[Because of the importance and the timeliness (at least for one of the persons), I will write about the transitions of two other individuals before returning to Ms. Afeni Shakur.]
Remembering Afeni Shakur - Part B
I can't remember where nor when I first met Afeni Shakur. I know we had come to know each other by 1981. As Chairman of the Black United Front (BUF), I delivered my annual message, primarily, although not exclusively, to the BUF members.
Before proceeding with the funeral of Mayor Lizette Phillip-Parker, there were three transitions within the 10-day period, which I had forgotten or weren't made known to me. Now, there were ten transitions within the aforementioned period. I forgot to mention my gardener, Mr. Roderick Frazier. He was a skillful, sensitive, and generous man who cared deeply for all of God's creations, particularly Mother Nature and humans. He had a competent staff, which I am sure will sustain the care and beauty to which he was committed.
Often, we are asked, "Where were you when some momentous event occurred?" For example, "Where were you when Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, or President John F. Kennedy was assassinated?"; or, "Where were you when someone special person in your life was killed or died?"
