Assata Shakur, Cuba and New Jersey State Trooper

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Teachers Union Blasted For Honoring Assata Shakur, Fugitive Who Killed NJ Trooper
The Chicago Teachers Union is facing backlash after issuing a tribute to Assata Shakur, the convicted killer of a New Jersey State Trooper who died in Cuba this week. On Thursday, Sept. 25, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Joanne Deborah Byron — widely known as Assata Shakur and

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Assata Shakur, fugitive killer of New Jersey trooper in 1973, dies in Cuba at 78
Assata Shakur, fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, Black Liberation Army member convicted of killing a state trooper, dies at 78
Black liberation activist and American fugitive Assata Shakur, who escaped to Cuba more than 45 years ago after she was convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, died in Havana, the government...

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Assata Shakur, Convicted Black Liberationist and Tupac’s Godmother, Dead at 78
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Assata Shakur, Black revolutionary on F.B.I.'s most wanted list, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, convicted in 1970s shooting of NJ State Trooper, dies in Cuba
Prior to her arrest and the shootout, Shakur was wanted to the FBI and New York Police Department on several charges which included bank robberies and violent assault on police officers.

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Assata Shakur dies in Cuba after decades on the run
Political activist Assata Shakur confirmed dead at 78 by Cuban officials
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Assata Shakur, sought by FBI for 1973 murder of New Jersey trooper, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, was convicted of murdering a state trooper in 1973 and escaped prison in 1979.

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