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Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist and member of the Black Panther Party who escaped from U.S. prison in 1979 and was granted asylum in Cuba, has died at age 78 in Havana due to health issues. Her death marks the end of a controversial figure whose case symbolized U.S.-Cuba tensions and who remains a symbol for some in the Black Lives Matter movement.
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist and fugitive convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, died in Havana at age 78 due to health issues. She escaped prison in 1979, received asylum in Cuba, and remained a controversial figure, with ongoing efforts by U.S. authorities to extradite her. Her death marks the end of a long and contentious chapter in her life and activism.
Assata Shakur, a prominent Black Liberation activist exiled in Cuba for over four decades and on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list, has died at age 78 in Havana due to health issues. She was involved in radical activism, was convicted of murder, and escaped from prison in 1979, later receiving asylum in Cuba. Her death marks the end of a controversial and influential figure in American and Black liberation history.
Assata Shakur, a Black militant and fugitive sought by the US since 1979, died in Cuba where she was granted asylum after escaping prison in 1979. She was involved in a 1973 gunfight that resulted in a police officer’s death, was convicted of multiple crimes, and later became a symbol for revolutionary movements, including Black Lives Matter. Her supporters view her as unjustly persecuted, while her critics see her as a terrorist.