Assata Shakur, Fugitive Black Liberation Activist Wanted By U.S. For Decades, Dies In Cuba At 77
Assata Shakur, a prominent figure in the Black liberation movement who spent decades in exile in Cuba, has passed away, according to an announcement from her daughter. Born Joanne Deborah Chesimard, Shakur died on Thursday in Havana, with Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs attributing her death to complications related to age and declining health. In […]