Judas And The Black Messiah
Fred Hampton was Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, founder of the Rainbow Coalition, deputy chairman of the national Black Panther Party, and assassinated by the FBI in conjunction with Chicago law enforcement. Judas And The Black Messiah is the story of how the FBI and Chicago police infiltrated the Black Panthers and killed Hampton in a predawn raid while he lay in his bed. Directed by Shaka King and starring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield, the film premieres on HBO February 12, 2021.