The ‘Black Messiah’s’ throughline to George Floyd

A new film, “Judas and the Black Messiah,” written and directed by Shaka King and produced by “Black Panther” auteur Ryan Coogler, tells a crucial chapter in the life of Chicago Black Panther leader Fred Hampton: His meteoric rise and brutal killing in the late 1960s.

A new film, “Judas and the Black Messiah,” written and directed by Shaka King and produced by “Black Panther” auteur Ryan Coogler, tells a crucial chapter in the life of Chicago Black Panther leader Fred Hampton: His meteoric rise and brutal killing in the late 1960s.