- Former Black Panther.
- Step-aunt of Tupac Shakur.
- Cuba: Had been granted asylum and living on a $14/day government stipend. (1984)
- Had been a wanted fugitive since she escaped the Clinton Correctional Facility for Women in New Jersey in 1979.
- Became involved in political activism at Borough of Manhattan Community College and City College of New York.
- Made history by becoming the first woman to make the FBI's most-wanted list and became revered by some activist groups for her anti-sexism and anti-racism activism prior to the conviction.
- The FBI offered a $2 million reward for Shakur's capture.
- Parents are: Carl Byron, and Doris E. Johnson.
- Granddaughter of Lulu and Frank Hill.
- Niece of Evelyn Williams.
- Survived by her: daughter: Kakuya Shakur, son-in-law: Kedar Coleman, three grandchildren: Diata Coleman, Che Coleman, and Savannah Shakur-Coleman, and one sister: Beverly Goins.
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