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“My life wasn't beautiful and creative before I became politically active. My life was totally changed when I began to struggle.”

Quote by Assata Shakur

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Assata Shakur, born on July 16, 1947, is a renowned American activist. She is known for her involvement in the Black Power Movement, particularly for her association with the Black Panther Party. Shakur became a fugitive from justice after escaping from a New York state prison in 1979 and seeking refuge in Cuba. more

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“A revolutionary woman can't have no reactionary man. If he's not about liberation, if he's not about struggle, if he ain't about building a strong Black family, if he ain't about building a strong Black nation, then he ain't about nothing.”

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Author:Assata Shakur

“I was sentenced to life plus 30 years by an all-White jury. What I saw in prison was wall-to-wall Black flesh in chains. Women caged in cells. But we're the terrorists. It just doesn't make sense.”

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“The U. S. is becoming more hostile to Black people and other people of color. Racism is running rampant and xenophobia is on the rise”

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“When you go through all your life processing and abusing your hair so it will look like the hair of another race of people then you are making a statement and the statement is clear”

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Book:Assata: An Autobiography

Source: Assata: An Autobiography

“Like all other Black revolutionaries, Amerika is trying to lynch me.”

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Book:Assata: An Autobiography

Source: Assata: An Autobiography

“Unless you are addressing the issues people are concerned about and contributing positive direction, they'll never support you. The first thing the enemy tries to do is isolate revolutionaries from the masses of people, making us horrible and hideous monsters so that our people will hate us”

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Book:Assata: An Autobiography

Source: Assata: An Autobiography

“Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is....never let your enemies choose your enemies for you.”

Author:Assata Shakur

“Peace is a rare gift. Peace of mind, peaceful sleeps, and peaceful spirits are all luxuries that few rebels can ever afford.”

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“It is only for the sake of those without hope that hope is given to us.”

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Book:Assata: An Autobiography

Source: Assata: An Autobiography

“That was one of the big problems in the [Black Panther] Party. Criticism and self-criticism were not encouraged, and the little that was given often wasn’t taken seriously. Constructive criticism and self-criticism are extremely important for any revolutionary organization. Without them, people tend to drown in their mistakes, not learn from them.”