Assata Shakur
Films about some of history’s most important Black female figures are infrequent, which is why news of a movie on the life of Saartjie “Sarah” Baartman sparked attention this week. Rumors flew that singer Beyonce Knowles would help develop and star in the film about Baartman, who was taken into the slave trade and put on display in […]
Just months after Cuban officials declared they have a right to grant asylum to U.S. fugitives despite thawing relations, comes chatter that the federal government…
Talks of whether or not to extradite fugitive Assata Shakur from Cuba have reemerged between Cuba and the U.S., according to reports. MUST READ: Cop Out: Eric Harris’…
Amid outcry from the state police union, a New Jersey university has decided to cancel a commencement speech from rapper Common over a song he…
New census projections have revealed that white children will be outnumbered by children of color in the United States within the next five years. The rise…
Soon after President Obama announced the United States would normalize its relationship with Cuba, the questions started. “What happens to Assata? What happens to all…
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has asked President Barack Obama to demand the return of Assata Shakur (pictured), who was convicted of killing a New…
Television producer Mona Scott Young is known for being the woman behind some of TV’s most controversial reality shows, and now one of her latest…
As the United States and Cuba ready themselves to patch their decades-long severed diplomatic relations, alleged cop killer and political prisoner Assata Shakur could be extradited back…
On the heels of President Obama announcing Wednesday the U.S. will participate in a prisoner swap with Cuba, New Jersey officials are demanding the return…