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1. abcnews.go.com › US › assata-shakur-convictedAssata Shakur, convicted of killing a police officer, still ...

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   May 16, 2019 · Shakur was convicted of first degree murder. In 1979 -- two years into her life sentence -- she was broken free from prison with the help of other members of BLA and fled to Cuba, where Fidel Castro granted her asylum. Since the U.S. does not have an extradition treaty with the country, Shakur seems untouchable as she enters her golden years.

2. www.thoughtco.com › biography-of-assata-shakur-4177967Profile: Assata Shakur, FBI's “Most Wanted” Radical

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   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.

3. www.blackpast.org › african-american-history › assataAssata Olugbala Shakur (1947- ) • - Blackpast

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   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.

4. www.hks.harvard.edu › assataAssata: An Autobiography | Harvard Kennedy School

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   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.

5. www.wnyc.org › story › assata-shakurs-complex-legacyAssata Shakur's complex legacy: Convicted of killing a cop ...

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   Assata Shakur’s story rankles many in New Jersey who believe she got away with killing a police officer 50 years ago. ...

6. www.npr.org › 2013/05/07 › 181914429FBI Most Wanted Terrorists List: Who Is Assata Shakur? : NPR

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   May 7, 2013 · : NPR. National Security. FBI Most Wanted Terrorists List: Who Is Assata Shakur? May 7, 201312:00 PM ET. Heard on Tell Me More. 12-Minute Listen. Playlist. The FBI recently made Joanne...

7. iacenter.org › 2022/07/16 › on-her-75th-birthdayOn her 75th birthday – Assata Shakur: ‘I am a 20th century ...

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   Jul 16, 2022 · On her 75th birthday – Assata Shakur: ‘I am a 20th century escaped slave’ – International Action Center. Posted in Cuba, Racism & Oppression. By Mirinda Crissman. July 15, 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.