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Assata Shakur, Helped Shape Hip-Hop Culture, Dies In Cuba

Assata Shakur died in Havana at 78, ending a life that helped shape Black radical politics and left a lasting imprint on Hip-Hop’s political voice. Born JoAnne Deborah Byron in 1947 and later known as ...
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Assata Shakur Legacy Revived In Documentary Backed By Revolutionary Angela Davis

Assata Shakur’s story will be told in a new documentary by Giselle and Stephen Bailey, with Angela Davis serving as producer. Assata Shakur’s life and legacy are being brought to the screen through a ...
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Assata Shakur, Black liberation figure and activist sought by US, dies in Cuba

OAKLAND, Calif. - Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a ...
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Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has ...