Assata Shakur recently passed away from “health concerns and advanced age,” according to a statement from Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shakur was 78. But, with Assata’s name now in headlines, ...

Assata Shakur, the former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army member convicted of a 1973 New Jersey state trooper's murder, has died in Havana at 78. She maintained her innocence, escaped prison, ...

The US military launched a covert strike on Iranian nuclear facilities in June, dropping several massive bunker-busting bombs on a single target. While US officials claimed the sites were completely ...

Sept. 26 (UPI) --The Cuban government has announced that exiled activist Assata Shakur died in Havana on Thursday at 78. Shakur was a legendary figure within the Black Panther Party and the Black ...

Assata Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member who was convicted in the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper, has died in Cuba, where she had fled to after escaping from prison, Cuban officials ...

Assata Shakur, a former Black Liberation Army member and Black Panther, passed away at the age of 78 years on Thursday, 25 September 2025, in Havana, Cuba, after she fled following her 1973 conviction ...

Assata Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member who was convicted of murdering a state trooper in 1973 and lived in Cuba for decades, has died, authorities said Friday. Shakur, also known as Joanne ...

Assata Shakur, an activist with the Black Liberation Army exiled in Cuba for four decades, has died in Havana, aged 78. Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, died on Thursday of unspecified health ...