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AFENI: For every young Black male child

For every youngBlack male child, at some point in his life, there is 90% possibility that...

Dear Mama • S01E01 • 2023

AFENI: For every young
Black male child, at some point in his life, there is 90% possibility that some person is going
to look at that child and denote to that child what his station in life
will be in this country. The police beat my son
in the streets of Oakland because his name
was Tupac Amaru Shakur and not Joe Blow. TUPAC: My spirit was broke, because after
I made consciousness again, they kept joking about...
[coughs] "I can't breathe.
I can't breathe." 'Cause I couldn't breathe.
The breath was taken from me

Full Transcript

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AFENI: For every young Black male child,

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at some point in his life,

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there is 90% possibility

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that some person is going to look at that child

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and denote to that child

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what his station in life will be in this country.

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The police beat my son in the streets of Oakland

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because his name was Tupac Amaru Shakur

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and not Joe Blow.

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TUPAC: My spirit was broke,

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because after I made consciousness again,

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they kept joking about... [coughs] "I can't breathe. I can't breathe."

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'Cause I couldn't breathe. The breath was taken from me.

Duration

39 seconds

Views

28

Timestamp in Movie

01:01:19

Uploaded

Apr 17, 2025

Season

1

Episode

1

Genres

documentary, biography, music

Production

Film Cellar

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Movie Summary

A documentary series which follows the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur and his mother, the Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur.