Afeni Shakur’s Death – Cause and Date

The civil rights leader Afeni Shakur died at the age of 69. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Mother of rapper Tupac Shakur and founder of the philanthropic Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation.

She was married to Mutulu Shakur from 1975 to 1982 and had six children: Tupac, Mopreme, Chinua, Ayize, Sekiywa and Nzingha.

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In the 1960s, the civil rights movement was about getting to know your culture, your history. I know all about my history.

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I live with truth.

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When Tupac turned thirteen, we were homeless on that day. His theater club gave him a party. Sometimes I do wonder that if I hadn’t gone on with fool-heartedness, my son would have had an easier transition into this life. But at least I was able to keep art there. Otherwise he would’ve had no way to get his feelings out.

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Tupac loved to read! Books were a constant part of his life.

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That’s what people are who have that impact on us. They are ahead of their time. They can’t help it. They get put into a small, frail body, and they are given a light that is much too bright for that cavity.