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Afeni lived
across the hall from us. There was always a lot
of Panther paraphernalia that had cops getting
they pig brains blown out. You know, things like that
in a child's mind didn't seem normal. 'Cause they would tell us, "When the pigs come to you, don't say nothing to them." [Jamala] 'Cause the feds,
they used to come to the house, - and we're just the kids.
- [pounding on door] [Lesane] Pac was
a mischievous kid. He liked to play a lot.
He was fun-loving. [Jamala] You would have
thought he would have
became a comedian. But in Harlem,
back in those days, it wasn't cool to have names
like Tupac, Qatari, Sekyiwa, Mutulu
across the hall from us. There was always a lot
of Panther paraphernalia that had cops getting
they pig brains blown out. You know, things like that
in a child's mind didn't seem normal. 'Cause they would tell us, "When the pigs come to you, don't say nothing to them." [Jamala] 'Cause the feds,
they used to come to the house, - and we're just the kids.
- [pounding on door] [Lesane] Pac was
a mischievous kid. He liked to play a lot.
He was fun-loving. [Jamala] You would have
thought he would have
became a comedian. But in Harlem,
back in those days, it wasn't cool to have names
like Tupac, Qatari, Sekyiwa, Mutulu
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Afeni lived
across the hall from us.
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There was always a lot
of Panther paraphernalia
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that had cops getting
they pig brains blown out.
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You know, things like that
in a child's mind
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didn't seem normal.
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'Cause they would tell us,
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"When the pigs come to you,
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don't say nothing to them."
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[Jamala] 'Cause the feds,
they used to come to the house,
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- and we're just the kids.
- [pounding on door]
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[Lesane] Pac was
a mischievous kid.
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He liked to play a lot.
He was fun-loving.
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[Jamala] You would have
thought he would have
became a comedian.
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But in Harlem,
back in those days,
00:00:27.675 --> 00:00:30.325
it wasn't cool to have names
like Tupac,
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Qatari, Sekyiwa, Mutulu...
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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.