay claim to being on the left, stopping fascism is not a priority. Disconnected from the magnitude of ...

Now we know the extent of Mitchell’s activities — including how they aided the killing of the Black Panther Party’s Fred ...

Chicago police remove the body of Fred Hampton, leader of the Illinois Black Panther Party, who was slain in a gun battle with police on Chicago’s west side Dec. 4, 1969. Shooting erupted as ...

AP Share It was a wonderful moment for me and others who worked closely with “Chairman Fred” when Mayor Brandon Johnson declared Aug. 30 as Fred Hampton Day — a long-overdue recognition of a ...

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 ...

For one, I’m a lot older now. Illinois chairman Fred Hampton, who was 21, and member Mark Clark, 22, were about the same age as I was then and were robbed of that opportunity. I used to think ...

The Black Panther Heritage Trail will mark 13 historical sites important to the Illinois chapter of the civil rights ...

A self-guided online tour is in the works for the 12 sites in Chicago and one in Peoria that are listed on the inaugural ...

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Two major independent filmmakers, Charles Burnett and Shaka King, visit Wesleyan University Nov. 8-9 to take part in the school’s “Black Voices and Visionaries in Cinema” seminar. Burnett’s newly ...

It seems “Get Out” star Daniel Kaluuya will be trapped in the “sunken place” forever, and his fans are still outraged. The ...