Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur Dies
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Assata Shakur, a Black American liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba, has died at the age of 78 after decades in exile, her family and Cuban officials said.
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Assata Shakur, aka Joanne Deborah Chesimard, was an associate of Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army during the 1970s