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Who Was Assata Shakur? Remembering The Black Liberation Army Member

Assata Shakur recently passed away from “health concerns and advanced age,” according to a statement from Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shakur was 78. But, with Assata’s name now in headlines, ...
CNN

I tracked down Tupac’s godmother Assata Shakur, the FBI’s most wanted in Cuba, as a CNN intern. It was surprisingly easy

Shortly after arriving in Cuba, Assata Shakur was stopped by a policeman, not because she was a wanted fugitive and convicted cop killer in the United States but because she was Black. It was clearly ...
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Assata Shakur, Black Revolutionary and 2Pac’s Godmother, Dies at 78

Assata Shakur, the Black revolutionary and godmother to Tupac Shakur, has died, Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported last Friday, September 26. A cause of death was not specified beyond “health ...
NPR

Tupac's life was 'yin and yang,' writes author of 'Only God Can Judge Me'

Tupac Shakur wasn't always the cool, stylish and tough figure who came to define 1990s hip-hop. As a teenager, he was awkward and eccentric. He wore braces over his gapped, slightly brown teeth and ...