Over the course of the last seven years, Jasmine Guy spent countless hours talking with recording the thoughts of Afeni Shakur, the one-time Black Panther who is now the keeper of the legacy of her son, the late rapper Tupac Shakur. Through these conversations, Guy came to know the innermost memories, concerns and feelings of a woman who, despite having known more than her share of tragedy and loss, has devoted herself entirely to living a life fundamentally invested in the powers of hope and affirmation. A unique and startlingly revealing book.