Posted on 05/23/2014 4:44:23 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
Afeni Shakur delivered the good word to Sybrina Fulton—mother of slain teen Trayvon Martin—and other moms who've lost children to violence on Saturday (May 17), at the Trayvon Martin Foundation's Circle of Mothers retreat in Miami.
In her emotional keynote address, Shakur, who famously lost her son Tupac in 1996, pleaded with the audience to release anger and instead honor the deceased with acts of positivity and community uplifting....
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For a second, I thought it read “ Trayvon Martin Foundation Resort”.
hard to disagree with the words. Follow up with action. Ditch the hoodies, the gang swagger, and for God’s sake, stop responding with violence every time you perceive that you are being dissed by someone.
Yes. You are correct.
Even in death, sixpack speaks through his mom. She needs one of those john f’n kohn heinz-kerry type apologies. “I’m sorry that you didn’t raise your kid, tres-gone, with a sense of values instead of letting him be a punk.” Maybe his were the values passed down. You know, take what you want cause whitey is gonna give you nuthin’ kind of values.
Tupac Shakur and Trayvon Martin shared a lot in common. They both were violent offenders themselves who eventually got payback. Shakur’s mother is a longtime black panther activist and these hypocrite words turn to dirt in her mouth.
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