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Mutulu Shakur, Elder Of Black Liberation Movement, Dies At 72
Mutulu Shakur, an elder of the Black Liberation movement and stepfather to Tupac Shakur, passed away at age 72. Shakur had been living with family in Southern California after receiving compassionate release from prison late last year due to suffering terminal bone marrow cancer among other ailments.
NJ Supreme Court Orders Parole For Former Black Panther Sundiata Acoli
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: naruecha jenthaisong / Getty A former member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army convicted of murder in the slaying of a state trooper in 1973 has a new development in his case. The Supreme Court of New Jersey ordered parole for Sundiata Acoli, now 85 years of age. Gothamist reports that the state’s highest court made the decision via a 3-2 ruling on Tuesday (May 10). According to those close to Acoli, he is currently suffering from dementia and the court’s opinion states that the State Parole Board denying Acoli parole “is not supported by substantial evidence in the record or by a reasonable weighing of the relevant factors.” Acoli was convicted in the May 1973 shooting death of State Trooper Werner Foerster during a traffic stop on...
Finally: Bobby Shmurda To Face Parole Board In August
Source: Bennett Raglin/BET / Getty Bobby Shmurda has flooded headlines more for his legal woes than his music, but that may soon change. In as little as a month, the Brooklyn rapper will face a parole board in hopes of securing an early release date sometime soon. He’ll have to convince them he’s a changed man and reveal his immediate plans to reignite his short-lived music career. TMZ reports: The rapper’s mother, Leslie Pollard, tells TMZ … Bobby plans to tell the parole board next month if they release him, he’s going to put his nose to the grindstone in the studio and also stay out of trouble. Leslie tells us Bobby’s been doing a lot of writing since he’s been behind bars, and he plans to record his work for Epic Records, the label that signed him. And, get this … Leslie says Bob...
