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Hands Off Assata Shakur | Mickey Z.
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Mickey Z. -- World News Trust
May 4, 2013
Forty years to the day she and her comrades were targeted by New Jersey State Troopers, Assata Shakur was again targeted when the FBI added her to its Most Wanted Terrorist List.
“In addition,” explains Democracy Now, “the state of New Jersey announced it was adding $1 million to the FBI’s $1 million reward for her capture.”
Why now?
"It seems to me that this act incorporates or reflects the very logic of terrorism," says Angela Davis. "I can’t help but think that it’s designed to frighten people who are involved in struggles today. Forty years ago seems like it was a long time ago. In the beginning of the 21st century, we’re still fighting around the very same issues -- police violence, healthcare, education, people in prison."
A few years ago, I began writing a screenplay about Assata and this seems as good a time as any to re-visit and finish the script. For now, I’ll share its opening scene…
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