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Fred Hampton

Fred Hampton
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Fred Hampton Was Right: We Must Fight Racism With Cross-Racial Solidarity

Marginalized people must work together if we hope to survive, much less achieve equality and justice.
by
Lauren Araiza,
Truthout
April 3, 2021
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People hold Black Lives Matter signs as they gather during a candlelight vigil to honour Andre Hill's memory outside the Brentnell Community Recreation Center in Columbus, Ohio, on December 26, 2020.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Black Revolutionary Love Reimagines Democracy

Revolutionary Love comes from a desire for the greater good and is rooted in radical risk-taking for justice.
by
Joy James,
Truthout
February 18, 2021
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Fred Hampton: The Fight for Truth
Livestream
Prisons & Policing

Fred Hampton: The Fight for Truth

Flint Taylor, Jeffrey Haas and Chip Gibbons discuss the latest revelations about the FBI’s role in Hampton’s death.
by
Flint Taylor,
Jeffrey Haas &
Chip Gibbons,
Defending Rights & Dissent and Truthout
January 26, 2021
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The Black Panthers' Fred Hampton speaks at a rally in Chicago's Grant Park in September 1969.
News Analysis
Prisons & Policing

New Documents Suggest J. Edgar Hoover Was Involved in Fred Hampton’s Murder

Recently released FBI documents shed new light on the 1969 conspiracy to assassinate Black Panther leader Fred Hampton.
by
Flint Taylor &
Jeff Haas,
Truthout
January 19, 2021
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A still from the film The First Rainbow Coalition (2019).
Review
Racial Justice

New Film Showcases How the Rainbow Coalition’s Struggle for Justice Lives On

Today’s grassroots community organizers and activists are continuing the work of the Rainbow Coalition.
by
Bobby Vanecko,
Truthout
February 16, 2020
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Activist Fred Hampton speaks into a microphone while seated at a table with others
Interview
Prisons & Policing

50 Years Ago Today, Police Murdered Fred Hampton. His Activism Lives On.

Civil rights attorney Flint Taylor discusses the past and present fight against Chicago’s systemic racist policing.
by
Claudia Garcia-Rojas,
Truthout
December 4, 2019
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American political and social activist and Black Panther Party member Fred Hampton (1948 - 1969) raises his arms at the "Days of Rage" rally, Chicago, Illinois, October 11, 1969.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

The Murder of Fred Hampton and the Legacy of COINTELPRO

FBI attitudes toward Black activists have not changed.
by
Flint Taylor,
Truthout
December 4, 2017
Truthout
News Analysis

The Assassination of Fred Hampton: 47 Years Later

We must never forget the murderous role played by the FBI and COINTELPRO in destroying Black organizations and leaders.
by
Flint Taylor,
Truthout
December 4, 2016
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