Overview
- Mayor Brandon Scott led a Friday ceremony to rededicate a stretch of Greenmount Avenue as Tupac Shakur Way, a name first bestowed after the rapper’s 1996 death.
- Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur returned to Baltimore for the first time in about 40 years and planted a peace pole that the foundation uses as a symbol for conflict resolution and safe spaces.
- The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation said it will partner with local groups to support children from kindergarten through college with resources and mentorship.
- The Baltimore Orioles marked the moment with a Friday giveaway of 20,000 Tupac bobbleheads at Camden Yards, and Set threw the ceremonial first pitch.
- Reports differ on whether the site sits in the 3900 or 4000 block of Greenmount Avenue, but all outlets link it to the Pen Lucy area where Shakur lived and studied in the 1980s.