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

Assata Shakur, an activist with the Black Liberation Army exiled in Cuba for four decades, has died in Havana, aged 78.

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

Patrick Oppmann was a 21-year-old college student doing a stint with CNN’s Havana bureau when he tasked himself with finding ...

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

Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison ...

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

Assata Shakur, the Black Liberation Army member militant and fugitive with a $2 million FBI reward on her head, died in ...

Assata Shakur, fugitive and prominent Black activist, dies in Cuba at 78

Assata Shakur, the former Black Liberation Army activist who became a civil rights icon for some and a wanted murderer for ...

Assata Shakur, Tupac's godmother who sought political asylum in Cuba, dead at 78

Assata Shakur, a political activist and the godmother of pioneering rapper Tupac Shakur, died Sept. 25. She was 78.

Assata Shakur dies in Cuba after decades on the run

Assata Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, was convicted of murdering a state trooper in 1973 and escaped prison in 1979.

Assata Shakur, Black Liberation Army activist, dies in Cuba at 78

The Cuban government has announced that exiled activist Assata Shakur died in Havana on Thursday at 78. She was an activist ...

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 ...