Fugitive Black Militant Assata Shakur Dies in Cuba

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.