Assata Shakur, sought by FBI for 1973 murder of New Jersey trooper, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member who was convicted of murdering a state trooper in 1973 and lived in Cuba for decades, has died, authorities said Friday. Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, died in Havana “due to health conditions and advanced age” on Thursday, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a…