We lost Assata Shakur, one of our remaining revolutionaries and a member of the Black Liberation Army, last week, September 25th, 2025. “Assata’s story is rare because she not only survived white ...

In this original poem, author Francesca Momplaisir reflects on Assata Shakur’s journey, weaving memory, resistance, and eulogy into verse. In the river Styx, the river bone, the river stone, the river ...

Assata Shakur’s death in Havana at 78 closes the book on a life that helped shape both Black revolutionary politics Hip-Hop. Assata Shakur died Thursday in Havana at age 78, closing the chapter on a ...

Two new projects about the late Assata Shakur are in the works. Brother-sister filmmaking duo Giselle and Stephen Bailey, who brought us HBO’s “Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television,” are ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S ...

If one thing is true of teachers’ unions, it is that they are far more than just bargaining entities. They are cultural barometers, revealing the values and convictions of those entrusted with shaping ...

The Cuban Foreign Ministry reported Friday that the legendary writer, activist, and political prisoner Assata Shakur has died of natural causes in Havana. She was 78. “On September 25, 2025, American ...

Angela Davis, Jamal Joseph, rapper Common, and Shakur's daughter Kakuya were among the many who honored the Black Liberation icon at The Riverside Church.

She was known by two names that convey two very different identities. One depicted her as a revolutionary heroine, an innocent target of police repression. The other was the name of a merciless ...