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Afeni Shakur, Survivor [Story from XXL's October 2003 Issue]

Sep 12th, '12  •  by XXL Staff  •  1 Comment

*THIS STORY ORIGINALLY APPEARS IN THE OCTOBER 2003 ISSUE OF XXL* INTERVIEW VANESSA SATTEN (@VSattenXXL) It’s been one day since Afeni Shakur celebrated what would have been her only son’s 32nd birthday. One day since she finally buried his ashes in a plot on her organic farm. Coming on seven ...

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