Afeni Shakur

American political activist (1947–2016)
Person human Q2273636
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Afeni Shakur

Summary

Afeni Shakur is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Lumberton[2]. She was born on January 10, 1947[3]. She died in Greenbrae[4]. She died on May 2, 2016[5]. She worked as an activist[6] and businessperson[7]. She ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,816 views/month, #5,085 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Lumberton[2], Afeni Shakur…
  • Afeni Shakur passed away in Greenbrae[4].
  • Afeni Shakur was born on January 10, 1947[3].
  • Afeni Shakur was born on January 22, 1947[9].
  • Afeni Shakur died on May 2, 2016[5].
  • Afeni Shakur was married to Lumumba Shakur[10].
  • Afeni Shakur was married to Mutulu Shakur[11].
  • A child of Afeni Shakur was Tupac Shakur[12].
  • A child of Afeni Shakur was Sekyiwa Shakur[13].
  • Afeni Shakur held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Afeni Shakur worked as an activist[6].
  • Afeni Shakur's professions included businessperson[7].
  • Afeni Shakur was a member of Panther 21[15].
  • Afeni Shakur is recorded as female[16].
  • Afeni Shakur's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Afeni Shakur's Commons category is recorded as Afeni Shakur[18].
  • Afeni Shakur's unmarried partner is recorded as Billy Garland[19].
  • Afeni Shakur's archives at is recorded as National Museum of African American History and Culture[20].
  • Afeni Shakur's archives at is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[21].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[22].
  • Afeni Shakur's family name is recorded as Shakur[23].
  • Afeni Shakur's family name is recorded as Davis[24].
  • Afeni Shakur's relative is recorded as Yaki Kadafi[25].
  • Afeni Shakur's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Afeni Shakur's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1947-01-10[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2016-05-02[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cd48a889-bbd1-4150-9144-5b7db0ba1c85[32]

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Origins and Family

Afeni Shakur's place of birth was Lumberton[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 10, 1947[3] and January 22, 1947[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include activist[6] and businessperson[7].

Personal Life

Spouses include Lumumba Shakur[10] and Mutulu Shakur[11], a politician[33], 1950–2023[34], of United States[35]. Children include Tupac Shakur[12], a rapper[36], 1971–1996[37], of United States[38], awarded the Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album[39] and Sekyiwa Shakur[13], b. 1975[40], of United States[41].

Death and Burial

Afeni Shakur died on May 2, 2016[5]. She passed away in Greenbrae[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[22].

Why It Matters

Afeni Shakur ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,816 views/month, #5,085 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Afeni Shakur born?

Born in Lumberton[2], Afeni Shakur…

Where did Afeni Shakur die?

Afeni Shakur died in Greenbrae[4].

Who was Afeni Shakur married to?

Afeni Shakur's spouses include Lumumba Shakur[10] and Mutulu Shakur[11].

What did Afeni Shakur do for work?

Afeni Shakur worked as activist[6] and businessperson[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . cnn.com. Retrieved . cnn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . n2t.net. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . billboard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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