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Black History Year

Legacy of the Black Messiah with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.32.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

“You can kill a revolutionary but you can’t kill the revolution.” Was it a prophecy, these words spoken by the gunned-down Black Panther leader, Fred Hampton? Or was it something more nefarious - more systemic? On the Season 3 opener of Black History Year, we explore the U.S. government's role in the assassination of the fearless Chairman Fred Hampton and sit down with his son, Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr., to discuss his father’s legacy and what it truly means to challenge the system and fight for revolution. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people! PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our own hands. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at https://BlackHistoryYear.com​. Most people do 5 or 10 bucks a month, but everything makes a difference. Thanks for supporting the work. The Black History Year production team includes Tareq Alani, Abeni Jones, Patrick Sanders, Tasha Taylor, William Anderson, Jareyah Bradley, Brooke Brown, Shonda Buchanan, Briona Lamback, Akua Tay, Tasha Taylor, Leslie Taylor-Grover, and Darren Wallace. Our producers are Cydney Smith and Ivana Tucker, who also edits the podcast. Black History Year’s Executive Producer is Julian Walker. In partnership with Participant, Warner Bros. Pictures, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., as well as national and Chicago-based organizers, the Judas and the Black Messiah impact campaign is educating audiences with a more comprehensive history of the Black Panther Party, connecting its legacy to today’s movement for Black lives and empowering audiences to join local organizations advocating for Black communities. To learn more, please visit https://www.LiveForThePeople.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Jay from Push Black and welcome to season 3 of Black History Year.

0:14.9

While a lot of folks are justifiably celebrating the end of a tyrant's reign, we at Push Black

0:20.8

have learned from history that one victory doesn't win the war.

0:25.2

That's why, on this season of the Black History Year Podcast, we're lifting up the knowledge

0:30.2

that will help us continue the fight forward.

0:33.8

We'll learn about change makers, who transform subjugated black communities and the conditions

0:39.1

that led to their government-funded assassinations.

0:42.9

We'll explore the ways Black art has led to Black power, the beauty of our diverse linguistics,

0:48.4

and dig into theories and concepts that reimagine what being Black in this world can be, now

0:54.4

and in the future.

0:57.0

That's right, we're delivering 12 episodes that will prepare you in the ongoing fight

1:01.6

for liberation.

1:03.5

So make sure you tell your people that we're back.

1:06.7

Now let's get to it.

1:09.1

Coming up, I'm sitting down with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., the son of Illinois Black Panther

1:13.8

Party's fearless chairman, Fred Hampton.

1:17.6

Following in the footsteps of his late father, Hampton Jr. is a political activist, whose

1:22.2

guiding principle is also to serve the people.

1:26.4

He's the president and chairman of the Black Panther Party Cubs, and is working hard to

1:30.7

preserve his father's legacy in childhood home, the Hampton House.

1:35.2

Chairman Hampton Jr. also had his hand in the feature film Judas and the Black Messiah.

1:40.6

We'll learn his thoughts on the film and whether or not it does Hampton's legacy justice.

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