2Pac Author Jeff Pearlman: Afeni Shakur, White Privilege & Telling Shocking, Hard Truths

Jeff Pearlman reveals how privilege checks, relentless reporting, and a Red Hot Chili Peppers night in Vegas led him to the ...

What the world needs now is — another Tupac book?

A new Tupac biography, based on 650+ interviews, provides an unprecedented exploration of the hip-hop legend's complex life ...
Madison365

Beyond the Title: Dr. Nestor Rodriguez

Beyond the Title is a series of Q&As with alumni of Madison365’s Most Influential lists. Join many of our Most Influential at the 365 Leadership Summit on November 3! Dr. Nestor Rodriguez (Wisconsin’s ...

AI videos of dead celebrities are horrifying many of their families

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI’s new tool lets users make realistic AI videos of dead public figures like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jackson. Many have responded with crude and racist memes.
Yardbarker

The 20 greatest hip-hop movie soundtracks

There's no doubt that hip-hop continues to be one of the most popular genres, and it has consistently grown over the years. So it makes total sense that filmmakers keep tapping into the genre to power ...
The New York Times

An uncertain future for Dana Brown, injury missteps, addressing the offense: Astros takeaways

HOUSTON — Three years ago, James Click arrived at baseball’s annual general manager’s meetings in Las Vegas without a contract and with no assurances he would receive another one. Click still endured ...
The Root

Was The Late Assata Shakur 2Pac’s Mom? A Professor Has Answers

Black America, we need to get clear on something real quick. If you go on TikTok or any social media platform, there is a great deal of confusion on a particular issue. Don’t worry, this won’t take ...
EURweb

Wanted by the FBI: Assata Shakur Dies at 78 in Cuba After Decades in Exile

*Another link to Black activism in the ’60s and ’70s has passed away. Assata Shakur, a former Black Panther and member of the Black Liberation Army, died Thursday (09-25-25), in Havana, Cuba. She was ...
AOL

Assata Shakur, fugitive and Tupac's godmother, dies at 78

Assata Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member who was convicted in the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper, has died in Cuba, where she had to fled to after escaping from prison, Cuban officials ...
KXLY 4 News

I tracked down Tupac’s godmother Assata Shakur, the FBI’s most wanted in Cuba, as a CNN intern. It was surprisingly easy

(CNN) — Shortly after arriving to Cuba, Assata Shakur was stopped by a policeman, not because she was a wanted fugitive and convicted cop killer in the United States but because she was Black. It was ...
New York Post

Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black activist since 1979, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has ...
People

Tupac Shakur’s Godmother Assata Dies at Age 78, Her Daughter Confirms

The news was originally shared on Facebook by Assata's daughter before being confirmed by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to multiple reports Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection ...