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The Cuban government has announced that Assata Shakur died in Havana on Thursday at the age of 78. Shakur was a legendary figure within the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. Shakur was convicted in the May 2, 1973, killing of a New Jersey state trooper during a shootout that left one of her fellow activists dead. She …

Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen and the last of the group’s World War II combat pilots, died Tuesday night, according to Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. He was 100 years old. “His legacy is one of courage, resilience, tremendous skill and dogged perseverance against racism, prejudice and other evils, said Leon Butler, national president of Tuskegee Airmen, …

Assata Shakur, Black Power militant who fled to Cuba, dies at 78  The Washington Post I tracked down Tupac’s godmother Assata Shakur – the FBI’s most wanted in Cuba – as a CNN intern. It was easy  CNN Convicted cop killer Assata Shakur, an FBI Most Wanted terrorist, dead in Cuba, communist regime says  Fox News Assata Shakur, sought by FBI for 1973 …

Assata Shakur, an activist with the Black Liberation Army exiled in Cuba for four decades, has died in Havana, aged 78. Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, died on Thursday of unspecified health conditions and “advanced age”, Cuba’s foreign affairs ministry said in a statement on Friday. She had been on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list for years after …

Makena White, the longtime girlfriend of professional golfer Jake Knapp, has died. She was 28. On Friday (Sept. 26), her passing was confirmed in a heartbreaking Instagram post shared by a close friend. Known for her boundless energy, adventurous spirit, and deep devotion to those she loved, White’s death leaves a void already deeply felt — not only by Knapp, …

Ellen DeGeneres Wishes ‘Boyfriend’ Tayt Goodbye … After He Dies at 19 Published September 26, 2025 5:18 PM PDT Ellen DeGeneres shares a heartfelt tribute to Tayt Andersen— a young boy born with only half his heart — after he passed away on Friday. Waiting for your permission to load TikTok Post. The former talk show host shared a video …

Tragic news has rocked the golf world as PGA Tour winner Jake Knapp’s girlfriend, Makena White, has died at the age of 28. The news was confirmed in a message shared on White’s Instagram page by a friend who wrote, “Hi everyone — this is Makena’s friend, writing with the heaviest heart to share that Makena passed away earlier this …

Joanne Chesimard, who used the name Assata Shakur and was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, leaves Middlesex County courthouse, in New Brunswick, N.J., April 25, 1977. AP/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/AP Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where …

A young British soccer player, once in the Arsenal academy, died on Thursday after suffering “a significant brain injury” during a match over the weekend, his club announced. Chichester City FC’s Billy Vigar, 21, was severely injured this past Saturday during the club’s match at Wingate & Finchley FC. “After sustaining a significant brain injury last Saturday, Billy Vigar was …

Assata Shakur Dies at 78; Convicted Revolutionary Found Refuge in Cuba  The New York Times Convicted cop killer Assata Shakur, an FBI Most Wanted terrorist, dead in Cuba, communist regime says  Fox News Assata Shakur, fugitive from FBI and Tupac’s godmother, dies in Cuba  CNN Assata Shakur, black Liberation activist exiled in Cuba dies at 78  BBC Assata Shakur, Tupac’s godmother who sought political …