Gov. Chris Christie is campaigning for the return of Assata Shakur, née Joanne Chesimard, who was convicted of fatally shooting a New Jersey police officer and escaped to Cuba decades ago
In a letter sent to President Obama, Christie asked that the president "demand the immediate return" of Shakur before moving forward with plans to normalize relations with Cuba. Shakur, a "cop killer" to detractors and a target of an unjust system to supporters, is the aunt and godmother of slain rapper Tupac Shakur and was a member of first the Black Panther Party and then the Black Liberation Army in the 1970s Read more...
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