Assata Shakur, Black Liberation Icon and Fugitive, Dies at 78 in Cuba
TL;DR
Assata Shakur, a prominent figure in Black liberation and former member of the Black Liberation Army who was exiled to Cuba after her conviction for killing a police officer, died at age 78 in Havana due to old age and health issues. Her life was marked by activism, imprisonment, and exile, and she remains a symbol of resistance and racial justice movements.
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- Assata Shakur, Black Liberation Army member convicted of killing a state trooper, dies at 78 NBC News
- Assata Shakur Dies at 78; Convicted Revolutionary Found Refuge in Cuba The New York Times
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