Even the act of naming her reveals the
depth of the schism. Law enforcement
calls her JoAnne Chesimard. Her
supporters know her by her chosen
name, Assata Shakur. If the name rings
a bell to the apolitical, it is likely
because she is the godmother and aunt
of slain rap star Tupac Shakur.
Thirty years ago, Shakur fled to Cuba,
where she was granted political asylum
by Fidel Castro. There she has
remained. U.S. law enforcement has
repeatedly sought her extradition, and
the FBI has placed her on its Top Ten
Most Wanted Terrorists list.
Information directly leading to her
apprehension carries a $2 million
reward.
The question now: What becomes now
of Shakur?
To law enforcement, Shakur is the
killer convicted in the execution-style
slaying of New Jersey State Trooper
Werner Foerster in 1973. She is the
Black Liberation Army leader busted
out of prison by her comrades two
years into a life sentence, a domestic
terrorist implicated in a string of crimes
and a key part of organization that
waged war on police.
To her supporters, Shakur has been
persecuted by the same corrupt and
racist justice system that they say
persecuted Michael Brown and Eric
Garner. During the protests in
Ferguson, Mo., her name became a
rallying cry. She has long been a
revolutionary symbol, a radical black
female often described as “the ultimate
fugitive from injustice.”
Shakur was a member of the Black
Panther Party before joining the Black
Liberation Army, a militant nationalist
group. In 1973, Shakur, and two BLA
members were stopped by two state
troopers on the New Jersey Turnpike
for a faulty taillight. The FBI says
Shakur and one of her associates
opened fire, and a gun battle ensued.
Foerster and one of the BLA members
were killed. The other trooper and
Shakur were wounded.



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Long live my mentor 2pac Shakur...
Free our sis Obama!!!!