Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur

Assata Olugbala Shakur, born JoAnne Deborah Byron, sometimes referred to by her married surname Chesimard, is a former member of the Black Liberation Army, who was convicted, under New Jersey's "aiding and abetting" statute, of the first-degree murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. On November 2, 1979, she escaped from prison, and in 1984, she surfaced in Cuba, where she was granted political asylum.

  • Popularity : 0.582
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1947-07-16
  • Place of Birth : Queens, New York, USA
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Assata Shakur Movies

  • 1997
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    Eyes of the Rainbow
    Eyes of the Rainbow

    7.2 1997 HD

    "Eyes of the Rainbow" deals with the life of Assata Shakur, the Black Panther and Black Liberation Army leader who escaped from prison and was given...

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  • 2008
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    Assata aka Joanne Chesimard
    Assata aka Joanne Chesimard

    1 2008 HD

    Through dramatic re-creation, archival newsreel footage and revealing interviews, director Fred Baker's docudrama explores the controversial murder...

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  • 2007
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    Fred Baker - filmmaker
    Fred Baker - filmmaker

    1 2007 HD

    The house he lived In: A conversation with Fred Baker (1932-2011) filmmaker , director , screenwriter , film producer, actor and jazz musician. A...

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  • 2016
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    13th
    13th

    7.9 2016 HD

    An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

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