Assata Shakur

Summary

Assata Shakur is a human^[1]. She was born in New York City^[2]. She was born on July 16, 1947^[3]. She died in Havana^[4]. She died on September 25, 2025^[5]. She worked as a political activist^[6], poet^[7], editing staff^[8], resistance fighter^[9], and writer^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.35% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,665 views/month, #3,478 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in New York City^[2], Assata Shakur…
• Assata Shakur died in Havana^[4].
• Assata Shakur was born on July 16, 1947^[3].
• Assata Shakur died on September 25, 2025^[5].
• Assata Shakur held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Assata Shakur's professions included political activist^[6].
• Assata Shakur worked as a poet^[7].
• Assata Shakur's professions included editing staff^[8].
• Assata Shakur's professions included resistance fighter^[9].
• Assata Shakur worked as a writer^[10].
• Assata Shakur's field of work was political activity^[13].
• Assata Shakur's field of work was terrorism^[14].
• Assata Shakur's field of work was literature^[15].
• Assata Shakur's field of work was poetry^[16].
• Assata Shakur's field of work was radio broadcasting^[17].
• Assata Shakur was educated at City College of New York^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Assata Shakur is Assata: An Autobiography^[19].
• Assata Shakur was a member of New Communist Movement^[20].
• Assata Shakur was a member of Black Panther Party^[21].
• Assata Shakur is recorded as female^[22].
• Assata Shakur's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Assata Shakur's Commons category is recorded as Assata Shakur^[24].
• Assata Shakur's family name is recorded as Byron^[25].
• Assata Shakur's family name is recorded as Shakur^[26].
• Assata Shakur's given name is recorded as Joanne^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1947-07-16^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-09-25^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3fe581c8-7ef0-4c89-b6e4-a3e88cb92b93^[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in New York City^[2], Assata Shakur… she was born on July 16, 1947^[3].

Education

Assata Shakur was educated at City College of New York^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include political activist^[6], poet^[7], editing staff^[8], resistance fighter^[9], and writer^[10]. Fields of work include political activity^[13]; terrorism^[14], an extremism^[33]; literature^[15], a type of arts^[34]; poetry^[16], a literary form^[35]; and radio broadcasting^[17], an economic activity^[36].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Assata Shakur is Assata: An Autobiography^[19]. Things named for her include Assata's Daughters^[37], a political organization^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 2015^[40], headquartered in Chicago^[41].

Death and Burial

Assata Shakur died on September 25, 2025^[5]. She died in Havana^[4].

Why It Matters

Assata Shakur ranks in the top 0.35% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,665 views/month, #3,478 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] She is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for her include Assata's Daughters^[37], a political organization^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 2015^[40], headquartered in Chicago^[41].

FAQs

Where was Assata Shakur born?

Assata Shakur's place of birth was New York City^[2].

Where did Assata Shakur die?

Assata Shakur died in Havana^[4].

What did Assata Shakur do for work?

Assata Shakur worked as political activist^[6], poet^[7], editing staff^[8], resistance fighter^[9], and writer^[10].

Where did Assata Shakur go to school?

Assata Shakur was educated at City College of New York^[18].