Assata Shakur, revolutionary, former Black Liberation Army member, and freedom fighter, passed away on 25 September at the age of 78. She is remembered around the world as a revolutionary, a symbol of resistance against U.S. empire and a voice of uncompromising truth.
Too often, her legacy is reduced to sensationalized FBI narratives or confined to her role in the Black Liberation Army. But Assata was also a sharp political thinker, deeply committed to socialism and the revolutionary transformation of society. Her words cut to the heart of the contradictions of capitalism and pointed toward the collective power of the working class.