Assata Shakur, Fugitive and Revolutionary, Dies in Cuba at 78
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.