2015
Search results
Assata Olugbala Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron; July 16, 1947), also known as Joanne Chesimard, is an American political activist and convicted murderer who was a member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA).
May 1, 2023 · Reports claim that Assata Shakur is still living and celebrated her 75th birthday in July 2022. And boy has she lived one helluva life. After Assata escaped from prison, she sought refuge in Cuba.
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.
- 2 min
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.
Nov 2, 2018 · Born JoAnne Deborah Byron on July 16, 1947, in New York City, Assata Shakur is the first woman to appear on the FBI’s most wanted terrorist list. An activist in black radical groups such as the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, Shakur was convicted of murdering a New Jersey state trooper in 1977, but supporters helped her ...
- Nadra Kareem Nittle
Jun 18, 2022 · Born JoAnne Deborah Byron, Assata Shakur was charged for a series of crimes with the Black Liberation Army — and became a fugitive in 1979 after escaping prison.
People also ask
Who is Assata Shakur?
Who is Assata Olugbala Shakur?
Is Assata Shakur Still Alive?
Is Assata Shakur a 'top priority'?
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.
