We see you being thrown around like a rag doll as the father of your child is killed. Njeri and the son she gave birth to shortly after, Fred Hampton Jr, are the flame keepers of Chairman Fred’s memory, and they placed their faith in King and co-producers Ryan Coogler and Charles King to relive Hampton’s live as a revolutionary. Njeri is the mother of Fred Hampton Jr. -- the current leader of the Black Panther Cubs Credit: Twitter. Through the Shaka King-directed Judas and the Black Messiah, the tragic events of that evening are detailed in a gory scene in which FBI and local law enforcement agents burst through the door where they and 10 others slept. NJERI: I guess I told myself in my head I had a responsibility to take care of our son. What is the most gratifying thing that came out of trusting these filmmakers and seeing your story told in a major studio films like this? Didn't come in with an arrogance like, 'I know about the Black Panthers; I can do this,' but really just sucking up all the information he could," she said. The real Deborah Johnson hasn't watched the scene in "Judas and the Black Messiah" where a cop puts a gun to her pregnant belly after a predawn raid that killed Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. There was a story of how, in a cocaine-induced high, he was very paranoid that somebody was going to get him. He had met Ryan Coogler previously, at a flea market, and they had some discussion about everything but the movie because it wasn’t in the mix yet. DEADLINE: We watch you, incredibly pregnant, have to go through this ordeal. She remains a revolutionary, as well as the mother of Hampton’s namesake. As our child grew and developed, and even before he could talk or walk or even sit up, I would tell him about his father and the Black Panther Party, how it started, and everything I could get my hands on. We had to first start with that premise," the son of the famed revolutionary said. Initially, seven Panthers were charged with attempted murder and other counts; the charges were later dropped. I remember during the days of the Black Panther Party, we would tell people that the government waged war on the Black community, and that the number one threat identified by the FBI director J Edgar Hoover to the US security, was the Black Panther Party. I felt like he was there. The group organizes a free breakfast program, publishes an intercommunity newspaper and broadcasts a weekly "Free Em All Radio" program. I know you got it. But I am very well pleased with the end product. "Still, in the eyes of the state, being the son of Fred Hampton is a crime." Send us a tip using our annonymous form. And Mama Akua is alive still, so I wanted to make sure that I honored her. Because it didn’t look like O’Neal. 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In the new trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah, Daniel Kaluuya, who plays the real-life iconic Black Panther revolutionary, is heard saying: “You can murder a liberator, but you can’… I am a revolutionary was the rallying cry of Chairman Fred Hampton, a leader so powerful that he could draw tens of thousands on a moment s notice and therefore such a threat to the system that he was assassinated at the age of only 21, on Dec. 4, 1969. Hampton Jr. blamed it on "battle fatigue" and the "continuous struggle with regard to crossing the Ts and dotting the Is. Deborah Johnson, now known as Akua Njeri, is an American activist and writer. Njeri, who also goes by Mother Akua, tried to shield Hampton with her pregnant body during that lethal raid. "To see Daniel do the speeches and kind of do the walk and the talk and the mannerisms of Chairman Fred, it was really amazing.". Daniel Kaluuya portrays Fred Hampton in the upcoming film Judas and the Black Messiah. "He didn't even go into detail. I would have those talks with him, whether or not he could respond, even as a baby. She called the cast magnificent, the movie excellent and powerful. This was a powerful piece. "They're not afraid to say Chairman Fred's name now. At 4:00 A.M., Akua & Fred were sleeping when a group of Chicago Police broke into their apartment, purposely killing Fred (while Akua was in bed with him as well) and his friend/security, Mark Clark. She's especially grateful for the team's willingness "to sit down with us and really learn about the Black Panther Party because there's so many bogus books and bogus things written about the party," she said. I think all the actors did a magnificent job, in bringing that portrayal to audiences today, right now. ", "He called me and said, 'You've got to come up here,' and so I did," Njeri recalled. He still wakes up at night, saying, "Cut!" 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