Author Dean Van Nguyen looks at the performer’s work through a political lens in his new book, ‘Words for My Comrades: A ...

It’s a true testament to the impact that Shakur’s mother had on her son, with whom she was pregnant while in prison as a senior member of the Black Panther Party. After his 1996 murder, Tupac ...

The new five-part FX docuseries “Dear Mama” explores the influence that Tupac’s mother Afeni Shakur, a former Black Panther lieutenant, had on her talented son. Entertainment Critic There ...

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 ...

We met Afeni through multiple lenses throughout the course of Tupac's career. We know she was a Black Panther. We know she beat the Feds. We know about some of the struggles that she had with ...

That includes Tupac Shakur, an exalted figure in hip ... featured a tribute to Afeni and her work in the Black Panther Party and included this sculpture, "Hang In There." (Rich Fury / Getty ...

In the pre-dawn hours of April 2, 1969, Afeni Shakur, who would become the mother of the legendary hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur, was arrested with 20 other members of the Black Panther Party for ...

With never-before-seen footage, “Dear Mama” delves into Afeni's past as a female leader in the Black Panther Party, while exploring Tupac’s journey as a political visionary and becoming one ...

Tupac was so clearly enamored of John ... He also spoke with pride about growing up the son of a Black Panther. “Everybody else’s mother was just a regular mother, but my mother was Afeni ...

There’s no way to fully understand Tupac Amaru Shakur, one of the most brilliant talents of his generation, without understanding his mother, Afeni Shakur, a leader of the Black Panther Party in ...

Of course, this wasn’t what she’d signed up for when she joined the Black Panther Party in 1968 ... later he was rechristened with a new name: Tupac Amaru Shakur.