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Coverage dated September 25, 2025

Assata Shakur, American on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list, dies in Cuba

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Shakur, U.S. citizen and fugitive born Joanne Deborah Byron, died Thursday from "health problems and advanced age," the Cuban Foreign Ministry said.

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    Assata Shakur, American on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list, dies in Cuba (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Shakur, U.S. citizen and fugitive born Joanne Deborah Byron, died Thursday from "health problems and advanced age," the Cuban Foreign Ministry said.

  2. WSVN Miami

    Assata Shakur, fugitive from FBI and Tupac’s godmother, dies in Cuba - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    Havana (CNN) — Assata Shakur, the Black Liberation Army member and fugitive with a $2 million FBI reward on her head, died in Havana where

  3. CBS News

    Assata Shakur, sought by FBI for 1973 murder of New Jersey trooper, dies in Cuba (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

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

  4. Al Jazeera

    Assata Shakur, US Black liberation activist exiled in Cuba, dies at 78 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The fugitive revolutionary spent decades in exile after escaping from a US jail in 1979.

  5. KRDO

    Assata Shakur, fugitive from FBI and Tupac’s godmother, dies in Cuba (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana (CNN) — Assata Shakur, the Black Liberation Army member and fugitive with a $2 million FBI reward on her head, died

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Shakur, who was born Joanne Deborah Chesimard, died Thursday in the capital city of Havana due to “health conditions and advanced age,” Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

  7. WTOP Washington DC

    Cuba announces the death of Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black Liberation Army militant sought by US since 1979 (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    HAVANA (AP) — Cuba announces the death of Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black Liberation Army militant sought by US since 1979.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Assata Shakur: Fugitive Black activist dies in exile in Cuba – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Assata Shakur had lived in exile in Cuba since 1979, after escaping a prison sentence for killing a police officer.

  9. Rolling Stone

    Assata Shakur, Convicted Black Liberationist and Tupac's Godmother, Dead at 78 (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Assata Shakur, the famous Black liberationist convicted a killing a state trooper, who later escaped to Cuba, has died at the age of 78.

  10. Bangor Daily News

    Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a

  11. Los Angeles Times

    Assata Shakur, fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died.

  12. Fox News

    Convicted cop killer Assata Shakur, an FBI Most Wanted terrorist, dead in Cuba, communist regime says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Joanne Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur, has died in Cuba, where she spent decades as a fugitive after being convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster.

  13. The New Republic

    Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur Dies After 41 Years in Exile (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Assata Shakur has passed away in Cuba at the age of 78.

  14. Latin Times

    FBI's Most Wanted Activist & Tupac's Godmother Assata Shakur Dies in Cuba (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Born JoAnne Deborah Byron, Shakur was granted political asylum in Cuba after being charged with the murder of police officers in a shootout.

  15. NBC News

    Assata Shakur, Black Liberation Army figure and activist, dies at 78 (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    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 announced Friday.

  16. New York Post

    Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black activist since 1979, dies in Cuba (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who escaped from prison in 1979 and was given political asylum in Cuba, has died.

  17. ABC 7 Chicago

    Assata Shakur, wanted Black Liberation Army member, dies at 78 in Cuba (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Assata Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member who was convicted in the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper, has died in Cuba. She was 78.

  18. The Guardian

    Assata Shakur, an icon of Black liberation who was exiled to Cuba, dies aged 78 (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Shakur spent decades exiled after she was convicted of killing a state trooper in 1977 and escaped from prison

  19. Delaware Public Media

    Black liberation activist Assata Shakur has died at 78 (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Assata Shakur, a Black political activist who was convicted for killing a New Jersey state trooper and later exiled to Cuba, has died.

  20. KTVU San Francisco

    Assata Shakur, Black liberation figure and activist sought by US, dies in Cuba (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Shakur, who was born Joanne Deborah Chesimard, died Thursday in the capital city of Havana due to "health conditions and advanced age," Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

  21. WMUR

    Assata Shakur, Black liberation activist, dies in Cuba (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died.

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