Afeni Shakur
Afeni Shakur Davis (born Alice Faye Williams:[1] January 22, 1947)[citation needed] is an American music businesswoman, philanthropist, former political activist and ex-Black Panther. She is the mother of the late Tupac Shakur. She acted as her own criminal defense attorney after being accused of taking part in numerous bombings as a member of the Panther 21.
Shakur was born in Lumberton, North Carolina[1] on January 22, 1947.[citation needed]
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[edit] Involvement in the music industry and philanthropy
Since her son's death, Afeni Shakur sold millions of his albums. Afeni is credited for her ability to sell Tupac's work. A year after Tupac's death, on September 13, 1996, with the money made from Tupac's posthumous albums, 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.
[edit] Injunction against Death Row Records
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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. The courts are going to decide over the next month[when?] if they will allow Death Row Records to release an album with Tupac’s unreleased tracks to pay off its major debts.[2] She made a record label called Amaru Records to release all of Tupac unreleased music.[citation needed] Afeni Shakur, won her court case against Death Row Record to receive 150 unreleased songs by her son.
[edit] Arrested for drug possession
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63-year-old Shakur was arrested on April 16, 2010 and charged with felony possession of marijuana, simple possession of a controlled substance and maintaining a vehicle, dwelling or place for a controlled substance.[3]
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- ^ a b Guy, Jasmine (2004). Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary. New York: Atria Books. p. 5.
- ^ Moscow-Pullman Daily News (Jul 26, 2007) Tupac's mother tries to stop Death Row sale of unreleased tracks Retrieved 2010 May 17
- ^ Ziegbe, Mawuse Ziegbe. "Tupac's Mom, Afeni Shakur, Arrested For Drug Possession". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637931/20100427/2pac.jhtml. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
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