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Assata Olugbala Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron; July 16, 1947), also known as Joanne Chesimard, is an American political activist who was a member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA). In 1977, she was convicted in the first-degree murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973.
Mar 1, 2022 · 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.
Jul 16, 2022 · My name is Assata Shakur, and I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from the political repression, racism and violence that dominate the U.S. government’s policy toward people of color.
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.
Nov 2, 2018 · Known for: Black radical activist with the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army. US fugitive in Cuba. Spouse: Louis Chesimard. Legacy: Shakur is regarded by many as a hero and her story has inspired works of music, art, and film.
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. Assata...
May 7, 2013 · But first, we want to find out more about a woman named Joanne Deborah Chesimard, aka Assata Shakur. She is the woman who was recently added to the FBI's most wanted terrorist list.
Jul 16, 2024 · As former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army member Assata Shakur turns 77, we remember why celebrating her life is so important to Black people.
Assata Olugbala Shakur is an Black civil rights activist who was a member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and Black Liberation Army (BLA). Between 1971 and 1973, Shakur was accused of several crimes, none of which had sufficient evidence to back them.
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.
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