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Her aunt is also her godmother.
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Assata Shakur, the Black revolutionary and godmother to Tupac Shakur, has died, Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported last Friday, September 26.
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
Assata Shakur, the Black Liberationist convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, who was also Tupac Shakur’s godmother, has died, The New York Times reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
The godmother of the event’s 2025 edition, supermodel Naomi Campbell, was not in attendance but shared a video message encouraging the awards’ nominees to be fearless and courageous.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Linda Rose has since become Emmy’s godmother, and the couple often dogsit and take care of Emmy when Fenton is on vacation.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
Assata Shakur, the Black Liberationist convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, who was also Tupac Shakur’s godmother, has died, The New York Times reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
The godmother of the event’s 2025 edition, supermodel Naomi Campbell, was not in attendance but shared a video message encouraging the awards’ nominees to be fearless and courageous.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Linda Rose has since become Emmy’s godmother, and the couple often dogsit and take care of Emmy when Fenton is on vacation.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Godmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/godmother. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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godmother
noun
god·moth·er
ˈgäd-ˌmət͟h-ər 
also ˈgȯd-
: a female sponsor at baptism
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