Tribute to Assata Shakur, Street Protests Denounce U.S. War Threats Against Cuba
https://world-outlook.com/2026/06/04/tribute-to-assata-shakur-street-protests-denounce-u-s-war-threats-against-cuba/
[includes publicity leaflets for upcoming #protests in defense of #Cuba]
from #WorldOutlook
June 4, 2026
A #NYC meeting to celebrate the life of Black revolutionary #AssataShakur highlighted Cuba’s internationalism and sounded the alarm about #US threats of war against the island nation. Gathering at the historic Riverside Church in Manhattan on May 30, 2026, more than 2,000 people — overwhelmingly Black — paid tribute to Shakur, a member of the Black Panther Party and #BlackLiberationArmy who died in Havana in September 2025.
Writer and activist #AngelaDavis, herself affiliated with the #BlackPantherParty in the 1970s, was among the opening speakers and the first — although not the last — to point out that the defense of Cuba was a part of Shakur’s legacy. Cuba was mentioned in numerous speeches throughout the 3-½ hour program.






