Deborah Johnson

…'s birthday, August 30th, would now be known as Chairman Fred Hampton Day in the city of Chicago. When Mayor Johnson handed Akua the proclamation, she wept as the crowd began to chant, Long live Chairman Fred. Follow Redacted Declassified Mysteries on the Wondery app, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.…

…It served as a community meeting place and education center, a place where like-minded people could come together and study Hampton's mission. A little more than a year later, on September 4th, 2023, Akua and her son returned to the site where Fred Sr. was shot and killed at 2337 West Monroe Street. But this time, they were accompanied by Chicago Mayor Bran…

…No amount of money could erase the pain of Fred's death or the echoes of trauma that haunted them all for the rest of their lives. Like Muhammad Ali and many other black power activists in the 1960s and 70s, Deborah changed what she called her slave name and started going by Akua Njeri. Akua went on to become an activist and an author. She taught Fred Jr.…