Afeni Shakur Davis (born Alice Faye Williams; January 10, 1947 – May 2, 2016) was an American political activist and member of the Black Panther Party. Shakur was the mother of rapper Tupac Shakur and the executor of his estate.
Tupac Shakur's mother and stepfather, Afeni and Mutulu Shakur, were both members of the Black Panther Party. Afeni had been in jail in New York City on bombing charges before she gave birth to her son.
Danai Gurira as Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother, a political activist and member of the Black Panther Party. Lauren Cohan as Leila Steinberg, Tupac's mentor.
Before any of that, Tupac was the son of a Black Panther. He was raised with the ideals of the Black Panther Party, a Black nationalist group founded in Oakland, just 30 minutes east of where he performed during that August day in Marin.
2pac talking about his parents and the Black Panthers
Where is Tupac buried?
Tupac Shakur, also known as 2Pac, was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery in Glendale, California, United States. Specifically, his grave is located in the section called "Rose Hills" within the cemetery.
Who inherited Tupac's money? The complete estate went to his mother, Afeni Shakur, who founded Amaru Entertainment in 1997. The company oversees the release of Tupac's posthumous works and manages his intellectual property rights.
The mother of the late rap legend was cremated in Marin County, Calif., after her death from an apparent heart attack May 2. Her death certificate listed the final disposition of her ashes as her address in California, a Marin County official confirmed to The News.
In 1984, the family moved to Baltimore, and Shakur enrolled at the prestigious Baltimore School for the Arts, where he said he was “the freest I ever felt.” It was also where he met Jada Pinkett, who became one of his closest and most trusted friends for the rest of his life.
In April 1996, Shakur said that he, Morrissette, Snoop Dogg, and Suge Knight were planning to open a restaurant together. On April 29, 1995, Shakur married his then girlfriend Keisha Morris, a pre-law student.
She shared with people her experiences and ways in which to overcome loss. Shakur later married Gust Davis. Shakur died at a hospital in Greenbrae, California, at around 10:28 p.m. on May 2, 2016, after going into cardiac arrest at her home earlier in the evening; she was 69. Her body was cremated.
She was born on 3 October 1975 in East Harlem, New York, to Afeni and Mutulu Shakur. Sekyiwa and Tupac grew up together in Harlem, New York. Tupac's little sister now serves as the president and CEO of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation.
She was put into prison, but in 1984 she managed to escape. She now lives in Havana, Cuba, as a fugitive. She was the first woman to be put on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list. Shakur is the step-aunt of Tupac Shakur, a rapper who was assassinated in 1996.
Assata Olugbala Shakur—political activist, author, fugitive, and step-aunt of the famed, slain hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur—was born JoAnne Deborah Bryon on July 16, 1947 in New York City, New York.
The rapper's mother, Afeni Shakur, will carry her son's ashes to the "birthplace of his ancestors" on Wednesday and hold a memorial service in the best known of South Africa's townships. She said Soweto had been chosen as the "birthplace of the South African struggle for democracy and against apartheid".
She named him Tupac Amaru, after the last Incan emperor. He died in a still-unsolved drive-by shooting in 1996 at age 25. As Afeni Shakur bounced from New York City to Baltimore to California, she became addicted to drugs and struggled as a single mother.
His music was not just typical gangster rap, but also featured revolutionary messaging and deep insight into issues that plagued the Black community. The reason for this was because those who influenced him were revolutionaries themselves: Tupac's mother and stepfather were both involved with the Black Panther Party.
As of 2024, Tupac's estate is estimated to be worth around $40million, according to TheRichest. But The Mirror reported the estate was actually worth double that at more than $100million if combined with a library of unreleased material valued at that amount $100million.
Tupac Amaru Shakur was born Lesane Parish Crooks on June 16, 1971, in New York City's Harlem neighborhood. His mother, Afeni Shakur, had been a political activist and Black Panther Party member who was arrested in 1969 for allegedly planning coordinated attacks on police stations and offices in New York City.
It's a dual biography of Tupac and his mama, Afeni Shakur. She was a key figure in the Black Panther Party of the '60s and '70s, later struggled with addiction and then kept her son's legacy alive after Tupac's murder in 1996 until her own death.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Afeni Shakur, the political activist mother of slain rap icon Tupac Shakur who inspired her son's work and strived to keep his legacy alive, has died. She was 69. The Marin County, California, Sheriff's Department confirmed her death on Twitter.
Describing the song in October 1995, Tupac said, “I wrote it for my mama because I love her and I felt I owed her something deep.” The tribute is still considered one of his best songs and continues to receive acclaim long after the rapper's death.
