BOSSIP can confirm that Assata Shakur, the revolutionary whose name has become a rallying cry for freedom fighters across generations, has passed away at 78. Born JoAnne Deborah Byron on July 16, 1947, in Queens, New York, the godmother and step-aunt of Tupac Shakur transformed herself into one of the most influential figures of the […] The post Rest In Power: Assata Shakur, Revolutionary, Author, & Black Liberation Icon Passes Away At 78 appeared first on Bossip.