Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur, arrested in the early 1970s for killing a Caucasian state trooper from a shootout in New Jersey. She lived some years in her life in prison until she escaped to Cuba. Escaped to write her intake on the situation at hand and her life. She evolved from JoAnne Chesimard to Assata Shakur for a reason. The reason to stand politically to fight off the society who believed that black could not identified as beautiful, they pertained no rights to healthcare and equal stance in politics. Assata Shakur’s autobiography displayed her past discretions as a woman additionally a black woman. First I will discuss how before she named herself Assata Shakur, her childhood reflected who she identified then as Joanne Chesimard. The first part…

In 1973, Assata Shakur (also known as Joanne Chesimard) and two other men were stopped on the New Jersey Turnpike for a broken taillight by a pair of police officers. An altercation ensued, and by the end of the shootout, one of the men in Assata’s car and one of the policemen had been killed, and Shakur herself had been shot twice. There are conflicting accounts of what happened, but it is indisputable that Shakur was convicted in 1977 as an accomplice to the murder of Werner Foerster (the…

Assata Shakur is considered a leader in the civil rights movement because of her unique and strong voice in activism. In the Black Panther Party, she implemented community programs designed to eradicate racist practices. Her commitment to revolutionary socialism and challenging systemic oppression shed light on the connection between race, gender, and class struggle. Assata (born JoAnne Deborah Byron) was a major contribution to the pursuit of civil and human rights and thus should be recognized…

American will go back to a racial nation that excludes others because it is so strong that it will stay with us and come as a new form, or if it exists, no one will want to have ties with the nation but the group that they identify with which is bad for the nation. Although, Gerstle criticize hard-multiculturalism, Assata Shakur, argues for its positivity in her memoir called Assata: An Autobiography. It focuses on her struggle for growth and meaning in New York and the South as an African…

Important Examples in Assata’s Book Assata Shakur, or by her real name JoAnne Byron was an African American member of many black parties. Some being: The Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Party which promote equal rights for blacks and both had many movements in the 1970s, which is around the time Assata was convicted of murder and robbery. This makes her an easy target for reasons behind robbing a white bank. Assata was imprisoned and ending up escaping to Cuba. The FBI have her…

Tupac predicted his own death. “I am having visions of leaving here in a hearse.” (Parham) Tupac thinks that his time to go is near. He puts it into a song which has the whole world wondering. Tupac was one of the best rappers in the world. He made good music all his life and somehow people still hated him. He had already gotten shot once, and after the one time he got shot, he started making music that involved him to release that he had predictions of his death. Research shows that Tupac…

in the village. The artist, Tupac Shakur is notable in that many of the Cheran youth relate to him: “Alfredo slips in a Tupac Shakur CD, and suddenly the kids are debating in minute detail, the various possible scenarios behind the late hip-hop’s assassination” (Martinez 124). It is apparent that the youth of Cheran can relate to Shakur from what they take away from his lyrics; Tupac Shakur is best known for his lyrics encouraging change and activism toward racism. The lyrics, however, are very…

Lamar. The evolution in hip hop such as topics, tones, and the desire for money and materialism have changed due to time. From discussing the problems in the hood and eye witnessing things to rapping about things that don’t matter like drugs and sex, hip hop has evolved and may as well said is dead. In the 90s, hip hop began to change from the creation of drugs, women, violence, and vulgar language to mainly sex and drugs. The usage of the N-word and calling women “bitches” became more and more…

Kendrick Lamar is a very respected, powerful rapper in the rap game right now. He has a lot of influence on the rap community and to the listeners of his music. He has a lot of different songs that focus around the idea of racism, police brutality, and equality. One of his most well known songs and one of the songs that focuses on racism is his song “Alright” of the album “To Pimp A Butterfly”. The music video to this song is what really tells the story to this song along with the very powerful…

these categories do happen. It does not justify to keep the misogynistic attitude towards women in the genre, however, since it is sexist behavior. Some rappers also have tried to get rid of this behavior as well, both male and female rappers. This fault within Hip-Hop does not only exist in this genre, it exists with other genres that is considered popular culture such as rock or pop, describing women as “the girl next door or the seductress” (Wilson 301). Since it also exists within other…