FX Doc Series ‘Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni & Tupac Shakur’ Trailer

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Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni & Tupac Shakur

“My mother taught me to analyze society, and not be quiet. If there’s something on my mind – speak it!” Yes! Earlier this year, Hulu & FX released this documentary series titled Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni & Tupac Shakur streaming online. We posted the original teaser when it debuted last year, and now want to feature this main trailer as well. “Afeni had a revolutionary story, Tupac helped her tell it to the world.” From award-winning director Allen Hughes comes FX’s Dear Mama, a deeply personal 5-part doc series that defies the conventions of traditional storytelling to share an illuminating saga of mother and son: Black Panther activist Afeni and famous slain rapper Tupac Shakur. Their story chronicles the possibilities and contradictions of America from a time of revolutionary fervor in the 60s right into Hip Hop culture’s most ostentatious decade. Tupac was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996, only the year after releasing his track “Dear Mama”, and Afeni Shakur passed away in 2016 after carrying on his legacy for all of these years. This looks like a compelling and inspiring look at the lives of both of these revolutionaries. // Continue Reading ›

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