The iconic 90s hip-hop artist was known for his pained intensity. But Dear Mama, a tribute to his mother Afeni, showed off ...
Tupac Shakur was born in Harlem in 1971 to two members of the Black Panther Party. Taking the name MC New York when he first ...
eventually becoming active in the Black Panther Party. She took the name Afeni, became a leader in the party, and raised Tupac according to its values: liberation of all oppressed people ...
and explores the rise of the Black Panther Party, a movement that brings Afeni Shakur, played by Devin Kessler, into the story. Afeni Shakur, a dedicated activist and the future mother of Tupac ...
Afeni had on-off partners who served as role models to Tupac, but he never really had a stable father figure in his life, with biological dad (and fellow Black Panther) Billy Garland largely ...