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Assata Olugbala Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron; July 16, 1947), also known as Joanne Chesimard, is an American political activist and convicted murderer who was a member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA).
Feb 15, 2008 · Assata Shakur, the firebrand revolutionary Black Panther, was convicted and sentenced to life in a widely publicized case involving a 1973 shootout on the NJ Turnpike, which resulted in the deaths of a Panther leader and a NJ State Trooper.
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Feb 16, 2019 · Chesimard, who changed her name to Assata Shakur, broke out of a New Jersey state prison in 1979 and fled to Cuba. But law enforcement officials say she would never have escaped from prison...
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Assata aka Joanne Chesimard is a 2008 biographical film directed by Fred Baker and starring Warly Ceriani. The film premiered at the San Diego Black Film Festival and starred Assata Shakur.
“ On May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur, aka JoAnne Chesimard, lay in a hospital, close to death, handcuffed to her bed, while local, state, and federal police attempted to question her about the shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike that claimed the life of a white state trooper.
Jan 16, 2008 · Trailer for the independent film "Assata aka Joanne Chesimard" a film by FRED BAKER, with Music by ROY HARGROVE,featuring appearances by KATHLEEN CLEAVER, AS...
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On the 40th anniversary of the cold-blooded murder of a New Jersey state trooper, the fugitive convicted of the killing, Joanne Chesimard, has been named a Most Wanted Terrorist by the FBI—the...