Afeni Shakur
Afeni Shakur (born January 10, 1947) is the mother of American rapper Tupac Shakur, and was an important member of the Black Panther Party.
Shakur was born Alice Faye Williams in Lumberton, North Carolina to Rosa Belle and Walter Williams, Jr.[1] She led a series of chapters during the "break down" of the Black Panther party. Her intellect and ability enabled her to edit and write columns for the Panther Post with such strategic craftiness that it misled the FBI to believe that the Black Panther Party was no longer in existence, while in fact they were multiplying rapidly.
While pregnant with her son, Afeni Shakur was incarcerated for withholding information that could have led to the arrest of leading members of "Panther 21". While in prison, Afeni Shakur reportedly obtained a court order to have one boiled egg per day because the food within the jail was unfit for an expecting mother.[2] She defended herself in court during a bomb conspiracy trial and was acquitted of 156 counts against her and other members of the Black Panther Party. No evidence was found to support the charges. After her son was born, she married Mutulu Shakur (who later became her son's step-father) and converted to Islam.
Since her son's death, Afeni Shakur oversaw Tupac's unreleased material. By bringing in the best producers to work with her son's unreleased material Afeni allowed Tupac to sell millions of albums. Afeni is largely credited for her ability to sell Tupac's work and to add to his legacy. A year after Tupac's death, Afeni founded the Georgia-based Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, which provides art programs for young people. She has also since launched a fashion clothing line, Makaveli Branded; all proceeds go to his charity, the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation.
Injunction
Shakur was reportedly in Federal Court on July 20th to file an injunction to prevent Death Row Records from selling any unreleased material from 2Pac after the company failed to prove that the unreleased songs were not part of its bankruptcy settlement. The courts are going to decide over the next month if it will allow Death Row Records to release an album with 2Pac’s unreleased tracks to pay off its major debts.
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- Tupac once said that because of his mother's ties with the Black Panthers, the FBI was always after him and his family.
- Tupac is quoted saying, "My Mama used to tell me if you can't find something to live for, you best find something to die for" on the album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z..
- She was named after Alice Faye, the actress.[3]
- Recently on July 7th 2007, Afeni's house burnt down. Later it was found that the house was a guest house not her actual house.
- Afeni has revealed in July of 2007 2Pac recorded 152 songs[verification needed] when he was assigned to Death Row Records.
Notes and references
- ^ http://www.wargs.com/other/shakur.html
- ^ Washington Post Features Afeni Shakur. tupac-online.com.
- ^ Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary, Afeni's memoirs, by Jasmine Guy
External links
- Tupac Legacy, biography of Tupac Shakur
- QD3 broadband player featuring Tupac clips (QD3, QDIII or Quincy Jones III, producer of Tupac incl. "To Live & Die In LA", "Lost Souls", "Letter To The President", "Teardrops & Closed Caskets", "Soon As I Get Home", "Thug Nature" and the Thug Angel DVD etc.)
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