The Shakur Family and the Evolution of Black Radicalism

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🗓️ 25 May 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Earlier this month the Oakland City Council unanimously voted to rename a section of MacArthur Avenue, Tupac Shakur Way, as a reminder, the resolution reads, of rap icon’s contributions “as an awakening tool towards changes in society.” But the Shakur family’s radical legacy far predates Tupac. In his new book, “Amerikan Family: The Shakurs and the Nation They Created” Santi Elijah Holley’s details the history of the Black liberation movement through generations of the Shakur family. We talk with Holley about the Shakur family, the evolution of the Black liberation movement and its lasting impact on the country. Guests: Santi Elijah Holley, journalist and essayist writing on the intersection of culture, music, race, religion, and politics; author, "AN AMERIKAN FAMILY: The Shakurs and the Nation They Created" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.5	Depending on when you were born, the name Shakur might bring different things to mind.
0:52.9	If you're a 90s kid, you think, Tupac,
0:55.3	at one point, one of the most famous rappers alive
0:57.7	and widely claimed by the Bay Area rap scene.
1:00.5	If you were alive in the 60s and 70s,
1:02.4	the name might recall the rise of aprocentric thinking,
1:05.5	the Panthers and Asada Shakur,
1:07.7	and the Black Liberation Army.
1:09.4	A new book, American Family, The Shakurs and the Black Liberation Army. A new book, American Family, the Shikors, and the
1:11.9	nation they created traces the connections between the family and their relationship with the
1:16.5	different factions of the Black Liberation Movement. This morning we talked with the book's author
1:20.5	Santi Elijah Hawley, but the legacy of this complex family and the bravery, violence, and tragedy
1:26.0	that surrounded it for decades.
1:29.6	That's coming up next after this news.
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