The iconic 90s hip-hop artist was known for his pained intensity. But Dear Mama, a tribute to his mother Afeni, showed off ...

This season also introduces Frank Lucas (Rome Flynn) and explores the rise of the Black Panther Party, a movement that brings Afeni Shakur, played by Devin Kessler, into the story. Afeni Shakur ...

Born in North Carolina in 1947, Afeni Shakur (whose birth name was Alice Faye Williams) was confronted with racism from the start. This was a time where Jim Crow laws around racial segregation ...

Afeni smiled proudly as she witnessed her son’s emotional intelligence blossom.  She knew she had laid a firm foundation for ...

When Tupac’s third album was released, I was 15. Thirty years later I’m a 45-year-old man and the album means so much more to ...

Women's month coincides with the death of Biggie's mother, Voletta Wallace, which inspired us to honor the moms of some of the most celebrated rappers ...

Voletta sued, because, she said, she wanted justice for her son. Unlike the late mother of rapper Tupac, Afeni Shakur was more about Tupac's music and poetry than his death. Tupac Shakur was ...

1. Afeni Shakur The former Black Panther and mother to Tupac Shakur passed away at the age of 69 in May 2016. By and large, she is most remembered as the heart of the late West Coast icon’s thre ...