Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison ...
Cuban officials said Joanne Chesimard, who escaped prison in 1979 after being convicted of murdering New Jersey State Trooper ...
Assata Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, was convicted of murdering a state trooper in 1973 and escaped prison in 1979.
Assata Shakur, a Black activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison, has died, ...
She led a life overshadowed by violence — convicted of killing a state trooper, breaking out of prison and fleeing to Cuba 42 ...
Shakur, U.S. citizen and fugitive born Joanne Deborah Byron, died Thursday from "health problems and advanced age," the Cuban ...
Cuban officials on Friday said that Joanne Chesimard, who was convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, has died in ...