Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur (born Joanne Deborah Byron Chesimard July 16, 1947 in New York City) was an activist in the Black Panther Party. Shakur grew up in New York City and attended Manhattan Community College and CCNY, where she was involved in many struggles. Granted political asylum in Cuba (where she presently lives), Assata Shakur remains fugitive in New Jersey and the United States for the slayings of fellow activist Zayd Shakur and New Jersey State Police officer Werner Foerster.

External links

• www.AssataShakur.Org
• Assata Speaks Action Alerts
• Hand Off Assata Campaign
• www.PanAfrican.TV
• Open letter from Assata Shakur
• Resolution calling for her extradition introduced in the House of Representatives
• The story of Joanne Chesimard from the law enforcement point of view
• Flight from justice New York Daily News article.
• Official Down Memorial Page of Trooper Werner Foerster