How many kids does Shaka Senghor have?
two sons
Now, in his second book titled Letters to the Sons of Society, which will be published later this month, Senghor has written a collection of letters to his two sons: Jay, who was born while he was in prison, with whom he had a distant and fractured relationship, and his younger charge, Sekou, who was born to a wiser.
Where is Shaka Senghor from?
Detroit
Criminal justice reformer Shaka Senghor spent 19 years in prison for murder. He grew up in Detroit in a middle-class Black family, was a smart child and did well in school, he told contributing editor Paul Costello.
What is writing my wrongs about?
In equal turns, Writing My Wrongs is a page-turning portrait of life in the shadow of poverty, violence, and fear; an unforgettable story of redemption; and a compelling witness to our country’s need for rethinking its approach to crime, prison, and the men and women sent there.
What happened to Shaka Senghor?
Murder and imprisonment
In the summer of 1991, Senghor shot and killed a man, after which he spent 19 years in different prisons in Michigan, seven years of which were in solitary confinement. Of these seven years, four and a half were consecutive. He was released from prison in 2010.
Who is Shaka Shakur?
Shaka Shakur is a conscious/woke New Afrikan Political Prisoner and Prison Activist. He has spent decades in prison and used his time to study, analyze, write, and organize against the violent carceral state.
What traumatic event happened to Senghor as a teenager what effect did it have on him and why?
Senghor grew up inner-city Detroit during the 1980s and early 1990s. He lived a rough life as a teenager – he hustled drugs, lived on the street, was beaten and shot at three times, and saw his friends beaten and murdered. When he was 19, in 1991, he shot and murdered a man.
What was Shaka Senghor convicted?
murder
Shaka Senghor is the Head of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion at TripActions, Director’s Fellow Alumni of the MIT Media Lab, college lecturer, author, and was convicted of murder in American courts.
Why your worst deeds don’t define you summary?
The main themes that I got from the speech was why your worst don’t define you. Basically what he is trying to say is that no matter what you did in your life. You can make a change and become a better person. This is what Shaka Senghor did although he is a murderer and he took someone’s life away.