Assata's Daughters

Assata's Daughters is an organization of young African American women and girls in Chicago, protesting against police violence. Assata’s Daughters is part of a cluster of black activist organizations, known as the Movement for Black Lives. Founded in March of 2015 by Page May, Assata's Daughters is named after Black Panther and Black Liberation Army activist Assata Shakur. As of 2016, Assata's Daughters had 68 active members.

Assata's Daughters is one of many new organizations that have set out to protest against police violence, specifically in the city of Chicago. The death of Eric Garner and the following protests are what led to the organization of Assata's Daughters in Chicago, and the group engaged in protest tactics similar to other members of the Black Youth Project 100.

The activist group was founded by Page May, an African-American woman who describes herself as unapologetically black. May grew up in a nearly all-white town in Virginia, moved to Massachusetts for college, and then arrived in Chicago for a fellowship. May has spent time in Chicago working with Black Youth Project 100, whom she says cleared the way in legitimizing intentionally all-black, radical spaces, in turn paving the way for Assata's Daughters.

Assata's Daughters, along with many of the other newly founded black activist organizations in Chicago, is operating under the ideals of both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. The group combines Martin Luther King's peaceful protesting and Malcom X's "by any means necessary" to change how protesting occurs and to disrupt "business as usual."

Assata's Daughters has similar objectives as did the Black Panther Party, but says that they have added an 11th point to the program. The Black Panther's 10-Point Program includes:

Assata's Daughters' 11th point is:

11. The right to self-determination for gender and sexuality.

Assata's Daughter's, in addition to protesting against police violence, offers programs to members of the community for free. The programs are intended to get younger African Americans in Chicago to learn how to organize effective campaigns for change. A community garden is also supported by Assata's Daughters, who say that self-sustainability is one of their keys to Black liberation.

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