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Fall Books Special: The Night Fred Hampton Died
An excerpt of a new book on the Black Panther leader’s death and its aftermath by People’s Law Office cofounder Jeffrey Haas
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Before Shaft
The Block Museum kicks off its Gordon Parks photo exhibit with a Thursday screening of his film “The Learning Tree,” the first modern studio film by a black director.
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Alk of the town
Chicago Film Archives presents a series on Chicago filmmaker Howard Alk.
Posted inNews & Politics
Eyes on the Prize
Over more than two decades, Haki and Safisha Madhubuti have proved that African-centered education can amount to more than a black version of history. It can also be a springboard to a bright future.
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The Last Hours of William O’Neal
He was the informant who gave the FBI the floor plan of Fred Hampton’s apartment. Last week he ran onto the Eisenhower Expressway and killed himself.
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The Neutralization of Fred Hampton
At about 4:30 AM on the bitter cold morning of Thursday, December 4, 1969, three unmarked police cars and a panel truck pulled away from the 26th Street office of the Cook County state’s attorney and moved like a small funeral procession through the deserted streets of Chicago’s west side. The brief journey of no […]