Before October 7, I was just starting to read a book where the author made this argument. Tupac was assassinated because he had cross demographic appeal on top of being a radical. He was someone white people were cool with while at the same time had enough street cred to broker a ceasefire between rival LA gangs. He was a communist and pan-Africanist. His generation was supposed to be the one to pick up the torch after the BPP, and his assassination was a dramatic means of severing the connection between the radicalism of the 60s and the present.
Before October 7, I was just starting to read a book where the author made this argument. Tupac was assassinated because he had cross demographic appeal on top of being a radical. He was someone white people were cool with while at the same time had enough street cred to broker a ceasefire between rival LA gangs. He was a communist and pan-Africanist. His generation was supposed to be the one to pick up the torch after the BPP, and his assassination was a dramatic means of severing the connection between the radicalism of the 60s and the present.
Oho
What’s the book?
The FBI War on Tupac Shakur
Oh, I think I’ve seen this book or something similar. Thanks!