Tupac’s Sister Breaks Her Silence As His Murder Trial Unfolds
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As the trial over Tupac Shakur’s murder unfolds nearly 30 years after his death, his sister is speaking about her brother, justice and why their family never expected the criminal justice system to find his killer.
“We’ve never had any expectations for the criminal system to hunt down someone for my brother’s murder,” she says, pointing to the painful reality she believes young Black men and their deaths have historically faced in America.
She recalls being just 20 years old when Tupac was murdered — and seeing his case featured on Unsolved Mysteries only a short time later made her feel that authorities had already deemed her brother’s murder unsolvable.
But nearly three decades later, she says her definition of justice extends far beyond a courtroom.
“Where I do find justice is in all of the people that’s been inspired by him.”
From doctors and lawyers to teachers, artists and a new generation of thinkers, she says Tupac’s continued ability to “shake and move and shape this world” is itself a form of justice.
And she has a message for the millions who have kept her brother’s legacy alive:
“Thank you for trusting him…continuing his legacy of love, struggle and resilience.”
As a jury now considers the case against Keffe D, Tupac’s sister reflects on the man behind the icon — and the brother the world never got to see grow beyond 25.
“We will never know who he could have been if he lived more than 25 years.”
WATCH: Tupac’s sister speaks on her brother, his murder, justice and the legacy he left behind.