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Akua Njeri (formerly known as Deborah Johnson; born 1949/50) is an American writer, activist and former member of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party. Njeri was present at the December 4, 1969, police raid in which her fiancé, Fred Hampton, and Mark Clark were killed at the Chicago apartment she and Hampton shared.
23 de abr. de 2021 · But there’s no one more deserving of credit for it coming to fruition than Akua Njeri—the former Deborah Johnson—who was both betrothed to and pregnant by Hampton on the fateful pre-dawn morning in 1969 when a phalanx of cops and agents besieged their apartment and shot him dead in his sleep.
24 de abr. de 2021 · The 70-year-old now goes by Akua Njeri. She remains a revolutionary, as well as the mother of Hampton’s namesake. She’s seen the Oscar-nominated movie at least 10 times, she told CNN, but...
12 de fev. de 2021 · In January 1990, activist Akua Njeri attended the funeral of William O’Neal, the man responsible for leaking information to Chicago police that aided in their assassination of her fiancée, Black...
- sonaiya.kelley@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
15 de mar. de 2021 · Akua Njeri, who was engaged to the late Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, shares her insights on the film Judas and the Black Messiah. She talks about her role in advising the director Shaka King and the producer Ryan Coogler on the historical accuracy and authenticity of the movie.
- Bakari Sellers
13 de fev. de 2021 · Learn about the real people and events behind the film, including Akua Njeri, Fred Hampton's fiancée and mother of his child. She was a Black Panther activist and consultant for the movie.
9 de mai. de 2021 · Akua Njeri, the fiancé of Fred Hampton, served as a cultural consultant for the film that depicts his life and death in 1969. She praises Daniel Kaluuya's performance and the film's impact on spreading the legacy of the Black Panther Party.
