Mutulu Shakur, the father of 2Pac, reportedly died after a protracted struggle with a rare and incurable blood malignancy.
Actor Kamau Franklin confirmed Shakur passed away on Twitter on Friday (July 7), saying he did so late on Thursday (July 6) night. At 72 years old, he was.
“Mutulu Shakur passed away last night,” Franklin wrote. “New Afrikan movement veteran, member of the Black Liberation Army, stepfather of Tupac Shakur. He spent 36 years behind bars as a political prisoner/prisoner of war. Rise in Power. Free Em All.”
Veteran Hip Hop journalist/author dream Hampton — who covered 2Pac’s life and career extensively — also paid tribute to Shakur on Twitter following his death.
“Rest in power to Dr Mutulu Shakur, who when his comrade was captured by the state, went inside, and liberated her,” she said. “Those of us who knew Mutulu, know never lost that audacious spirit.”
Mutulu Shakur was first diagnosed with blood cancer back in July 2022 while he was incarcerated.
Doctors gave the then 71-year-old up to six months to live, and activists were fighting to get the American activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army out from behind bars so he could say goodbye to his family.
“His health situation is extremely dire right now,” Shakur’s attorney Brad Thomson told NBC News. “He’s very much on an end-of-life trajectory. We’re looking at a matter of months at the most but, realistically, it could be a matter of days or weeks.”
He continued: “At this point, the issue is getting him released so he can say goodbye to his loved ones, his family, his children, and grandchildren. To be surrounded by loved ones, so he can die in peace and comfort outside of prison.”
The social activist was paroled from prison after eleven requests in December 2022.
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