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05-03-2016, 06:05 PM
Afeni Shakur, mother of Tupac, dies at age 69
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Afeni Shakur, the activist mother of legendary rapper Tupac, has died. She was 69.
Shakur reportedly passed on Monday night in her **rthern California home in Sausalito, due to possible cardiac arrest — according to the Marin County Sheriff's department, which tweeted the news out. They responded to a 911 call at 9:34 p.m. local time and took her to the hospital. She was later pro**unced dead at 10:28 p.m.
SEE ALSO: Tupac biopic finds its star — and a very familiar Biggie (http://mashable.com/2015/12/24/all-eyez-on-me-tupac-biopic-star/)
Shakur was born Alice Faye Williams, but changed her name after joining the Black Panthers in the 1960s. She and fellow BP members were later*arrested (http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/1997/03/tupac-shakur-rap-death) on charges of plotting to blow up department stores and police stations. The charges were eventually dropped, and Shakur gave birth to a son, Tupac Amaru, just one month (http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/09/afeni-shakur-survivor-story-from-xxls-october-2003-issue/) after being released from prison. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/afeni-shakur/)
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Afeni Shakur, the activist mother of legendary rapper Tupac, has died. She was 69.
Shakur reportedly passed on Monday night in her **rthern California home in Sausalito, due to possible cardiac arrest — according to the Marin County Sheriff's department, which tweeted the news out. They responded to a 911 call at 9:34 p.m. local time and took her to the hospital. She was later pro**unced dead at 10:28 p.m.
SEE ALSO: Tupac biopic finds its star — and a very familiar Biggie (http://mashable.com/2015/12/24/all-eyez-on-me-tupac-biopic-star/)
Shakur was born Alice Faye Williams, but changed her name after joining the Black Panthers in the 1960s. She and fellow BP members were later*arrested (http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/1997/03/tupac-shakur-rap-death) on charges of plotting to blow up department stores and police stations. The charges were eventually dropped, and Shakur gave birth to a son, Tupac Amaru, just one month (http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/09/afeni-shakur-survivor-story-from-xxls-october-2003-issue/) after being released from prison. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/afeni-shakur/)
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