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
Average African-American is 20% European. Pac was lighter skinned than the Average African-American so he was definitely more admixed.
Out of about 42 million African American in this country,you know what the average one looks like?Also that the pac,who’s pic I’m looking at right now,would be lighter than the Average African-American ?Also our skin color doesn’t tell you how mixed someone is.
Example:
mario van peebles
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100324115209/lostpedia/images/c/c3/Mario-van-peebles.jpg
Lonette Mckee
http://i.usatoday.net/life/_photos/2012/08/13/Vocalist-Lonette-McKee-Sparkle-Sister-No-1-NR22FFUU-x-large.jpg
Boris kodjoe
http://www.clutchmagonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Boris-Kodjoe1.jpe
All 50/50
Tom joyner 35% white
http://www.blackcelebritygiving.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tom-joyner-1.jpg
Charles Barkley 13% white,12% native
http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/B/Charles-Barkley-9542575-1-402.jpg
Blair underwood 26% white
http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2008/gallery/beauty_blunders/blair_underwood.jpg
LOL Tupac is NOT lighter skinned. Some non-black people are soooo clueless. THERE ARE LIGHT SKINNED 100% BLACKS.
http://www.nairaland.com/777815/beauty-northern-nigerian-women/3
Actually it’s you all americans black or not who are stupid. 100% african does NOT mean 100% black. In Africa there are tons of ethnicities. Nigeria share a frontiere with Niger, the northern nigerians are muslims and they are very close the tuaregs and berbers people that’s why they are light. There were a lot of mixing in Africa too especially the muslims parts.
@Melina
( Nigeria share a frontiere with Niger, the northern nigerians are muslims and they are very close the tuaregs and berbers people that’s why they are light.)
northern nigerians are muslims ,you mean these guys?:
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42377000/jpg/_42377736_emirpalac.jpg
Southern non-muslim:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1bQUgeeFs8U/TKiVnVIiJvI/AAAAAAAAFwg/khp-00oIHkM/Gafcon%20Day%201%20099.JPG
Now comparing the two pics.I guess you’re right,it’s like night and day
(There were a lot of mixing in Africa too especially the muslims parts.)
This part of your comment,I do agree with.
@Melina so what there is mixing all over the world but they still are black peoples. In Europe there was black and white mixing in Ireland, Italy, France, Germany (world war 2), and Spain.
With your reasoning as to who is black, we may as well say the only true whites have blonde hair and blue eyes and everyone else white is mixed. Non-blacks and Non Americans have a one sided biased view of who is black
@Melina , Italy , Greece and Spain are close to Africa, that’s why they are light. lol. So why do Ehtiopians who are black and Somalians have straight wavy hair. And small fine features. They are not Arab mixed as they are not hairy like Arabs nor do they have hooked noses.
@Melina, meaning Italy, Spain and Greeks are dark
I’m guessing you think the average African-American has a skin tone like Akon….LMAO, we come in all colors of brown skin.
If Pac is lighter than the average A-A than I’m not A-A. The dude was Pretty dark. Charles Barkley is 23% Black and he’s much litter than Pac
Ummm such a sexy black man
Wow, he sure did have a beautiful smile, lol
defenetly No European he hated white people
How the hell do you know what’s in someone else’s bloodline? Are you a part of that family? He DID have a white great great grandfather. Just because he disliked white people, at least, as you claim, doesn’t mean he can help his ancestry. Muhummad Ali was a black supremacist, part Irish and English. You sound like a fucking idiot, trolling on people’s post. Get YOUR life.
he doesn’t remotely looks white
ummm ethni celbs where did you get Tupac was European i can see Tuareg hince the name “Tupac” but he never mentioned European correction
According to a family tree of Tupac Shakur on the wargs.com site, one of his maternal great-great-grandfathers was caucasian.
http://www.wargs.com/other/shakur.html
Tupac is an Inca name though
So? I have a Greek name but I’m Polish. Parents don’t always name kids to their specific ethnicity.
Tupac was named after 18th century South American leader, Tupac Amaru.