Tupac biography afeni shakur and voletta

Afeni Shakur was pronounced dead yesterday evening from cardiac arrest and is survived by her daughter and Tupac's half-sister, Sekiwya Shakur.

Afeni Shakur, mother of 2Pac, and Voletta Wallace, mother of The Notorious BIG, hugged on the Metropolitan Opera House stage.

Volleta Wallace and Afeni Shakur worked together after both their sons died to promote non-violence.

Voletta Wallace, the mother of Notorious BIG, will arrive for the 10th time at the date on which her son fell to a bullet in Los Angeles.

Watch Tupac's Mom, Afeni Shakur, and Biggie's mom, Voletta Wallace, meet for the first time at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Volleta Wallace and Afeni Shakur worked together after both their sons died to promote non-violence....

My mother thaught me 3 things: respect, knowledge, […] and she thaught me not to be quiet.
Tupac Shakur

Born Alice Faye Williams in Lumberton, North Carolina, Afeni and older sister Gloria “Glo” moved to New York when Afeni was in the sixth grade.

She attended the Performing Arts High School in Manhattan with aspirations of becoming an actress. It was at Manny’s Bar on 169^th Street in the Bronx that Afeni was introduced to the lessons of the Nation of Islam and Malcolm X, and even though she never joined the Nation, her search for self began.

In Harlem around September 1968, just as her nephew was about to enroll in 1st grade, the teachers of New York Public Schools were threatening to strike and Afeni decided to join with the Black Panther Party to help reopen the schools.

Her life in the Black Panther Party began. She quickly rose in leadersh