Assata Olugbala Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron; July 16, 1947), [a] also known as Joanne Chesimard, is an American political activist who was a member of the Black Liberation Army …

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 …

Mar 29, 2019 · Assata Shakur is best known for her work in Civil Rights activism with the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army between 1971 and 1979 before being imprisoned …

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 …

Feb 16, 2019 · Chesimard, who changed her name to Assata Shakur, broke out of a New Jersey state prison in 1979 and fled to Cuba. But law enforcement officials say she would never have …

Between 1973 and 1977 Shakur was indicted ten times and stood trial for two bank rob- beries, the kidnapping of a drug dealer, attempted murder of several police officers, and the murder of …

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 …

Jul 30, 2017 · On Sunday, July 16, a cross section of activists, artists and humanitarians came together to salute Assata Shakur, the long exiled Black Panther who resides in Cuba, to mark …

May 21, 2018 · Assata Shakur, or JoAnne Chesimard as the media and authorities continued to call her, was acknowledged to be the soul of the BLA. She was personally charged with six …

Assata Shakur is an author and self-styled "black revolutionary" who lives in exile in Cuba, where she has been granted political asylum from prosecution and legal entanglements in the United …