Why feminists should care about the fbis hunt for assata. Assata shakur was born joanne deborah byron on july 16, 1947, in jamaica, queens, new york city. This study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of assata. All feminists should wholeheartedly care about the case of assata shakur, because not only is it about sexism, its about racism and where these two things intercept. Assata shakur was born joanne chesimard, and her change in name was reflective of her desire to fully identify.
While driving on the new jersey turnpike, assata, zayd shakur, and sundiata acoli were stopped by. If you care about your own freedom and your right to stand up, be heard and compel change, support assata shakur by participating in hands off assata campaign action alerts. In an ensuing gunfight, zayd shakur and one new jersey state policeman were killed and assata shakur and one new jersey state policeman were injured. Assata shakur, an autobiography digitalized by revsocialist for socialiststories. Assata shakur was completely innocent beyond a reasonable.
Foi traduzido e legendado o documentario feito pela cubana gloria rolando em 1997 sobre assata shakur. Assata shakur, joanne byron, barbara odoms, joanne chesterman, joan davis, justine henderson, mary davis, pat chesimard, joann. Jun 20, 2017 assata shakur, whose real name is joanne chesimard, is a black panther activist, a member of the leftwing black liberation army, who was convicted of murder in 1977. She dropped out of high school at the age of seveteen but return to college in her early twenties. If anyone is a terrorist it is the agents who were responsible for a campaign of assassinations, false imprisonment, illegal wiretaps and a host. From the political to the personal and from the personal to the political, this is a space for sharing assata shakur s poetry on resistance, motherhood and living. Dhoruba binwahad, formerly of the black panther party and black liberation army, also a former political prisoner as part of the panther 21, joined us once again to discuss the story of kamau sadiki, assata shakur and the bla in part to amend popular histories but to also offer clarity and inspiration to those becoming. Feb 03, 20 assata shakur has been living in cuba since 1986, after escaping from prison where she was serving a life sentence imposed in a highly disputed trial. After almost a year in a west virginia federal prison for women. Assata shakur, an autobiography coochie conference. Publication date 1987 topics black power, black panters. Exile since 1979 on may 2 1973, black panther activist assata olugbala shakur fsn joanne deborah chesimard, was pulled over by the new jersey state police, shot twice and then charged. Her early educational career took a backseat to her involvement in the struggle to. As for the congressional black caucus, there is no chance that the cbc as a body will protest either trumps persecution of shakur or his general policy on cuba.
Assata taught me poetry part 1 september 4, 2015 joseph g. Now im quite upset that i didnt know about her sooner or that i hadnt read her story when i was younger. May 05, 20 shakur was falsely convicted of having killed an officer on may 2, 1973. Assata attended manhattan community college and city college of new york. A third comrade, zayd shakur, was killed by police during the 1973 arrest. On may 2 1973, black panther activist assata shakur fsn joanne chesimard, was pulled over by the new jersey state police, shot twice and then charged with murder of a police officer.
Jul 21, 2014 w hen the fbi announced last year that assata shakur had been placed on the mostwanted terrorist list at the age of 65, it felt like a new generation of activists was being given a glimpse of. Assata shakur is a freedom fighter, not a terrorist free salim. I had never heard of assata shakur until i saw her named mentioned in another book i was reading. American activist, born 16 july 1947 in jamaica, queens, new york city, new york, usa. Assata has just been shot and the police are undecided as to. Born on july 16, 1947 in queens, new york city, assata shakurs age is 69. She was the first woman to be put on the fbis most wanted terrorists list. Although many of her activities in cuba have been shrouded in secrecy, assata shakur continued to be a vocal activist in the 1980s and 1990s, speaking out on global justice issues and the prison industrial complex. So joanne chesimard, a coldblooded cop killer, convicted by a jury of her peers, in what is without question the fairest and most just criminal justice system in the world certainly much more just than anything thats happened in cuba under the castro brothers. Former black panther assata shakur may be adversely affected by the recent death of cubas former leader fidel castro. 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 had claimed the life of a white state trooper. As the united states and cuba ready themselves to patch their decadeslong severed diplomatic relations, alleged cop killer and political prisoner assata shakur. On may 2, 1973, black panther assata shakur aka joanne chesimard lay in a.
To square off with riot police in the wake of police. Assata, page 207 thirtyfour years ago this november 2, in 1980, black revolutionary assata shakur escaped from the clinton correctional facility for women in new jersey, with the help of comrades wielding. They suspected her and a few other activists of murdering a state trooper. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Dec 19, 2014 as the united states and cuba ready themselves to patch their decadeslong severed diplomatic relations, alleged cop killer and political prisoner assata shakur could be extradited back to the u.
Cuba delivered a blow late monday to federal and state authorities who had hoped assata shakur, the famously exiled black liberation army. On the 40th anniversary of the coldblooded murder of a new jersey state trooper, the fugitive convicted of the killing, joanne chesimard, has been named a most wanted terrorist by the fbithe. May 06, 20 the title of this article is what really pulled me in, because its the absolute truth. Nov 26, 2016 former black panther assata shakur may be adversely affected by the recent death of cubas former leader fidel castro. Til tupacs grandma assata shakur was the first female to be put on. The charges ranged from kidnapping to assault and battery to bank robbery. In 1982, radicals from the black liberation and white antiimperialist movements were indicted for allegedly helping assata escape.
Host michel martin talks with sociology professor alondra nelson of columbia university about chesimard, aka, assata shakur, and why shes. The book opens with a gruesome, bloody, detailed account of the assault. Assata lived a very interesting life, much different than the majority of us, and she told her story in an uncomplicated and intriguing manner. But that move might say less about shakur s alleged crimes than about president barack obama and his willingness.
Assata olugbala shakur is a former member of the black liberation army, who was convicted of the firstdegree murder of state trooper werner foerster during. Assata explains in her own words what happened and why she currently has political asylum in cuba. Her grandmother is the person who shaped her views on things such as white people and how they treated blacks. Aug 5, 2014 til tupacs grandma assata shakur was the first female to be put on the fbis most wanted terrorist. Assata s grandparents assata shakur s grandparents had a major influence on her life as a child.
She is a social justice activist, a poet, an artist, a mother and a grandmother. Assata shakur em portugues olhos do arcoiris um documentario. Assata was a black panther then a black liberation army bla leader in the early 70s, so she was a target of the fbis cointelpro operation. It moved amina baraka, just after the books pubucation in this country, to dedicate one of her poems to assata shakur, during a reading for black history month. She was a member of the black panther party bpp and black. But that move might say less about shakurs alleged crimes. Last week, assata shakur was added to the fbis ten most wanted terrorists list. Shakur was falsely convicted of having killed an officer on may 2, 1973. Assata shakur was completely innocent beyond a reasonable doubt. Todays activists should heed the story of assata shakur. In the video, assata shakurs voice is highpitched and soft, out of sync with the fact that she is a notorious fugitive convicted of the murder of a new jersey state trooper. Shakur was also the target of the fbis cointelpro program, a counterintelligence program. In 1987 assata shakur s autobiography, which chronicles her life and ideological development, was published. She became a student activit and to show her political knoledge and commitment to her african heritage, she change her name to assata she who stuggles shakur the.
Assata shakur is a freedom fighter, not a terrorist free. This book is an autobiography of assata shakur, a black revolutionary who is now living in cuba where she has political. Cuba wont let fbi or christie have assata shakur back. If you embrace assata, you must fight the black misleadership class by bar executive editor glen ford. Jul 16, 2018 it is our duty to fight for our freedom. Oppression is a theme from the moment the story begins. Dhoruba binwahad, formerly of the black panther party and black liberation army, also a former political prisoner as part of the panther 21, joined us once again to discuss the story of kamau sadiki, assata shakur and the bla in part to amend popular histories but to. In 1979after giving birth in prison, only to have her daughter taken away in less than a week assata shakur managed one of the most impressive jailbreaks of the era. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Hands off assata campaign action alerts use networks of ordinary citizens from all over the. Why feminists should care about the fbis hunt for assata shakur. The story of kamau sadiki, assata shakur and the black. Shakur alternates across chapters between recounting her childhood and adolescence and dramatizing the many court cases she faced as an adult on the basis of flimsy or fabricated evidence. She escaped from prison in 1979 and later fled to cuba in 1984, where she gained political asylum. Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is. Come have some revolutionary fun at the assata shakur film series.
Assata spent six and a half years in prison under brutal circumstances before escaping out of the maximum security wing of the clinton correctional facility for women in new jersey in. During the 1960s and 1970s, she found herself a victim of both racial profiling and political targeting. Assata by assata shakur overdrive rakuten overdrive. Top 30 quotes of assata shakur famous quotes and sayings. In the early 70s, black panther freedom rider assata shakur chronicles her life from the moment where she is brutally beaten by police off the new jersey turnpike. Last week, the fbi named former black panther and member of the black liberation army assata shakur as the first woman on its most wanted terrorist list.
Mar 14, 2015 eyes of the rainbow deals with the life of assata shakur, the black panther and black liberation army leader who escaped from prison and was given political asylum in cuba, where she has lived. An autobiography charts the development of the revolutionarys political consciousness and personal ethics. During the next six years much of it spent in solitary confinement, shakur beat a half dozen other indictments. Assata olugbala shakur is a former member of the black liberation army, who was convicted. 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.
A leading figure in the 70s black liberation army, shakur was given life for murder in 1977. This intensely personal and political autobiography belies the fearsome. Shakur is the stepaunt of tupac shakur, a rapper who died in 1996. Eyes of the rainbow a documentary film with assata shakur. July 16, 1947, sometimes referred to by her married surname chesimard is a former member of the black liberation army, who was convicted of the firstdegree murder of state trooper werner foerster during a shootout on the new jersey turnpike in 1973. The contagion appears to have spread even further with the passage of a house resolution, which calls on the cubans to return assata shakur and some other eighty persons as a precondition to any alterations in u. Assata shakur has been living in cuba since 1986, after escaping from prison where she was serving a life sentence imposed in a highly disputed trial. Assata shakur simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Over the next twoandahalf years, shakur was incarcerated, beaten, and tortured in a series of federal and state prisons. Renewed interest in the extradition of assata shakur newsone. Aside from this, her grandmother lulu hill tought her to be dignified. W hen the fbi announced last year that assata shakur had been placed on the mostwanted terrorist list at the age of 65, it felt like a new generation of activists was being given a. Cuba diplomatic relations, including the helmsburton law which attempts to prevent foreign firms from doing business in cuba. Assata shakur considers herself lucky to have been so often in the right places at the right.
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