Afeni Shakur Davis,
mother of late rap legend Tupac Shakur who was the subject of one of his
most iconic songs and who oversaw his posthumous legacy, has died. She
was 69 years old.
Marin
County deputies responded to Shakur’s home in Sausalito, Calif., Monday
night after she suffered a possible cardiac arrest, the sheriff’s office
said Tuesday morning. She was taken to a local hospital and died just
before 10:30 p.m.
Shakur,
born Alice Faye Williams, changed her name when she moved to New York
City and joined the Black Panther movement. She and other party members
were arrested in 1969 and charged with conspiracy to bomb multiple, busy
city landmarks.
Source: NYdailynews