Dear Mama

★ 8.6•2023•1 Seasons•ANIME

Documentary

Explore the history of activist Afeni Shakur and hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, two voices that could not be silenced. Told through the eyes of the people who knew them best, this series is an intimate wide-angle portrait of the most inspiring and dangerous mother-son duo in American history, whose unified message of freedom, equality, persecution and justice are more relevant today than ever.

Top Cast

Tupac Shakur

Self (archive footage)

Afeni Shakur

Self (archive footage)

Gloria Cox

Self

Eminem

Self

Mike Tyson

Self

Dr. Dre

Self

Snoop Dogg

Self

Episodes

Season:

1. Panther Power

66m

17 year old Tupac Shakur navigates school, poverty and family, while dreaming of using poetry and music to spread the message of his mother, noted Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur. Haunted by her past, Afeni fears how it will affect Tupac's future.

Aired: 4/21/2023

2. Changes

61m

Tupac bursts onto the scene in both music and the movies, but trying to be a mainstream star and militant activist comes at a cost. Afeni’s activism lands her and her Panther comrades in a political show trial that could end with all of them in prison.