WORLD NEWS Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba ovanews 9 months ago 1 min read Share: Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison, has died. Officials in New Jersey, where Shakur had been arrested, convicted and imprisoned, said she was 78. (Image credit: AP) Share:Related:Hull plot ambitious move to… FOOTBALL US imposes sanctions on Cuban… NEWS Wike Forgives Rivers Rivals,… POLITICS ‘Voting Against Tinubu’ll Be… POLITICS UK’s only woman naval… NEWS Post navigation Previous Bundesliga: Werder Bremen manager Horst Steffen opens up on Victor Boniface’s attitudeNext Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid