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
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
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
References
- ↑ 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.