The biblical title of “Judas and the Black Messiah” is totally fitting for its scintillating narrative, about a Black man wanting to galvanize his people while facing brotherly betrayal and menacing ...

Shaka King has made his directorial debut with “Judas and the Black Messiah,” a biopic detailing the betrayal of the chairman of the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter Fred Hampton, portrayed by ...

Judas and the Black Messiah is one of those films that you know is great upon your very first viewing. That’s why it was near-criminal that the historical drama centering on Fred Hampton and William O ...

You can kill a revolutionary, but you can’t kill the revolution.” This is a quote by Illinois Black Panther Party chairman, Fred Hampton. Hampton said this during a Black Panther Party rally weeks ...

Judas and the Black Messiah, a 2021 American biographical crime drama film, is directed and produced by Shaka King. King and Will Berson co-wrote the screenplay, which was based on a story by the two ...

Lakeith Stanfield, foreground center, and Daniel Kaluuya, background center, in a scene from “Judas and the Black Messiah” released in theaters and on HBO Max on Feb. 12. (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP ...

Of all the Black people who've died in encounters with police who've become symbols of the civil rights struggle in the U.S., Fred Hampton might not be a name most people know today. But his killing ...

Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya), who was killed by the police in a 1969 raid. There have been many strong documentaries over the ...

Insider spoke to Dominique Fishback about playing Deborah Johnson in "Judas and the Black Messiah." The actress revealed she penned the moving poem her character shares in the movie. "I got to ...

*Eight years ago, Shaka King was struggling as a Black filmmaker trying to make it in Hollywood. Now, his film “Judas and the Black Messiah” arrives as one of the most anticipated movies of the year.