Assata, who was 78, died in Cuba, where she received political asylum from Fidel Castro after fleeing the United States following a conviction for taking part in the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state ...

There are quite a few dramatic, almost folkloric, stories about Assata Shakur, the American militant and self-avowed anti-government revolutionary who escaped from prison in 1979, not long after she ...

We lost Assata Shakur, one of our remaining revolutionaries and a member of the Black Liberation Army, last week, September 25th, 2025. “Assata’s story is rare because she not only survived white ...

This week on “The Joe Budden Podcast,” Dr. Marc Lamont Hill gave listeners a history lesson in honor of Assata Shakur’s passing last week. While paying his respects to the late political activist, ...

Rhode Island State Police said Tuesday that a dump truck that was left in the up position struck a bridge over Route 146. Fall River Police arrest man seated in a barber chair on active warrant The ...

Assata Shakur’s death in Havana at 78 closes the book on a life that helped shape both Black revolutionary politics Hip-Hop. Assata Shakur died Thursday in Havana at age 78, closing the chapter on a ...

Black America, we need to get clear on something real quick. If you go on TikTok or any social media platform, there is a great deal of confusion on a particular issue. Don’t worry, this won’t take ...

In this original poem, author Francesca Momplaisir reflects on Assata Shakur’s journey, weaving memory, resistance, and eulogy into verse. In the river Styx, the river bone, the river stone, the river ...

Tupac Shakur's godmother, Assata Shakur, died at age 78 on Sept. 25. News of Assata's death was first shared by her daughter Kakuya on Facebook. "At approximately 1:15 PM on September 25th, my mother, ...