I’m grateful my son was – as any mother would say, I had a very good son.
AFENI SHAKURI’m grateful my son was – as any mother would say, I had a very good son.
AFENI SHAKURWe must recognize that anger only agitates and incites. It cannot squelch or satisfy the hunger for justice.
AFENI SHAKURThe worst thing that can happen to you is if you don’t take responsibility for what you did wrong.
AFENI SHAKURWhen I carried Tupac, when I was five months pregnant they put me back in jail, my bail was revoked. When my bail was revoked, I was not allowed to have my own food. I could only have what was there.
AFENI SHAKURRevolution is Tupac showing a young artist that he can scribble in a notebook and it’s worth a lot.
AFENI SHAKURI miss my son every day a little bit more, but I thank God every day for every second that he was here.
AFENI SHAKURI just need to do Pac’s work. I just need to. Maybe because I’m a recovering addict, I’m obsessed like that.
AFENI SHAKURArts can save children, no matter what’s going on in their homes.
AFENI SHAKURThat’s what Tupac and I got from my dad – the rebellion and the need to fight back and be recognized for being different.
AFENI SHAKUREven after his death, Tupac is as powerful as he was when he was living.
AFENI SHAKURI might be the only one who’s never taken a dime from my son.
AFENI SHAKURI believe it is our responsibility to make sure that Tupac’s entire body of work is made available for his fans.
AFENI SHAKURWe need to read history from the source.
AFENI SHAKURIn the 1960s, the civil rights movement was about getting to know your culture, your history. I know all about my history.
AFENI SHAKURThat’s just the way life is. We have to be willing to pay the price. You have to be willing to pay the price for what’s right – and for what we do wrong. That’s one of the things that I love about my son. My son was always willing to take his weight.
AFENI SHAKURThat’s what art is for me. It helps you maintain hope by giving you the ability to either create outside your reality, or to describe your reality.
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