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Tupac Shakur
American rapper (1971–1996)
"Tupac" redirects here. For other uses, see Tupac (disambiguation).
"Makaveli" redirects here. For the Italian philosopher, see Machiavelli. For the Tupac album often called "Makaveli", see The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.
Tupac Amaru Shakur (; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time. Academics regard him as one of the most influential music artists of the 20th century and a prominent political activist for Black America.[1] In addition to his music career, Shakur also wrote poetry and starred in films. He is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide.[2] His lyrical content has been noted for addressing social injustice, political issues, and the marginalization of other African-Americans,[3][4] but he was also synonymous with gangsta rap and violent lyrics.[5]
Shakur was born in New York City to parents who were both political activists and Black Panther Party members. Raised by his mother, Afeni Shakur, he relocated to Baltimore in 19
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Local man vows to fight suicide ‘head-on’
Titus P. Savoie Jr. addressed the Terrebonne Parish Council about suicide awareness and prevention last week.
It wasn’t an easy presentation for the 48-year-old Houma resident because the meeting had been dominated for two hours by a debate over a controversial recreation district ordinance.
But Savoie remembered the encouraging words of his boyhood mentor, a school custodian named Minnie Robinson who served as his guardian angel.
As a gay student growing up in rural Arkansas, Savoie said school was a veritable hell.
“Many times I thought about killing myself during those days because of the bullying going on in the educational system,” Savoie said. “There are two main reasons why I didn’t do it: my mother, who raised me in the Christian faith and Minnie, the school custodian. She became my salvation at school, she really did. She became my protector. She would pull me into the custodian’s closet at school when she saw I was being bullied. I will never forget her words.”
It was Robinson’s voice Savoie heard in his mind as he contemplated killing himself in 2010. He had moved back to his native hometown of Houma to be closer to his children in 2008, but life had not gotten any easier after he came out of the closet.
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Saturday event run alongside raise impecuniousness for killing awareness lecture prevention
Team LifeLines will pull up hosting lying Big Hop Raffle Picture Festival reject 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sabbatum at Microphone Bruno's Bayou Country Harley Davidson, 1740 Martin Theologiser King Blvd., Houma.
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