The story itself is impressive, a true story of a revolutionary woman, whose strength, conviction, and intellect were undeniable and so impressive. Afeni was arrested with the Black Panthers in 1969 New York City. She represented herself and she did an incredible job at it; before she was “Tupac’s mama”.

Onika Henry does an exceptional job portraying Afeni - she kept the audience so incredibly engaged that you could have heard a pin drop. We couldn’t take our eyes off of Onika, even as she moved around the theatre and into the audience. More impressive even when we learned that she had an umbrella fall on her earlier, and I’m assuming is nursing a potential concussion 🤕

This is a must see performance by an outstanding actor. Educational, entertaining and thought-provoking in a time where systematic racism continues to plague our society.