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January 10, 1947 - May 2, 2016 Afeni Shakur, political activist, philanthropist, and mother of the late rapper Tupac Shakur passed at the age of 69. The Marin County Sheriff’s Department in California (in North San Francisco Bay Area) confirmed Shakur died late Monday night [May 2, 2016]. Officials have not released a cause of death. Born Alice Faye Williams in Lumberton, North Carolina in 1947, Shakur lived between New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Georgia and California throughout her life. She changed her name to Afeni Shakur when she joined the Black Panther movement. She and other party members were arrested in 1969 and charged with conspiracy to bomb multiple, busy city landmarks in a case where she defended herself (and was pregnant with Tupac at the time). In May 1971, she was acquitted on all charges and gave birth to ‘Pac just one month later. After Tupac’s 1996 shooting death, Shakur took over the late rapper’s estate, which reportedly earns about $900,000 eac...

On Saturday, March 5, 2016  Atlanta rapper Bankroll Fresh was gunned down at Street Exec studio in Atlanta. Known for his catchy singles "Walked in" and my favorite "Hot Boy," Bankroll Fresh was an underground hit maker who finally began to get his shine. The death of Bankroll is an unexpected and tragic loss. 

Phenomenal Women April 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014  "Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size    But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips,    The stride of my step,    The curl of my lips.    I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman,    That’s me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please,    And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees.    Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees.    I say, It’s the fire in my eyes,    And the flash of my teeth,    The swing in my waist,    And the joy in my feet.    I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me. Men themselves have wondere...