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{{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]]}} | {{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]]|death_date=July 6, 2023|death_place=Southern California [[United States of America|United States]]|nationality=New Afrikan|political_line=[[Black nationalism]]|image=Mutulu Shakur.png}} | ||
'''Mutulu Shakur''' | '''Mutulu Shakur''' was a Black nationalist from the United States. He was granted parole in 2022 after spending 36 years as a political prisoner.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Kerbie Joseph|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Dr. Mutulu Shakur granted parole after 36 years as political prisoner|date=2022-11-11|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/dr-mutulu-shakur-granted-parole-after-36-years-as-political-prisoner/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111192211/https://www.liberationnews.org/dr-mutulu-shakur-granted-parole-after-36-years-as-political-prisoner/|archive-date=2022-11-11|retrieved=2022-11-13}}</ref> | ||
== 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 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. | 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 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> | 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]] and illegally seized evidence | The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] illegally targeted Shakur as part of [[COINTELPRO]], and the prosecution used illegally seized evidence at his trial in 1988. While in prison, he contracted [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] twice and is currently suffering from cancer.<ref name=":0" /> Shakur was paroled after nearly 36 years imprisonment on the 15th December 2022, and died about eight months later on the 6th July 2023.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Char Adams|newspaper=NBC News|title=Mutulu Shakur, Black liberation activist and stepfather of Tupac, dies at 72|date=2023-07-10|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/mutulu-shakur-black-liberation-activist-stepfather-tupac-dies-72-rcna93480|retrieved=2023-07-10}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Joy Powell]] | |||
* [[Leonard Peltier]] | |||
* [[Mumia Abu-Jamal]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Black nationalism]] | [[Category:Black nationalism]] | ||
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[[Category:Targets of intelligence operations]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:46, 10 July 2023
Mutulu Shakur | |
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| Born | Jeral Wayne Williams August 8, 1950 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Died | July 6, 2023 Southern California United States |
| Nationality | New Afrikan |
| Political orientation | Black nationalism |
Mutulu Shakur was a Black nationalist from the United States. He was granted parole in 2022 after spending 36 years as a political prisoner.[1]
Political work[edit | edit source]
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 New York City. The project was founded by the Black Panthers, Republic of New Afrika, Young Lords, and Students for a Democratic Society to help drug addicts.
Mutulu Shakur helped Assata Shakur, another U.S. political prisoner, escape to Cuba.[2]
Arrest and imprisonment[edit | edit source]
The FBI illegally targeted Shakur as part of COINTELPRO, and the prosecution used illegally seized evidence at his trial in 1988. While in prison, he contracted COVID-19 twice and is currently suffering from cancer.[2] Shakur was paroled after nearly 36 years imprisonment on the 15th December 2022, and died about eight months later on the 6th July 2023.[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kerbie Joseph (2022-11-11). "Dr. Mutulu Shakur granted parole after 36 years as political prisoner" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "US political prisoner Mutulu Shakur has six months to live. Will courts finally grant compassionate release?" (2022-07-27). Peoples Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ↑ Char Adams (2023-07-10). "Mutulu Shakur, Black liberation activist and stepfather of Tupac, dies at 72" NBC News. Retrieved 2023-07-10.