Afeni Shakur
| Afeni Shakur | |
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Shakur giving a speech, 2008.
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| Born |
Alice Faye Williams January 10, 1947 Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 2016 (aged 69) Sausalito, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Years active | 1965–2015 |
| Political party | Black Panther Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gust D. Davis, Jr. (2004-2016; her death) |
| Partner(s) | Lumumba Shakur (1968-1971) Mutulu Shakur (1975-1982) |
| Children |
Tupac Shakur (b. 1971–96) Sekyiwa Shakur (b. 1975) |
Afeni Shakur Davis (born Alice Faye Williams; January 10, 1947 – May 2, 2016), was an American political activist, Black Panther, and music businesswoman. Shakur was the mother of American rapper and actor Tupac Shakur. While pregnant with Tupac, Shakur was accused of conspiring with other Black Panthers to carry out bombings in New York. These charges were dismissed, and she was released before his birth.
Exactly one year following her son's death, with revenue from his albums released posthumously, Afeni founded the Georgia-based Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, which provides art programs for young people, and Amaru Entertainment, the holding company for all Tupac's unreleased material. She has also since launched a fashion clothing line, Makaveli Branded; all proceeds go to his charity, the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation.
Shakur was reportedly in Federal Court on July 20, 2007, to file an injunction to prevent Death Row Records from selling any unreleased material from Tupac after the company failed to prove that the unreleased songs were not part of its bankruptcy settlement.
She created a record label named Amaru Records to release Tupac's unreleased recordings. She won her court case against Death Row Record to receive 150 unreleased songs by her son.
Shakur traveled across the U.S., making guest appearances and delivering lectures. On February 6, 2007, she gave the Keynote Address for Vanderbilt University's Commemoration for Black History Month.
On May 2, 2016, police and paramedics responded to Shakur's home in Sausalito, California. She was transported to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead of a suspected heart attack. Her body was cremated.
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