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    FOR REACHING A NEW GENERATION

    Aug 10, 2021 5 minutes
    THE MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE IN BUSINESS 2021

    Shaka King

    WRITER AND FILMMAKER

    When debuted in February, the film was poised to offend everyone. After months of civil unrest fueled by police violence against Black Americans, the true story of Fred Hampton, a young Black socialist leader assassinated by the FBI, ran the risk of alienating people who view the Black Panthers with suspicion and those who believe Hampton’s revolutionary ideology hasn’t received its proper due. Incredibly, director Shaka King managed to isolate this important piece of American history, wrap it in the sheen of a ’70s crime thriller, and deliver a critically adored film that reportedly attracted more viewers in its first week on HBO Max than Zack Snyder’s and also won an Oscar for supporting actor Daniel Kaluuya. King’s

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