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Mar 1, 2022 · by Kassidy Tarala. March 1, 2022. 10:12 AM. Expand. Assata Shakur, a former member of the Black Liberation Army, was convicted in 1977 for the murder of a state trooper during a shootout in New Jersey. In 1979, she escaped from prison and made her way to Cuba, where she was granted political asylum and continues to live today.
May 16, 2019 · Civil rights activist turned convicted murderer, Assata Shakur, continues to be a "top priority" for law enforcement officials, even 40 years after she was broken out of a Clifton, New Jersey, prison and fled to Cuba.
Feb 8, 2014 · Assata Olugbala Shakur—political activist, author, fugitive, and step-aunt of the famed, slain hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur—was born JoAnne Deborah Bryon on July 16, 1947 in New York City, New York. Following her parents’ divorce in 1950, she moved with her mother and maternal grandparents to Wilmington, North Carolina. Shakur spent much ...
Nov 2, 2018 · Fast Facts: Assata Shakur. Also Known As: JoAnne Chesimard. Born: July 16, 1947, in New York City. Parents: Doris E. Johnson. Education: Borough of Manhattan Community College and the City College of New York. Known for: Black radical activist with the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army. US fugitive in Cuba. Spouse: Louis Chesimard.
Assata Shakur. “ On May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur, aka JoAnne Chesimard, lay in a hospital, close to death, handcuffed to her bed, while local, state, and federal police attempted to question her about the shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike that claimed the life of a white state trooper.
Jul 16, 2022 · In honor of Assata Shakur’s 75th birthday on July 16, the IAC is reprinting this slightly edited version of her open letter, first posted on Dec. 30, 2014. The FBI put out a $2 million bounty for her recapture almost 50 years ago. My name is Assata Shakur, and I am a 20th century escaped slave.
May 7, 2013 · MARTIN: In the decades since the crime, Chesimard, or Assata Shakur, developed a large following of supporters who still question the facts that led to her convictions. We wanted to learn more...
