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Afeni Shakur

アフェニ・シャクール　/　あふぇに・しゃくーる

American activist

January 10, 1947 – May 2, 2016　・　Lumberton, North Carolina, United States

North Carolina
activist
businessperson
civil rights advocate

My Take

I refuse to file Afeni Shakur away as merely Tupac's mother. Long before that, she was a Black Panther who fought for her people with real conviction, and the steel that took never left her. What moves me most is the second act: turning the loss of her son into a foundation, a record label, a legacy stewarded with purpose rather than bitterness. Grief reshaped into structure and generosity is rare and demanding work. She was an activist, a businesswoman, and a guardian of memory all at once. I hold her life itself as the achievement worth remembering.

Overview

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. She founded the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and was the CEO of Amaru Entertainment, Inc., a record and film production company she founded.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Afeni Shakur
Name (Japanese): アフェニ・シャクール
Reading: あふぇに・しゃくーる
Born: January 10, 1947 – May 2, 2016
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Boar
Origin: Lumberton, North Carolina, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: activist / businessperson / civil rights advocate

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afeni%20Shakur

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