Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur Dies
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Assata Shakur, a former Black Liberation Army activist and civil rights icon for some, passed away at 78 in Cuba. Her life highlighted debates on race and justice in the U.S. Convicted in the 1973 murder of a state trooper,
In honor of Assata Shakur’s passing, we remember the life, image, and words of a monumental icon in the fight for liberation.