GPNJ Statement on the Transitioning of Assata Shakur

By GP New Jersey | September 30, 2025

On Thursday, September 25, Black Liberation Army (BLA) and former Black Panther, Assata Shakur transitioned at the age of 78. Shakur had been a resident of Cuba since her liberation from a NJ state prison in November, 1979, after being convicted of the murder of one, and assault of another, NJ state trooper in 1973.

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