HAVANA — Assata Shakur, the Black liberation activist and rapper Tupac’s godmother and step-aunt, has died, her daughter, Kakuya Shakur, confirmed on Facebook .

Shakur, 78, born Joanne Deborah Chesimard, died Thursday in Havana from health complications and advanced age, PBS reported .

“Words cannot describe the depth of loss that I am feeling at this time,” Kakuya Shakur wrote. “I want to thank you for your loving prayers that continue to anchor me in the strength that I need in this moment. My spirit is overflowing in unison with all of you who are grieving with me at this time.”

Shakur escaped a U.S. prison in 1979 and lived in exile in Cuba for more than four decades, People reported .

According to USA Today , Shakur was a former member of the Black Liberation Army and the B

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