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Assata's Daughters
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| Founded | 2015 |
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| Founder | Page May[1] |
| Type | Youth Organisation |
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| Website | assatasdaughters.org |
Assata's Daughters is an American black power organization of young radical African-American women and girls in Chicago, which operates through a Black, queer, feminist lens, that focuses on political education, organizing, and revolutionary services.[2] The group is dedicated to radical liberatory activism in the tradition of Assata Shakur, a former member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA).[2] The organization is often criticised for this connection, as Assata Shakur was convicted of first-degree murder, armed robbery, and other crimes in 1977 in the murder of a New Jersey State Trooper.[3]
The group has adopted and expanded upon the tenants of the Ten-Point Program as its platform. This program was written by Huey Newton as the manifesto for the Black Panther Party, a Black Power organization which he co-founded.[4] The group is part of the Police abolition movement.[5][4] Assata's daughters was founded in March 2015. Assata's Daughters is part of a cluster of black activist organizations known as the Movement for Black Lives.[4] As of 2016, Assata's Daughters had 68 active members.[4][6]
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- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Q&Awas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Andu, Naomi (July 18, 2019). "Assata's Daughters HQ 'seized' and 'bulldozed' by Chicago officials after fire". thetriibe.com. The TRiiBE. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ Thompson, Krissah (May 8, 2013). "Assata Shakur was convicted of murder. Is she a terrorist?". New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "We're Assata's Daughters". ZED Books. October 19, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ Amoaku, Selah (July 29, 2020). ""The Goal Is to Abolish the Police": A Conversation with Assata's Daughters". inthesetimes.com. In These Times. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ Zacarias, Michelle (July 17, 2016). "Activists of every stripe unite in ICE civil disobedience". People's World. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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