Fred Hampton Children: Who Is Fred Hampton Jr.?

Fred Hampton Jr. is an American political activist, based in Chicago. He is the president and chairman of the Prisoners of Conscience Committee and the Black Panther Party Cubs.

He is the only child of Fred Hampton, the Black Panther Party leader assassinated by police in Chicago on December 4, with his Fiance, now known as Akua Njeri. His mother named him Alfred Johnson at birth.

When he was ten years old, she had his name legally changed to Fred Hampton Jr. She had already changed her name to Akua Njeri, as she increasing had identified with Africa in the years after Hampton Sr’s death.

Hampton Jr now serves as president and the chairman of the Prisoners of Conscience Committee (POCC) and the Black Panther Party Cubs made of descendants of Black Panthers.

He continues to organise to bring people together across racial and class lines. He also is a spoken word artist and poet and draws from his experiences with police and incarceration.