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Assata Shakur, black liberation activist exiled in Cuba dies

I tracked down Tupac’s godmother Assata Shakur, the FBI’s most wanted in Cuba, as a CNN intern. It was surprisingly easy

“He thought I was tourist, if he only knew,” Shakur told me. “Look there’s racism here, there’s racism in the United States. The difference is that the people at the top in the United States are the ...

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Assata Shakur, black liberation activist exiled in Cuba dies at 78

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Assata Shakur, Black liberation figure and activist sought by US, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, fugitive from FBI and Tupac’s godmother, dies in Cuba

Shakur, who was also the godmother and step-aunt of slain rapper Tupac Shakur, was 78 years old.

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Political activist Assata Shakur confirmed dead at 78 by Cuban officials

Assata Shakur, fugitive on FBI ‘Most Wanted’ list and Tupac Shakur’s godmother, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, black liberation activist exiled in Cuba, dies at 78

Her exile in Cuba was among the many thorny issues between the communist-run island and the US.

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Joanne Chesimard, convicted of murdering NJ state trooper, dies in Cuba

Black liberation activist who escaped to Cuba after New Jersey state trooper’s murder dies at 78

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Assata Shakur, Black Power militant who fled to Cuba, dies at 78

Convicted of murdering a New Jersey state trooper, she escaped prison and fled the country. She called herself “a 20th-century escaped slave.”

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Who is Assata Shakur and why is she trending? Netizens raise concern as online death claim goes viral

Assata Shakur, aka Joanne Deborah Chesimard, was an associate of Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army during the 1970s