Assata Shakur, fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba
- Posted on September 26, 2025
- By Los Angeles Times
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Assata Shakur, fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. 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 where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died.
