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May 21, 2018 · While underground, Assata Shakur was placed on the FBI's Most Wanted List and indicted for three bank robberies (April 5, 1971, August 23, 1971, and September 1, 1972), the kidnapping and murder of two drug dealers (December 28, 1972, and January 2, 1973), and the attempted murder of policemen on January 23, 1973.
May 16, 2019 · Assata Shakur, convicted of killing a police officer, still wanted by FBI 40 years after fleeing to Cuba - ABC News. FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Greg Ehrie called Shakur a "top priority." By Christina Carrega. May 16, 2019, 1:49 PM. 1:49. Joanne Chesimard, who changed her name to Assata Shakur...Show More. Show More. AP, FILE.
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.
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's complex legacy: Convicted of killing a cop, and a folk hero to the Black power movement | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News. It looks like...
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...
Assata Shakur | Center on Race and Social Problems | University of Pittsburgh. 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.
