How Assata Shakur Reminded Us Of The Beauty And Power In Preservation

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Assata Shakur (born Joanne Chesimard) the political activist, revolutionary writer, Black Panther, and member of the Black Liberation Army has passed away in Havana, Cuba at the age of 78. She transitioned from this earth as a woman free from the jurisdiction of the United States, having lived the rest of

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