Late political activist Assata Shakur is the subject of a documentary and scripted project by sister-brother filmmakers Giselle and Stephen Bailey.

A 1991 story in the Daily News, about a pregnant 12-year-old from Brooklyn, served as the inspiration to the breakthrough ...

Pearlman reveals new stories about Tupac's early hardships, his complex family dynamics, and the poverty he endured as a child. The biography explains how Tupac was inspired to take the name Tupac ...

Snoop Dogg confessed to collapsing at the hospital when he saw Tupac before his death. Tupac was shot was riding in Suge Knight's car down the Las Vegas Strip. On the night of September 7, 1996, Tupac ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Highly acclaimed sportswriter and New York Times best-selling author Jeff Pearlman has covered a lot throughout his career. Through it all, the Mahopac, New York native has ...

Together, the interaction between Jada Pinkett Smith and Snoop Dogg regarding Tupac Shakur’s legacy serves as a reminder of how personal grief, public loss, and memory intertwine in celebrity culture.

After three executions in less than a year – ending a nearly 15-year pause in Indiana’s use of capital punishment – it’s not clear when the state will carry out another. Five men remain on Indiana’s ...

Kwame Ajamu spent three years on Ohio's death row and 28 years in prison for a 1975 Cleveland murder he didn't commit. Ajamu, his brother and his friend are among 11 death row exonerees in Ohio. Ajamu ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina inmate who spent 42 years on death row has died of natural causes at a prison hospital, according to the state Department of Corrections. Fred Singleton, 81, was ...

An 81-year-old inmate who was the "longest serving resident of South Carolina's Death Row" died of natural causes this week, officials said. Fred Singleton passed away Monday at the Kirkland ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The longest-serving inmate on South Carolina’s death row died in prison this week. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said 81-year-old Fred Singleton died of natural ...