8.8/10177 votes#1 - Panther Power
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/21/2023
17 year old Tupac Shakur navigates school, poverty and family, while dreaming of using poetry and music to spread the message of his mother, noted Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur. Haunted by her past, Afeni fears how it will affect Tupac's future.
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8.9/10154 votes#2 - Changes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/21/2023
Tupac bursts onto the scene in both music and the movies, but trying to be a mainstream star and militant activist comes at a cost. Afeni’s activism lands her and her Panther comrades in a political show trial that could end with all of them in prison.
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8.8/10144 votes#3 - So Many Tears
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/2023
Tupac’s legal troubles escalate, with multiple different arrests, culminating in his being charged with sexual assault in New York. Afeni is the voice of the New York Panther 21, defending herself at trial; the two trials have different results.
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8.9/10127 votes#4 - Ambitionz Az a Ridah
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/5/2023
Tupac spends nearly a year at the Clinton Correctional Facility at Dannemora. He leaves hardened by the experience and immediately joins Death Row Records.
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8.8/10122 votes#5 - Until the End of Time
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/12/2023
After attending a Tyson fight in Las Vegas, Tupac is shot and killed. Afeni is paralyzed with grief after the death of her son. She manages to secure Tupac's legacy.
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Explore the history of activist Afeni Shakur and hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, two voices that could not be silenced. Told through the eyes of the...
Genre:Documentary
Network:FX
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Panther Power" is the best rated episode of "Dear Mama" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 177 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/21/2023. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Changes".