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REST IN POWER: MUTULU SHAKUR JOINS THE ANCESTORS!
We are saddened to hear the news that the Black Liberation Army elder, co-founder of The New Afrikan People's Organization and Tupac's stepfather, Mutulu Shakur, passed away after a lengthy battle with a rare form of blood cancer that was diagnosed back in July 2022 while incarcerated.
Shakur was a doctor of acupuncture and was the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Black Acupuncture Advisory Association of North America (BAAANA) and the Harlem Institute of Acupuncture; both organisations devoted their time to improving health care for Africans in the United States and abroad. He was also a founding member of the National Committee to Free Political Prisoners. Shakur advocated against the illegal U.S.cointelpro program, which was designed to destroy the Black liberation struggles in the United States. Sadly he became a victim of that same program.
Shakur served more than 36 years behind bars for alleged involvement in a robbery and aiding black revolutionary Assata Shakur's escape from prison. Despite having qualified for parole much earlier, his requests had been denied ten times, including in April 2022, despite his affliction with bone-marrow cancer.
Shakur was diagnosed with myeloma in 2019, yet a judge rejected his request for compassionate release in 2020 and told Shakur's legal team that they could reapply at "the point of approaching death."
The parole commission said Mutulu Shakur has an impeccable institutional record, poses zero risk to society and is considered a mentor by many. His release highlights the cruel carceral system that primarily targets Blacks and other minorities, sucking their life out and only releasing them to die. The Bureau of Prison Doctors in May determined the 72-year-old had six months to live.
Shakur was released on December 16, 2022, sadly passing away seven months later on July 7, 2023.
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