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Trump may pardon Muhammad Ali next, but what about Assata Shakur?
On the heels of the recent commutation and release of convicted drug offender Alice Marie Johnson, President Trump is now considering a posthumous pardon for boxing legend and humanitarian Muhammad Ali. According to CNN, at a press conference this morning Trump dropped the following bombshell “I’m thinking about Muhammad Ali. I’m thinking about that very seriously…
Read MoreTrump demands Assata Shakur be returned from Cuba; Black Twitter is irate
Many people say it was hardly coincidental that on Tupac Shakur’s birthday and the opening of the film on his life, All Eyez on Me, which brought in a staggering $33 million in one day, President Trump called for the retrurn of 2Pac’s aunt, Assata Shakur from Cuba. Speaking in a predominately Cuban-American neighborhood in…
Read MoreObama commutes Chelsea Manning’s sentence. Is Assata Shakur next?
President Barack Obama has been in the news because of his historic granting of pardons and clemency to hundreds of federal prisoners. This week, he announced that former serviceman Bradley Manning, now Chelsea Manning, will see a reduction in the 35-year sentence the transgendered soldier received. So far, manning has served about seven years of…
Read MoreWhat does Castro’s death mean for Assata Shakur?
Former Black Panther Assata Shakur may be adversely affected by the recent death of Cuba’s former leader Fidel Castro. Shakur explains in her own words what happened and why she currently has political asylum in Cuba: “My name is Assata (‘she who struggles’) Olugbala ( ‘for the people’) Shakur (‘the thankful one’), and I am…
Read MoreStepfather of Tupac Shakur scheduled for parole hearing
Mutulu Shakur, 65, stepfather of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur is scheduled for a parole hearing this month. Shakur has served half of his 60-year sentence for his role in a series of armed robberies committed by the Black revolutionary group known as “The Family.” The other famous member of the group is Assata Shakur, who…
Read MoreAre Black Americans frogs in hot water too numb to escape from oppression and depression?
The frog was captured and put in a pot of slowly boiling water, though the frog had the ability to jump out of the pot, it did not. Perhaps it reasoned that it could tolerate the heat and things would cool off by and by, but the water got hotter and the frog adjusted its…
Read MoreWill Cuba send Assata Shakur back to US?
For the past 30 years, Black revolutionary Assata Shakur has been under the protection of Fidel Castro and the Cuban government. Now with he thawing of diplomatic relations between the United States and the tiny island nation, there is increasing pressure to deport Shakur for the killing of a New Jersey state trooper during a shootout…
Read MoreObama Cuba policy shift could mean hunting of Black Panther Assata Shakur
In 2013, the FBI placed Black revolutionary and political activist Assata Shakur on the list of Most Wanted Terrorists. Shakur was the first woman ever placed on the list and is wanted for the killing of a New Jersey state trooper in 1973. What placed Shakur on this list were her activities in the Black…
Read MoreDid FBI use Al Sharpton to try to lure Assata Shakur?
It has been talked about in close circles within the Black Nationalist and Black Freedom community for years. It is something, that if proven true, would destroy Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network. As painful as it is to imagine, Sharpton is accused of trying to set up Assata Shakur for arrest while…
Read MoreAssata Shakur becomes first woman added to FBI’s most wanted terrorists list
Assata Shakur was a staple of the black power movement of the 1970s. She is the author of the bestselling book, Assata and Common and Cee Lo Green released a song dedicated to her called, “A Song for Assata Shakur.” The song helped to introduce her to the hip-hop generation. However, Shakur recently became the first woman to be added…
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