Dear Mama

Dear Mama

There is no stronger love.

On FX

20231 season5 episodes60 min8.6 / 10

An intimate documentary portrait of Afeni and Tupac Shakur that centers their activism, love, and legacy while grappling with persecution, systemic injustice, and the cost of speaking truth to power.

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.

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