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{{Infobox politician|name=Mutulu Shakur|birth_name=Jeral Wayne Williams|birth_date=August 8, 1950|birth_place=Baltimore, Maryland, | {{Infobox politician|name=Mutulu Shakur|birth_name=Jeral Wayne Williams|birth_date=August 8, 1950|birth_place=Baltimore, Maryland, [[United States of America|United States]]|nationality=New Afrikan|political_line=[[Black nationalism]]}} | ||
'''Mutulu Shakur''' | '''Mutulu Shakur''' is a Black nationalist from the United States. He is currently a political prisoner but is seeking release due to health problems. | ||
== Political work == | == Political work == | ||
In the late 1960s, Mutulu Shakur joined [[Revolutionary Action Movement]] (RAM). He later joined the [[Republic of New Afrika]]. | In the late 1960s, Mutulu Shakur joined [[Revolutionary Action Movement]] (RAM). He later joined the [[Republic of New Afrika]]. | ||
Shakur was part of the Lincoln Detox Project from 1970 to 1978 in | Shakur was part of the Lincoln Detox Project from 1970 to 1978 in New York City. The project was founded by the [[Black Panther Party|Black Panthers]], Republic of New Afrika, [[Young Lords]], and [[Students for a Democratic Society]] to help drug addicts. | ||
Mutulu Shakur helped | Mutulu Shakur helped Assata Shakur, another U.S. political prisoner, escape to [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]].<ref name=":0">{{News citation|newspaper=[[Peoples Dispatch]]|title=US political prisoner Mutulu Shakur has six months to live. Will courts finally grant compassionate release?|date=2022-07-27|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/27/us-political-prisoner-mutulu-shakur-has-six-months-to-live-will-courts-finally-grant-compassionate-release/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728003731/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/07/27/us-political-prisoner-mutulu-shakur-has-six-months-to-live-will-courts-finally-grant-compassionate-release/|archive-date=2022-07-28|retrieved=2022-07-29}}</ref> | ||
== Arrest and imprisonment == | == Arrest and imprisonment == | ||
The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] illegally targeted Shakur as part of [[COINTELPRO]] | The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] illegally targeted Shakur as part of [[COINTELPRO]] and illegally seized evidence was used at his trial by the prosecution. While in prison, he contracted [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] twice and is currently suffering from cancer.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Black nationalism]] | [[Category:Black nationalism]] | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Statesian political prisoners]] | ||