Marin County deputies responded to Shakur’s home in Sausalito, Calif., Monday evening after she hadsuffered a possible cardiac arrest, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday morning. She was taken to a hospital and passed just before 10:30 p.m.
Shakur, born Alice Faye Williams, changed her name when she moved to NY City and joined the Black Panther movement. She and other members of the Party were arrested in 1969 and charged with conspiracy to bomb multiple, busy city landmarks.
In May71, was acquitted on all charges after she represented herself in court — and she gave birth to Tupac just a single month later.
She was the subject of his 1995 song “Dear Mama,” in which Tupac detailed his childhood struggles and respect for his mother.
“There's no way I can pay you back/But the plan is to show you that I understand/You are appreciated,” he rapped.
Dina LaPolt, a California attorney who handled Tupac Shakur’s estate for nearly 10 years, fought back tears as she described Shakur, who inspired the lawyer to open up her own frim in 2001. Top Trending , USA
