Fred Ellis of Hampton passed away on Jan 15, 2021 after a battle with mesothelioma. He was a strong, spirited, and loyal man that thoroughly enjoyed life and highly prioritized family. Fred was born ...

Mourners came to view Fred Hampton's bodyin a small Oak Park, Illinois, funeral home shortly after his killing by the Chicago police in December 1969. He was only 21 years old. Black Panther sentries ...

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HAMPTON – Fred Ferrari Jr., 87, of Hampton, left this Earth on Friday, April 24, 2009, to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Fred had been a lifelong resident of Hampton, born in Elizabeth City County (now ...

Fred Hampton Sr., a Black Panther Party leader who was shot and killed in Chicago during a 1969 police raid, received an honorary street name on Saturday on the Near West Side.

The former Maywood home of Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton is now a landmark. The Chicago suburb’s village council voted unanimously to approve the landmark status of the home at 804 South 17th ...

The childhood home of Fred Hampton, an iconic Black Panther Party leader who was shot and killed during a 1969 police raid of his Chicago apartment, has been designated a historical landmark. In a ...