Assata Olugbala Shakur—political activist, author, fugitive, and step-aunt of the famed, slain hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur—was born JoAnne Deborah Bryon on July 16, 1947 in New York City, New York. is a legendary member of the original Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army. Her self-titled autobiography is considered must reading for Black Power intellectuals and activists.
Falsely convicted of murdering a white New Jersey State Trooper, Assata was sentenced to life plus thirty years in 1977. In 1979, Shakur escaped from the maximum security unit of the New Jersey Clinton Correctional Facility for Women. She traveled to Cuba in 1984 where she was granted political asylum. She continues to live in Cuba today.
In this Harlem Liberation School broadcast, Agyei Tyehimba discusses her quote “It’s not enough just change the system. We must change ourselves.” Tyehimba poses the question “Is this true?” His answer will shock you..
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