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.
24 de abr. de 2021 · Akua Njeri, then Deborah Johnson, was charged after the 1969 raid that killed the father of her son. Chicago Police Department The movie closes with the 1969 raid, in which police storm an...
10 de mar. de 2021 · Now, at the age of 70, Njeri is on the advisory board of the Black Panther Party Cubs, created by children of Black Panthers, while her son, Fred Hampton Jr., 51, is chairman of that same...
10 de mar. de 2021 · The movie also tells the story of Hampton's then-fiancée Akua Njeri (née Deborah Johnson, played by Dominique Fishback) who was just 19 — and nearly nine months pregnant — when Hampton was killed...
18 de abr. de 2021 · Back on December 4, 1969, Akua Njeri was Deborah Johnson, a 19-year old who was more than eight months pregnant with the child of her fiance Fred Hampton, the Chairman of the Chicago Chapter of...
12 de feb. de 2021 · Akua Njeri (citizennewspapergroup.com / Wendell Hutson) ADVERTISEMENT The movie ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ will release in theaters and on HBO Max on Friday, February 12, 2021. It drops at 12 am PT or 3 am ET and is available for streaming on HBO Max for 31 days. The subscription costs $14.99 a month. Share this article:
12 de feb. de 2021 · Johnson changed her given name to Akua Njeri, joining several Black Power activists in shedding their "slave names" to overcome racial oppression in the '60s and '70s.