People are tried and convicted in the newspapers and on television before they ever see a courtroom.
Assata ShakurBlack revolutionaries do not drop from the moon. We are created by our conditions. Shaped by our oppression.
Assata ShakurI stay connected in my head. I'm spiritually and psychologically connected to African-Americans. They are my people, and that will never change.
Assata ShakurThe U.S. doesn't recognize the laws of Cuba. They can kidnap anybody and bring them back to the States to face the so-called justice system. There's no telling what the U.S. government will do to me. I'm in constant danger; I guess I've gotten used to it.
Assata Shakur