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“JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH” Special Screening with Fred Hampton Jr.

“The late Fred Hampton is the subject of the movie, “JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH” and for us to be able to secure his son, Fred Hampton Jr.  For a VIRTUAL TALKBACK with our Muskegon audience Friday night after the movie is a big deal. This is the opening night of the film and there are screenings happening at the same time all over the country and yet he’ll be with us.”- 

WUVS’ Paul Allen Billings


JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH is a American  biographical drama based in Chicago  that details the work of the FBI under the direction of J.Edgar Hoover to infiltrate the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter and take down it’s Chairman , Fred Hampton. 

See trailer here: https://youtu.be/sSjtGqRXQ9Y

Critics are hailing the movie as one of the must see movies of the year. Those attending Friday’s 6:20 p.m. screening  of the film are in for a rare treat according to Paul Allen Billings of  community radio station, 103.7 The Beat. “The late Fred Hampton is the subject of the movie, 

“JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH” and for us to be able to secure his son, Fred Hampton Jr.  For a VIRTUAL TALKBACK with our Muskegon audience Friday night immediately after the movie is a big deal. This is the opening night of the film and there are screenings happening at the same time all over the country and yet he’ll be with us. It’s not often we have the opportunity in West Michigan to do a LIVE talkback with one of the film’s participants or immediate family of the film’s subject the same night of the films  worldwide premiere.”

Inquiries please email  pa@1037thebeat.com or call

 231.727-5007 

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Paul Allen Billings,

WUVS 103.7 The Beat.

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