Tributes to Assata Shakur

By Highlighting these quotes, I hope to amplify Assata's voice and showcase her revolutionary insights. Love is contraband in Hell, / cause love is an acid / that eats away bars. / But you, me, and tomorrow / hold hands and make vows / that struggle will multiply" (130). "Theory without practice is just as incomplete as practice without theory. The two have to go together. I was determined to do both" (180). "The rich have always used racism to maintain power. To hate someone

Dear Assata, Thank you for your unwavering commitment to the people. Thank you for struggling for the unrecognized rights that all human beings deserve. Thank you for being a true model of endurance and perseverance. Thank you for showing love when all amerika taught you was to hate. I'm sorry that people do not recognize you for who you are: a phenomenal woman. I'm sorry that amerika denied you the basic rights that I take for granted. I'm sorry that you are called a villain