‘Nothing to lose but our chains’: Assata Shakur, former Black Liberation Army member, dies in Cuba; remained on ‘most wanted list’
Assata Shakur, the former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army member convicted of a 1973 New Jersey state trooper's murder, has died in Havana at 78. She maintained her innocence, escaped prison, and received political asylum in Cuba, despite being on the "Most Wanted List." Cuban officials confirmed her death was due to health complications and advanced age.
Assata Shakur, the former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army member convicted of a 1973 New Jersey state trooper's murder, has died in Havana at 78. She maintained her innocence, escaped prison, and received political asylum in Cuba, despite being on the "Most Wanted List." Cuban officials confirmed her death was due to health complications and advanced age.
