Fred Hampton's Son Wants You to Know the Real Legacy of His Father and the Black Panther Party

The son of a Black Power movement that was maligned, Fred Hampton Jr. understands the importance of correcting the narrative. And in an era when Black terms and concepts—from critical race theory to intersectionality to “woke”— continue to be co-opted and mischaracterized by the right and mainstream media, that work remains pressing. For Hampton Jr., reintroducing a new generation to his father’s life and the revolutionary group in which the elder Hampton was a key figure is a large part of his struggle.