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Utah has had a small but vibrant Black community throughout its history. During Black History Month, we honor the community's triumphs and challenges.

Utah has had a small but vibrant Black community throughout its history. During Black History Month, we honor the community's triumphs and challenges.

A Majority Vote Would Amend the State Constitution To Prohibit the Practice of Involuntary Servitude

Daniel Kaluuya is Fred Hampton in "Judas and the Black Messiah." (Warner Bros. Pictures) "Judas and the Black Messiah" has far too much in common with "The Departed." Obviously, director Shaka King's film centers on Black characters, while Martin Scorsese's Boston-set entry does not. But the general concept — a crime thriller about a man covertly working with law enforcement who infiltrates a group considered to be their threat, to eviscerate its strongest force — is the same. It's an awkward comparison to make because, in actuality, these films shouldn't have many simil...

Everett Collection Historical / Alamy Stock Photo Fred Hampton led Illinois’s Black Panther Party from 1968 until his death the following year. His killing remains the subject of much scrutiny, as Hampton died after Chicago Police officers raided his West Side apartment on the morning of December 4, 1969. The police fired 99 shots, killing the 21-year-old Hampton and his fellow Panther, 22-year-old Mark Clark. The Panthers fired just once. Shaka King's new biopic, Judas and the Black Messiah, focuses on Hampton and the events leading up to his death, as well as the role paid informant Will...