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 also served as the CEO of Amaru Entertainment, Inc., a record and film production company she founded.
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In 1975, he married Afeni Shakur, the mother of Tupac Shakur. They had a daughter, Sekyiwa. They divorced in 1982.
After Shakur was acquitted, she did not return to the Black Panther Party. On June 16, 1971, she gave birth to her son, Lesane Parish Crooks, who was later renamed Tupac Amaru Shakur.
Shakur’s marriage fell apart when it was discovered that Lumumba was not the biological father of her son. His biological father is Billy Garland. Black Panther Party member Geronimo Pratt was her son’s godfather.
Although Tupac struggled in his relationship with his mother, he paid tribute to her in his song “Dear Mama”.