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March 4, 2019February was Black History Month.
JetBlue put up a series of posters honoring notable black people. For reasons I cannot wrap my head around, they included Assata Shakur… a CONVICTED COP KILLER who escaped from prison.
“Shakur, a former member of the Black Liberation Army, was convicted of murder for a 1973 shooting that led to the death of a New Jersey State Trooper. She escaped from prison in 1979 and is believed to be living in Cuba.”
Greeeat.
If I were a black American, I’d be really frustrated. This is NOT who I would want as a “representative” of my community.
According to Fox News:
JetBlue was forced to apologize Thursday after honoring convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur as part of Black History Month at a John F. Kennedy International terminal in New York.
The airline removed the poster and an image of the Shakur tribute appeared on social media.
“The intention was always to unite our crewmembers and customers around the importance of Black History Month and we apologize for any offense the poster may have caused,” a JetBlue spokesman said in a statement, according to FOX 29 Philadelphia.
Um… you meant to UNITE people with a poster of a wanted cop killer? Who thinks this is “uniting?” Is this even an actual apology? It sounds more like an excuse.
Picture for a moment the FAMILY of the police officer she murdered. Think about that. “The intention was always to unite.” Yeah right.
The image of Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, was in the exhibit for 21 days before one flier noticed.
@JetBlue Rumor has it that you are celebrating Black History month at LGA by celebrating Assata Shakur? She is a convicted cop killer. Please tell me this is not true. pic.twitter.com/McD9zUbFZl
— Jen Muzio (@Jennymz76Jenny) February 24, 2019
And it’s not like the person who put together the poster didn’t know EXACTLY who this woman was.
“Became the first woman to be placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted list after escaping to Cuba from prison where she was serving a life sentence for the 1973 murder of a police officer,” one of the bullet points read.
Yeaaah.
What an accomplishment, huh?
