Officials in New Jersey have posted a million dollar reward for the capture of former Black Panther Assata Shakur. In 1977, Shakur was convicted in the killing of a New Jersey police officer during a shoot-out that left one of her fellow activists dead. She was shot twice by police during the incident. In 1979 she managed to escape from jail. She fled to Cuba where she received political asylum. She once wrote, “I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from the political repression, racism and violence that dominate the US government’s policy towards people of color.” On Monday–the 32nd anniversary of the shooting — New Jersey officials announced the million dollar bounty–it is the largest reward ever placed on an individual in the state. In addition the FBI placed her name on a watch list of domestic terrorists. In recent years numerous hip hop stars, including Public Enemy and Common, have publicly supported Shakur. Her godson was the late Tupac Shakur.