American political activist (1947–2025) Assata Olugbala Shakur was a Black American political activist, revolutionary, and fugitive who was a member of the Black Panther Party, and later the Black Liberation Army. In 1977, she was convicted of the first-degree murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. She escaped from prison in 1979 and was wanted by the FBI, with a $1 million reward for information leading to her capture, and an additional $1 million reward offered by the New Jersey attorney general. She was never caught and remained a fugitive for 45 years. 280,211 views on September 26, 2025 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Google Chrome, One Battle After Another, James Comey, Voddie Baucham. Wiki link