Rapper Tupac Shakur (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File) via Associated PressOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The late Tupac Shakur will have a stretch of an Oakland street renamed for him after a unanimous vote by the city council Tuesday. AdvertisementA stretch of MacArthur Boulevard by Lake Merritt where Shakur once lived will keep its existing name, but also receive the additional, honorary name of Tupac Shakur Way. Commemorative plaques and signs signaling the change will be paid for by the Tupac Shakur Foundation. Oakland has honored others with street names, including Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton and rapper and record producer Too Short. The City Council legislation says the renamed part of the street will remind people of Shakur’s contributions to Oakland and celebrate art and culture as a catalyst for societal change.

Source: Huffington Post May 18, 2023 06:37 UTC