Afeni Shakur, the activist mother of late hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur, was arrested for felony drug possession in Lumberton, North Carolina, earlier this month.

According to The Fayetteville Observer, the ex-Black Panther was charged April 16 with felony possession of marijuana, simple possession of a controlled substance and maintaining a vehicle, dwelling or place for a controlled substance.

Reps for Afeni and Lumberton Police had not responded to MTV News' requests for comment at press time.

Since her son was fatally shot in 1996, Afeni has stayed busy upholding his legacy. She founded the [article id="1500355"]Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation[/article] in 1997, which provides arts and education programs for young people and mounts an annual performing-arts summer camp for youth from troubled homes.

Afeni's Amaru Entertainment was engaged in a legal battle with film company Morgan Creek last year over a movie about the rapper's life, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Afeni has also managed music from Tupac that was unreleased while the star was alive.

Afeni's battle with drug use is mentioned in Tupac's hit 1995 song "Dear Mama." When renovating the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation's center in 2005, Afeni told MTV News that her tough past was a catalyst for starting an arts foundation. "When Tupac was 13 and I was homeless," she said, "Tupac was in the 127th Street Ensemble [theater group] right here in New York. Those people, I believe, saved his life. So what we try to do is be that for the next generation of young people."

The Observer reports that bail was set at $10,000, and Afeni is currently out on bond, according to court reports. She is due back in Robeson County District Court on May 10.