Overview

• Cuba’s foreign ministry and Shakur’s daughter confirmed last week that she died in Havana at age 78 from health issues related to advanced age.
• The Chicago Teachers Union praised her as a “revolutionary fighter” in a post on X, prompting Chicago alderpeople to denounce the message on Monday as glorifying violence.
• New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called the union’s tribute “shameful and depraved,” citing her conviction for the 1973 murder of state trooper Werner Foerster.
• FBI Director Kash Patel condemned public mourning of Shakur, calling her a “terrorist” and saying it was “spitting on the badge” of fallen officers.
• CTU Vice President Jackson Potter defended the post as a recognition of contested history, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson declined to denounce the union’s statement.