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Black Liberation Icon Assata Shakur Dies in Cuba

10/5/2025

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Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist, died September 25, 2025, in Havana, Cuba.
She escaped a U.S. prison in 1979 and sought asylum in Cuba.
The FBI labeled Shakur a 'most wanted terrorist' for killing a police officer.
Shakur's activism linked the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army.
Her writings, including Assata: An Autobiography, inspired Black Lives Matter.

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Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist, died September 25, 2025, in Havana, Cuba.
She escaped a U.S. prison in 1979 and sought asylum in Cuba.
The FBI labeled Shakur a 'most wanted terrorist' for killing a police officer.
Shakur's activism linked the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army.
Her writings, including Assata: An Autobiography, inspired Black Lives Matter.