Tupac Shakur
Shakur in 1996, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Lesane Parish Crooks
Date of Birth: June 16, 1971
Place of Birth: East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: September 13, 1996
Place of Death: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Ethnicity: African-American [including, possibly, Tuareg]
Tupac Shakur was an American rapper, songwriter, and actor.
He was the son of African-American parents, William Garland and Afeni Shakur (born Alice Faye Williams). He was born Lesane Parish Crooks. He adopted his surname, “Shakur”, from his stepfather, black nationalist Mutulu Shakur (who was born Jeral Wayne Williams). His mother gave him the name Tupac Amaru after the Peruvian revolutionary Túpac Amaru II. His parents were Black Panther members. His mother was also a businessperson, philanthropist, political activist. His stepbrother is rapper Mopreme Shakur.
His father is said to have Tuareg heritage, an African ethnic group. It is not clear if this ancestry has been verified/documented.
A video with Tupac’s father can be seen here.
Tupac’s paternal grandmother was Eloise Marie Barnes (the daughter of Walter Barnes and Carnell Phoenix/Williams). Eloise was born in Florida. A picture of Tupac’s paternal grandparents can be seen here.
Tupac’s maternal grandfather was named Walter Williams, Jr. (the son of The Rev. Walter Williams and Lena).
Tupac’s maternal grandmother was Rosa Belle McLellan (the daughter of Kennie McLellan and Rosa Lee Powers). Tupac’s grandmother Rosa was born in North Carolina. Kennie was the son of Peter McLellan. Tupac’s great-grandmother Rosa’s father was Robert Powers, who was the son of a slave named Jeffrey Powers. Rosa’s mother was Millie Ann Wooten.
Sources: Genealogies of Tupac Shakur (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.wargs.com
https://www.geni.com
https://www.wikitree.com
Tupac’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Robert Powers, on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Tupac’s maternal great-great-great-grandfather, Jeffrey/Jeff Powers, on the 1850 U.S. Slave Schedule – https://familysearch.org
you can say more he is berber than tuareg ……….but It is almost the same thing!!!! just berber is north africa and tuareg is west africa
“CORRECTION” Tuareg is not north africa but west africa ethnic group!!please change this!but berber and kabyle(zinedine Zidane is kabyle not arab for exple) in north africa have similitude with tuareg !!!! I learn this with my ex boyfriend who is malian tuareg !!!! world think that all African who come from west Africa are dark skin etc …..make more research before to talk !!!! and why when u say right thing peoples don’t like that??? !!!! i think for the better world we must accept our differences but don’t deny them !!!……anyway i like this site !!!
CORRECTION” i want to say similarity not similitude ,sorry i speak better french than english
who says he has arab???? tuareg is not arab!!! it’s two different ethnicity!!! tuareg is west african ethnic group which have more similarity with berber (first group in north africa before arabs)…now,i don’t say there are not mix with touareg and arab………..see Mali actuality……tuareg is ethnic group in Mali,west africa country !!!
I knew he had arab in him. best rapper ever.
” CORRECTION” tuareg is west african ethnic group which have more similarity with berber (first group in north africa before arabs)…now,i don’t say there are not mix with touareg and arab………..see Mali actuality……tuareg is ethnic group in Mali,west africa country !!!
i’m sorry i ment to say knew
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