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SNCC); and the Congress for Racial Equality ( CORE). While these associations generally pursued their goals through civil disobedience and the courts, it was the Black Panther Party that eschewed the establishment in favor of leftist community organizing, a focus on Black power, and military tactics. New film Judas and the Black Messiah, in theaters and on HBO Max Feb 12, follows the rise of Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya), the head of the Illinois chapter of the party. Filmmaker Shaka King tells the true story of Hampton and Bill O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield), the car t...

The True Story Behind'Judas and the Black Messiah' Zoe Guy © Glen Wilson - Warner Bros. Shaka King's'Judas and the Black Messiah' tells the story of Fred Hampton, Bill O'Neal and the FBI's conspiracy to take Hampton down. The struggle for Black liberation doesn’t begin and end with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. In the 1960s alone, there were a number of organizations working to secure civil rights and economic justice for African-Americans–including MLK’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); the NAACP; the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ...

Updated 2/11/2021 2:23 PM During Black History Month, the Alzheimer's Association is highlighting the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in Alzheimer's disease research. On Thursday, Feb. 25, the "Matters of the Mind" seminar will feature a discussion on this topic by Carl V. Hill, Ph.D., M.P.H., Vice President of Scientific Engagement and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for the Alzheimer's Association, and Crystal Glover, PH.D., Division of Behavioral Sciences Assistant Professor at Rush Medical College and Social Psychologist at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center. ...

Allies today could about learn from the coalition, created by the Black Panther Party.

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 administration and healthcare professionals expressed confidence the district could reopen schools safely at a virtual forum Thursday. The district held the webinar for staff, parents and community members to discuss the logistics of its hybrid learning model, set to launch Feb. 16.  Superintendent Devon Horton said the district will prioritize the health and safety of students and staff and community members as schools reopen. He said while doctors and other healthcare professionals provided the district with advice regarding reopening, the decision to lau...