A documentary and scripted project on the late political activist Assata Shakur are in development, with Angela Davis serving as executive producer. Following the recent passing of Assata Shakur, ...

Late political activist Assata Shakur is set to be the subject of a documentary feature and a scripted project by filmmakers Giselle and Stephen Bailey (HBO’s “Seen & Heard: The History of Black ...

Cinématographe's new physical media release of the 1997 noir "Gang Related" showcases career-best work from Shakur, James Belushi, and writer/director Jim Kouf. When Quentin Tarantino‘s “Pulp Fiction” ...

For nearly 30 years, it’s been believed that the remains of rap icon Tupac Shakur were spread shortly after his 1996 death, but no formal gravesite exists. However, while researching for his book ...

Tupac Shakur wasn't always the cool, stylish and tough figure who came to define 1990s hip-hop. As a teenager, he was awkward and eccentric. He wore braces over his gapped, slightly brown teeth and ...

Janet Jackson told a producer she wanted Tupac Shakur to be tested for AIDS before kissing him on screen, according to a new book. The two musicians led the romantic drama Poetic Justice in 1993. The ...

The pioneering rap artist Tupac Shakur only lived in Baltimore for four years of his short life. But a new book, to be released Tuesday by author Jeff Pearlman, makes the case that the rapper’s time ...

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Assata Shakur, the godmother of late rapper Tupac Shakur, a former Black Panther and convicted cop killer who escaped U.S. custody and fled to Cuba in 1979, has died at the age of 78. Cuba’s Ministry ...

Assata Shakur, the godmother of the late rapper Tupac Shakur and a convicted cop killer on the FBI’s most wanted list, has died in Cuba, where she was granted asylum. She was 78. A member of the Black ...

Assata Shakur, a political activist and the godmother of pioneering rapper Tupac Shakur, died Sept. 25. She was 78. Her death was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cuba, where she had ...

Assata Shakur, the Black Liberation Army member and fugitive with a $2 million FBI reward on her head, died in Havana where she had received political asylum from Fidel Castro, the Cuban Foreign ...