Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur Dies

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Assata Shakur, wanted Black Liberation Army member, dies at 78 in Cuba
A ssata Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member who was convicted in the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper, has died in Cuba, where she had to fled to after escaping from prison, Cuban officials said Friday. She was 78.

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Assata Shakur, Black liberation figure and activist sought by US, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, Political Activist Who Sought Asylum in Cuba, Dead at 78
Assata Shakur, Black Liberation Army member convicted of killing a state trooper, dies at 78
Black liberation activist and American fugitive Assata Shakur, who escaped to Cuba more than 45 years ago after she was convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, died in Havana, the government...

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Assata Shakur, Convicted Black Liberationist and Tupac’s Godmother, Dead at 78
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Assata Shakur, Black revolutionary on F.B.I.'s most wanted list, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, convicted in 1970s shooting of NJ State Trooper, dies in Cuba
Prior to her arrest and the shootout, Shakur was wanted to the FBI and New York Police Department on several charges which included bank robberies and violent assault on police officers.

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Assata Shakur dies in Cuba after decades on the run
Political activist Assata Shakur confirmed dead at 78 by Cuban officials

I tracked down Tupac’s godmother Assata Shakur, the FBI’s most wanted in Cuba, as a CNN intern. It was surprisingly easy

Patrick Oppmann was a 21-year-old college student doing a stint with CNN’s Havana bureau when he tasked himself with finding a woman who had evaded the long arm of American law enforcement for nearly 20 years.

How Assata Shakur Reminded Us Of The Beauty And Power In Preservation

In honor of Assata Shakur’s passing, we remember the life, image, and words of a monumental icon in the fight for liberation.
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