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Chicago Teachers Union Praises Terrorist who died in Cuba
2025-09-29
[LegalInsurrection] “Today we honor the life and legacy of a revolutionary fighter, a fierce writer, a revered elder of Black liberation, and a leader of freedom whose spirit continues to live in our struggle.”

The Chicago Teachers Union is being blasted after paying tribute to convicted cop killer Assata Shakur, a fugitive from justice who passed away on Thursday, September 25th, at the age of 78, according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Cuban officials on Friday said that Joanne Chesimard, who was convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, has died in Havana decades after breaking out of prison and escaping to the communist island.

Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Chesimard, who was born JoAnne Deborah Byron and was also known as Assata Olugbala Shakur, passed away after living there for years under asylum granted by the Cuban government.

“On September 25, 2025, American citizen Joanne Deborah Byron, ‘Assata Shakur,’ passed away in Havana, Cuba, due to health conditions and advanced age,” the ministry’s statement said.

Despite her conviction and overall violent history, or perhaps because of it – and her escape to the leftist version of Utopia to live out the remainder of her years – Shakur, who was the godmother of murdered rapper Tupac Shakur, has long been on the list of cop killers whom far-left radicals, including leftists in academia, have embraced as revolutionary icons and heroes for The Cause.
Related:
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Assata Shakur 04/02/2019 Speaker at Dem Candidate Forum Gets Crowd to Chant Quote from Cop-Killer Assata Shakur

Posted by:Lord Garth

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