This week, Amanda and Lauren continue their Black History Month series and discuss Black Liberation Army member and current Most Wanted "terrorist" Assata Shakur. Those quotes are sarcastic... obviously.
Sources:
Assata Shakur’s website: “About Assata Shakur”
Democracy Now!: “Sekou Odinaga, Black Liberation Activist who Helped Free Assata Shakur, Dies at 79” by No Byline
The Guardian: “Assata Shakur: from civil rights activist to FBI’s most wanted” by Bim Adewunmi
FBI website: “JoAnne Deborah Chesimard” poster
University of Virginia Law Special Collections: “Black Liberation Army Member, Assata Shakur, Tried on Murder and Assault Charges” based on New Jersey v. Chesimard
Black Past: “Assata Olugbala Shakur (1947 - ) by Terry Anne Scott
History is a Weapon: “Women in Prison: How It Is With Us” by Assata Shakur
Washington Post: “Assata Shakur was convicted of murder. Is she a terrorist?” by Krissah Thompson
The New Yorker: “The American Fugitives of Havana” by Jon Lee Anderson
Washington Informer: “A New Campaign Demands Assata Shakur’s Removal from FBI Watch List” by Sam P. K. Collins
WNYC Studios, Notes from America: “How Assata Shakur Became One of America’s Most Wanted” by Kai Wright
The Progressive Magazine: “The Life and Ongoing Impact of Assata Shakur” by Kassidy Tarala
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