The Associated Press reports:
Assata Shakur, the exiled Black activist wanted by the U.S. since 1979, has passed away in Cuba
Assata Shakur, a prominent figure in the Black liberation movement, has died at the age of 78, according to statements from her daughter and the Cuban government. After escaping a life sentence in a U.S. prison for the police officer’s murder, she was granted political asylum in Cuba.
Her death was confirmed to have resulted from “health conditions and advanced age,” stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cuba. Kakuya Shakur shared the news on her Facebook page, where she announced her mother’s passing.
Shakur’s notoriety stems from a violent encounter in May 1973 with New Jersey State Police, during which one trooper, Werner Foerster, was fatally shot, and another was injured. Shakur was later sentenced to prison for her crimes, but her imprisonment was short-lived; a dramatic prison break in 1979, orchestrated by members of the Black Liberation Army, saw her escape with two guards taken hostage and a commandeered vehicle.
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It seems that historic figures of controversy are making headlines this week. Just yesterday, it was reported that a leftist who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford at the age of 95 has also passed away. Whether these historical figures will be remembered fondly by “decent people” is up for debate.
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