Afeni Statement on The Occupy Movement, from Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation
This statement from Afeni was posted yesterday on the Facebook for Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation:
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Tupac Tuesdayz on Facebook
Afeni Statement on Occupy Movement
This problem is nothing new. There has been anger with the growing gaps between the rich and those trying to get by day-to-day since the founding of this Country. I know first-hand the results of vast inequity in America. That is what I fought against in the Black Panther Party. When the schools in New York shut down in the 60’s, I was angry. I helped organize my community on behalf of my nephews, and other children in our community. I stood up for what was right, and I remained angry. That anger led me into a tailwind of substance abuse. Anger has consequences. It leads to more harm than the original source of the anger. My family was devastated when violence killed my son in 1996. Although my lost was painful, I did not get resort to anger or violence. Over the past fifteen years, I have channeled my pain into the work of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation. In the spirit of Tupac’s legacy we established the Foundation to provide opportunities for young people to express themselves creatively, to teach conflict resolution, to improve communities, and to provide an institution that brings people together.
The Foundation has been different things for different people at different times. For some, the Foundation is a source of strength, for others it’s a place of empowerment. The Foundation is a place of comfort to those grieving the loss of a loved one killed by violence, we increase awareness and prevention of suicide, we offer acceptance of others regardless of their sexual orientation or background. We honor & learn from our seniors, and mentor young women. We honor fathers, and those who have rebounded from substance and other abuse. We empower our community with resources, and provide jobs & opportunities for single mothers, young people, and for those just trying to get by. The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and those that we have helped have long been the 99%.
The Occupy Movement has successfully organized people across the globe that share the frustration of the negative results from inequity in the U.S. capitalist system that has existed since I can remember. But, for the movement to be effective, especially for those involved from the Hip-Hop community, the movement must not ride the waves of anger into waves of violence, but into action. Community Action that helps those most vulnerable in their community: children, young girls, and seniors is the best defense. For instance, imagine the impact of thousands around the world flooding a shelter to help those most vulnerable in their communities. Being part of the 99% is nothing new, especially for the African-American community. Don’t scoundrel this opportunity to leverage the impact of the thousands that have organized, these opportunities do not come often. When this organizing moment is a glimpse in the history books, will your only accomplishment be a T-Shirt that reads “We are the 99%.”
In Solidarity,
Afeni Shakur-Davis
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Comment by Frank Appiah Blankson on December 14, 2011 at 12:04pm -
Thank you mama Shakur for your comment on the Occupy movement; you've hit the right nail on the head. It hurts to know how the evil organization who were set up to make the world a better place are rather plundering it: IMF, WHO, World Bank, UN and the rest. Thank God the world is waking up.
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Comment by But You Can't Enslave My Thinkin on December 14, 2011 at 3:03pm -
WOW!!! first off I want to thank Afeni Shakur for her contributions and sacrifices, in the 60's+70's. I was one of the kids that benefited from the free Breakfast's & Lunches. I was also one of the kids that was a part of the self defense classes at Dewitt Clinton H.S. in the Bronx. I also marched in some of the picket lines in the 60's at 8-9-10 yrs old, so I saw first hand how dedicated, and necessary your cause was. Hind site being 20/20 let's not look back on your much needed history, and poke at it. I joined a gang called the Black Spades in 1970 in the Bronx, which was birthed in the likeness of the Black Panther's, and we were very inexperienced in social, educational, and political affairs. But we were determined to fight for the cause, and I've been fighting ever since. I tried to apologize to my mother after I became a man, and started owning up to my responsibility for my short comings. And she stopped me, and she said "you have nothing to apologize for, you did what you had to do to survive".
... and I would like to extend the same courtesy to you my Queen Afeni Shakur, you do not have to explain yourself to any of us for any turns, and decisions you've made over the years, you did what you had to do to survive, and I LOVE YOU for it. I LOVE YOU for all your history, and your strength in times when it would've been easy to say, "the odds are against us, retreat! but you stood tall in the storm, not knowing what was coming, and raised 2 / many strong kids in the process. But most of all I LOVE YOU for surviving, because you're living proof that, if we stand for something, we won't fall for anything, and if we're knocked down we have the courage to get back up, and keep fighting. You're living proof that education, knowledge, and direction are key essentials to the positive out come of adversity.
So look around my Queen most of these Black, and Latino Athletes, Actors, Singers, Rappers, College graduates, like president Obama, Doctors, Lawyers, owe you debt of Thanks, for you sacrificed your health and welfare, so that the inequality, and the unfair conditions we lived with at that time improved. And your son Tupac, spoke out about the injustices, and unfair conditions that our kids have to live with today. And he too sacrificed his life for the cause. and I will make sure my/our grand children will continue speak out about the inequalities, and injustices, until this society clean up their act.
so I no we Thank You my Queen, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You...
and the Struggle Continues, and to God be the glory
Jaye Swift
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Comment by ANTWON THE DON on December 14, 2011 at 8:45pm -
we all got to take advantage of this momment in history
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Comment by Titus Cheatham on December 16, 2011 at 5:26am -
THANKS FOR RAISING AN INSPIRATION))
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Comment by bedoe karter on December 17, 2011 at 8:48am -
nobody cares and the youth dont even know there history ------ what should i do i want to give my life for blacks to fight for something better than money
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Comment by bedoe karter on December 17, 2011 at 8:49am
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help thug life the devil lived
god dog
evil live
and heaven neva-eh
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Comment by But You Can't Enslave My Thinkin on December 17, 2011 at 4:06pm
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To:Bedoe Karter
Join the NAACP, for starters, Next go to your nearest school, and volunteer in the after school programs.
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Comment by tony conner on January 4, 2012 at 6:44pm
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hey mom whas poppin!!!!
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Comment by anthony donald on January 28, 2012 at 9:21am
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If we could do like we did in the 70's. One house with less riches, get tooking care by the whole family making something a little more. We could rebuild that family/ neighborly love back up and make every dollar count in our community. That's why we brothers loved Tupac and Biggie, cause they gave us the power to grab less,but live like you got alot. Never letting the left hand know what the right hand is doing. From the craddle to the grave.Powerful wisdom.
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Comment by andria bell on January 29, 2012 at 12:23am
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what i simply loved about tupac that most rappers dont get no more is people hurting for a little money dont just want to see or hear constantly how many cars you got, or how many women u can have...pac said once in his interview that if you was gone put out the negative,then you should also show the consequences to that negative thing as well...pac had no problem telling us the women that meant the most to him(his mom) had got addicted to drugs...she had no problem telling us that herself in this statement...the problem with rappers today is we dont kno any history from them, other than when they got in the rap game....so you cant connect with them no more...i felt like when u went to buy pac's cd, it was like you was going to the show...u pay your money and get n hour of a movie telling u a story...pac brought everyone's story to his rap..rather u was a black women struggling on welefare, a gangbanger that got 20 years..or just a rapper like himself who had to watch his mom struggle with her addiction..we all could relate..we all been there...pac had money, but when u saw him u didnt think about that, he was too busy criticizing all the other rich people who was buying 5 houses at a time, or talking about community centers for young kids who made the honor roll....he wanted to do something more with the money we spent to buy his cds than just to benefit himself..pac really cared about the people;s struggles, and its evident where he got his views from now...mrs shakur davis, my hat off to you, from one struggling black single mom growing up her kids in very hard times--to another...yes our struggles might have been different, (you had an addiction and so did i, but not to crack--it was wrong men, someone you think love you by shoving they fist down on your head) i was too able to overcome my own insecurities and to see myself as the person God wants us to get to know...and thats you..we have to start putting back dignity in our kids..taking them back to the libraries, showing them that even a rose can grow out of the concrete...our kids is our future...and we need to start back re investing in our future or else we gone destroy in the process ourselves...where there is no hope...there is only hell....thank you mrs shakur for continuing to use your son's legacy in doing something positive and putting hope back into our future generation.....
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