The following posts have been tagged Assata Shakur.


Assata Shakur: The government’s terrorist is our community’s heroine

by Mos Def
Early in May, the federal government issued a statement in which they labeled Joanne Chesimard, known to most in the Black community as Assata Shakur, as a domestic terrorist. In so doing, they also increased the bounty on her head from $150,000 to an unprecedented $1,000,000.
Viewed through the lens of U.S. law enforcement, [...]