Happy 60th Earthday Queen Mother Assata Shakur

[Jacuma]

HAPPY 60TH EARTHDAY QUEEN MOTHER ASSATA SHAKUR

[Moorish Rebel]

Happy EarthDay Warrior Queen!

[Mamazen]

[Fenix]

Sister Assata,

I would just like to let you know that it was your story that sparked a change in my life. Not that I didn't hear stories of injustice before yours but I must say that it was yours that broke the camel's back. It was frightening but at the same time inspiring. My political beliefs were maturing before this point but I'll never forget the day I became familiar with your story. A senior at my university did a research project on your exile entitled "Re-Examining Assata Shakur: Political Terrorist or Political Refugee". When I looked up your name and read countless stories of your trials and the amount of police brutality you faced, I was appalled and disgusted beyond words. Finally, I was able to pick up your autobiography and I just couldn't comprehend the things you'd gone through. I couldn't wrap my mind around your strength. You had to be strong to endure the things you endured and manage to keep your convictions in tact. I, for one, would not have blamed you had you broken in the process. But you didn't. Something in you was strong enough to hold on to your revolutionary dreams and the political reality. This put a lot of things into perspective for me. See, I'd read a few books and thought I was down with the struggle. Your story made me reexamine things. Was I strong enough to endure one-tenth of the things you did? Could I manage to hold on to my beliefs in the face of pain, torture, solitude? Before I read your book, I had no idea what the struggle was like in the trenches.

Thank you for being an inspiration, a teacher, a guide. Thank you.


Peace and Blessings,

Fenix

[Jalili]

It's hard to follow a thanks like that from sister Fenix but I'll try....

First off happy blessed earthday and many more to come.

Next I want to say thank you myself for being an inspiration to me.
During some of the hardest times of my life in the last year I couldn't count the times I either ran to your book or this forum to easy my mind. Reading what you have been through. It showed me if you can go through all you've went through for your people my own personal issues are just the tip of what we as a whole have to deal with. Your story has showed me that no matter what is going on that if you have something to stand for that you can survive anything inorder to complete your goal.

Thank you and I Love you like my 3rd mama

JABOOM

[Im The Truth]

Happy Birthday Sister Queen!

[DJ RBG]

Warrior Queen many thanks for your firm commitment to our People's liberation..

[AWETHU]

Dear Mrs Assata Shakur First Just Let Me Say To U Happy Birthday To U And To U Many More!!!!!!!!!!!!! This Is So Unbeileivable To Me That I Am Actually Talking To U Wishing U A Happy Birthday. Iam Very Happy. I Remember Coming Across Your Book Whfen I Was In The Richmond City Jail Doing Time For Making Some Dumb Choices In My Life. Then When I Got Back On To The Tier And Starting To Read Your Captivating True Life Story I Couldnt And Wouyldnt Put The Book Down Until I Was Done You Truly Touched Me Even When I Finished The Book I Still Did Not Return It To The Jail Library Because I Wanted To Read It Again And Again And Thats What I Did I Read Your Book Four Times To Be Exact.you Are Truly A Powerful Intelligent Beautiful Black Woman To Me That Makes Me Even More Proud To Be A Black Man And Proud Of My Heritage Because Reading Your Book Just Gave Me More Knowledge That We As A Black People Can Overcome Anything That These Crackers Throw At Us When We Beleive In Ourselves And Stay True! Just Thinking About The Graphic Thingsd That They Did To U In That Book When U Were In That Male Penetentiary It Just Makes Me Sick And I Am A Man Myself So I Can Just Imagine The Terrible Things They Did To U My Sister I Love U For Your Beautiful Spirit And Personality That Kept Me Cool In Jail Fighting Just Liuke U Faught To Make It Home And Make A Change For The Better. Because These Pigs Deserve To Die A Thousand Deaths For The Way They Treated U And All Of Our People That They Abuse There Powers On Each And Everyday! We Need To Have Some Police To Police The Police Because They R Running Wild On Us Like This The Wild West Shooting Us Down With There Guns In So Called Self Defense.but We Will Have Our Time To Shine Again Necause People Liike U Gives Us The Courage To Keep Pushing On Even When U Feel Theres Nothing Left!!!!!!! I Love U Sista Shakur From Brother Awethu I Hope To Here From U If Not I Know U R Busy Fighting For The Cause Just Like All Of Us Are. Peace

[eastside4blocc]

Originally Posted by Jacuma

HAPPY 60TH EARTHDAY QUEEN MOTHER ASSATA SHAKUR

Even though I wasnt even thought of at the time I'm still & will always be involved 2 the struggle

[eastside4blocc]

Originally Posted by Jacuma

HAPPY 60TH EARTHDAY QUEEN MOTHER ASSATA SHAKUR

Even though I wasnt even thought of at the time I'm still & will always be involved 2 the struggle H.O.A. CrakCaz Happy Birthday Ms. Assata Shakur

[Queen_Samiya]

Happy Earthday Queen Mother Assata!!! : flut: :wavey :

[Tra Hitts]

Man I just read all the comments and I felt compelled to leave this. I'm a film maker/ clothing designer and a very good friend of mine gave me your book right at the start of my career. I must say that the book gave me purpose that has never left me to this day. I had a chance to meet Pac before he died and I’ve met Chairmen Fread Hampton Jr not too long ago, the reason I mention them is the incredible of amount of respect I have for them and because they were cut from this cloth like the rest of us on here. But you Queen Goddess are a Super Star in the highest regard, your strength, sprit; boundless beauty of your soul is something I look to daily for gaudiness, strength and courage. The ancestors love you; your people love you, and without any doubt please believe I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blessed Queen Happy Earth DAY :-) Hotep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

[sangarariver]

Happy Birthday, and many many thanks. for your commitment, and perseverance, despite the losses incurred, that we can only dare to imagine, if at all.

Without idealizing your work, and the work of all the comrades within that era and struggle, But with honoring, and humbly respecting, what staying true and coming back to ones self and ones beliefs, over and over again, in the face of trials, and personal sacrifices, that we can only hope to learn from. We need to learn not only the stories as legend, but the stories as real life templates of both the demons and the angels within such an experience.

Happy blessed birthday Queen Mother Assata Shakur. Your birth, your struggle, your sacrifice, your life, has been a valuable contribution, continuing from all those before you and forward to all those after you. Your birthday marks the coming of your you into this life space, to do the work that you have done and do. Hence, it is a day of rejoicing, thankfulness to the Universe and to the ancestors, and of celebration.

Happy birthday, and thank you (July 16th 1947)
(wasn't here last year, and hope to be here-on forum-this year, had to add my thanks to this thread)