Listen at 90.3 FM and 98.3 FM in the Quad Cities, 95.9 FM in Dubuque, or on the WVIK app!

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

Black liberation activist Assata Shakur has died at 78

By Adrian Florido

Published September 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM CDT

Assata Shakur, a Black political activist who was convicted for killing a New Jersey state trooper and later exiled to Cuba, has died.

Adrian Florido

Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.