Meet the REAL ASSATA SHAKUR. ✊🏿 Assata Shakur has been exiled since 1979. On May 2 1973, Black Panther activist Assata Olugbala Shakur (born as) Joanne Deborah Chesimard, was pulled over by the New Jersey State Police, shot twice and then charged with murder of a police officer. Assata spent six and a half years in prison under brutal circumstances before escaping out of the maximum security wing of the Clinton Correctional Facility for Women in New Jersey in 1979 and moving to Cuba. Assata: In

“Today, we remember Assata Shakur, who passed away at the age of 78. As a fearless activist and a symbol of resistance, Assata dedicated her life to fighting for justice, equality, and the liberation of oppressed communities. Her courage and resilience continue to inspire generations. Rest in power, Assata.” #assatashakur | SiriusB

Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba