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The following reference(s) may be useful when improving this article in the future: Assata Shakur, black Liberation activist exiled in Cuba dies at 78 (BBC News)

I'd like to suggest that this Wikipedia article list Shakur's political ideologies and treat her more like the political philosophers who have pages on Wikipedia. I know some people in this community view Shakur only as a criminal. There is a list of charges against her beneath her photo. But why is there no list of her ideologies? Why should she be treated differently from someone like Emma Goldman? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.12.36.123 (talk) 18:04, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How relevant/interesting is the April 16, 1981 event?

> Investigators believe BLA member Joanne Chesimard, convicted in the 1973 killing of New Jersey State Police trooper Werner Foerster, was inside the van that morning, sources familiar with the case said. Niels.bom (talk) 11:28, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see this question has been raised before, but no followup. NY Times has "JoAnne", but most everyone else has "Joanne", including the FBI. Does not seem possible to do case-sensitive searches in Google. 73.248.2.65 (talk) 17:23, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Her autobiography has "JoAnne". Andrew🐉(talk) 20:21, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How did she get from America to Cuba? Inayity (talk) 10:41, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• • Thru Mexico. It's been added--Asr1014 (talk) 07:26, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]