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Though billed as a Fred Hampton "biopic," the new film Judas & the Black Messiah is about the FBI informant who was one of many who facilitated his assassination. We won't be discussing it here at the Left POCket Project. BUT, we have some suggestions:
1. Check our interview w/Professor Jakobi Williams @jakobiwill on his amazing book The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party & Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago. We discuss the BPP, Chicago's history of racism & antagonism of the poor, & Hampton. https://uncpress.org/book/9781469622101/from-the-bullet-to-the-ballot/
2. Check out Professor Jared Ball's @IMIXWHATILIKE review of the film (note: SPOILERS)
3. Check out Jared Ball's ( @IMIXWHATILIKE) & Rosa Clemente's ( @rosaclemente) interview w/Chairman Fred Hampton's son Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr. ( @1ChairmanFredJr) abt the film & his family's work & legacy
4. Finally, please donate to protect the Hampton House. Learn more and donate here: http://www.gofundme.com/SaveTheHamptonHouse51
and, apologies are in order. Here is the link to our interview w/ @jakobiwill (also available wherever you listen to podcasts): https://soundcloud.com/leftpoc/from-the-bullet-to-the-ballotblack-organizing-in-chicago-wjakobi-williams-leftpoc-podcast-ep-23
