We cannot wait for someone else to save us. We must save our... - Assata Shakur

"We cannot wait for someone else to save us. We must save ourselves."

Assata Shakur Leadership

Activist, Revolutionary American Born 1947 (age 79)

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"I have never been afraid to speak the truth. I have never been afraid to stand up for what I believe in."

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"Resistance is not futile; it is essential."

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"Integrity is everything."

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