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Afeni Shakur, mother of talented rapper and actor Tupac Shakur, has recently launched a “Keep kids alive” campaign. She intends to stop the unnecessary death of a youth every 18 minutes in the United States. Be it through car accident, suicide or homicide.
She also spoke on the way Lil’ Flip and T.I recently handled their disagreement after the street fight in Houston. Ms. Shakur was grateful for the quiet and peaceful end to the feud; after all she is no stranger to rap related violence herself. She was extremely happy and proud of the way T.I and Flip handled themselves and the outcome of the behind closed doors meeting.
"There are so many other ways to resolve conflicts than violence and the actions of these two young men are beautiful and mature responses to what could have escalated to something very tragic. This is precisely the type of example the rap community needs to be reminded of today before we have any more misfortunes on our hands that will forever affect so many lives." "I'm proud of the way T.I. and Lil' Flip have settled their differences. If other rappers can follow in their footsteps and mend differences in the mature way these two have, it will be a better world for all of us --especially the young people that idolize these artists. It was the world my son strived for and it is wonderful to see it actually having taken place in this instance. My hope is that others will see this, take it to heart and truly learn from it."
Ms. Shakur is preparing to open Phase 1 of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain, Georgia on June 11, 2005. Phase 1 will include a Peace Garden dedicated to the memory of those who are no longer with us and will carry on the legacy of her late son and his message of peace and hope - a message perfectly exemplified by this latest rap feud's passive and harmonious resolution.
And to quote Afeni at the end of the Ghetto Gospel video - Remember to keep yourself alive, there is nothing more important than that.
Afeni Shakur, mother of talented rapper and actor Tupac Shakur, has recently launched a “Keep kids alive” campaign. She intends to stop the unnecessary death of a youth every 18 minutes in the United States. Be it through car accident, suicide or homicide.
She also spoke on the way Lil’ Flip and T.I recently handled their disagreement after the street fight in Houston. Ms. Shakur was grateful for the quiet and peaceful end to the feud; after all she is no stranger to rap related violence herself. She was extremely happy and proud of the way T.I and Flip handled themselves and the outcome of the behind closed doors meeting.
"There are so many other ways to resolve conflicts than violence and the actions of these two young men are beautiful and mature responses to what could have escalated to something very tragic. This is precisely the type of example the rap community needs to be reminded of today before we have any more misfortunes on our hands that will forever affect so many lives." "I'm proud of the way T.I. and Lil' Flip have settled their differences. If other rappers can follow in their footsteps and mend differences in the mature way these two have, it will be a better world for all of us --especially the young people that idolize these artists. It was the world my son strived for and it is wonderful to see it actually having taken place in this instance. My hope is that others will see this, take it to heart and truly learn from it."
Ms. Shakur is preparing to open Phase 1 of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain, Georgia on June 11, 2005. Phase 1 will include a Peace Garden dedicated to the memory of those who are no longer with us and will carry on the legacy of her late son and his message of peace and hope - a message perfectly exemplified by this latest rap feud's passive and harmonious resolution.
And to quote Afeni at the end of the Ghetto Gospel video - Remember to keep yourself alive, there is nothing more important than that.
