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“Our conversation [for Super Soul Sunday] was one of the best I’ve ever had–not just in my career, but in my life.”
“Our conversation [for Super Soul Sunday] was one of the best I’ve ever had–not just in my career, but in my life.”
OPRAH WINFREY, O MAGAZINE
“Letters to the Sons of Society is a visceral and visual journey for the ages.
“Letters to the Sons of Society is a visceral and visual journey for the ages. These beautifully written letters are intimate, transparent, and vulnerable. Shaka Senghor’s writing provides the perfect roadmap for us to remove the barriers and obstacles against our true feelings.”
KENYA BARRIS, CREATOR OF BLACK-ISH
If we are going to heal our nation, we need to listen to voices like Shaka Senghor, who tells his truth about his amazing journey from incarceration to liberation…
“If we are going to heal our nation, we need to listen to voices like Shaka Senghor, who tells his truth about his amazing journey from incarceration to liberation, which means a lot more than just physical bars. Letters to the Sons of Society hits hard.”
REGINALD HUDLIN, PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
“Shaka Senghor takes us on an awe-inspiring and liberatory journey that transcends words.
“Shaka Senghor takes us on an awe-inspiring and liberatory journey that transcends words. His latest literary work, cast in letters to his sons, leads us through a depth of unmatched vulnerability and allows us the gift of seeing who we have the opportunity to become.”
ANGELA RYE, CEO OF IMPACT STRATEGIES & POLITICAL ANALYST
[SHAKA] WAS MAYBE THE MOST INSIGHTFUL PERSON I HAD EVER SPOKEN TO ABOUT HOW TO BUILD A CULTURE AND RUN AN ORGANIZATION. HE HAD BEEN THE CEO OF A PRISON GANG, A TOUGH ORGANIZATION TO MANAGE.
“[SHAKA] HAD BEEN THE CEO OF A PRISON GANG, A TOUGH ORGANIZATION TO MANAGE. HE DISPLAYED ALL THE SKILLS THIS BOOK HOPES TO IMPART: HE SHAPED CULTURE, RECOGNIZED IT’S FLAWS, THEN TRANSFORMED IT INTO SOMETHING BETTER.”
— BEN HOROWITZ, CO-FOUNDER OF ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ AND AUTHOR OF WHAT YOU DO IS WHO YOU ARE
SENGHOR’S FEARLESS SELF-REFLECTION SERVES AS A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR THE YOUNG AND A GUIDEBOOK FOR ANYONE SEEKING ATONEMENT...
“Senghor’s fearless self-reflection serves as a cautionary tale for the young and a guidebook for anyone seeking atonement. His lessons about owning your failure and taking accountability resonate in every walk of life, from the streets to the boardroom.”
— MELLODY HOBSON, PRESIDENT OF ARIEL INVESTMENTS
“SHAKA SENGHOR’S TERRIFIC AND INSPIRING BOOK AFFIRMS THAT WE ARE ALL MORE THAN THE WORST THING WE’VE DONE…
“Shaka Senghor’s terrific and inspiring book affirms that we are all more than the worst thing we’ve done. This beautiful and compelling story of recovery and redemption offers all of us powerful truths and precious insights as we seek recovery from decades of over-incarceration and excessive punishment.”
BRYAN STEVENSON, FOUNDER OF THE EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE & BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF JUST MERCY
A HARROWING [PORTRAIT] OF LIFE BEHIND BARS … GRITTY, VISCERAL … SENGHOR WRITES ABOUT THE PROCESS OF ATONEMENT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF REDEMPTION
“A harrowing portrait of life behind bars […] Senghor writes about the process of atonement and the possibility of redemption and talks of his efforts to work for prison reforms that might turn a system designed to warehouse into one aimed at rehabilitation.”
MICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES
If you’ve wondered what makes it possible for good people to do terrible things, and what a man can endure to reach redemption, then you must read this book.
“If you’ve wondered what makes it possible for good people to do terrible things, and what a man can endure to reach redemption, then you must read this book. Shaka Senghor’s story is told with brutal self-assessment and tender attention to what makes profound change—in a person, in our communities—not only possible but imperative. In this unforgettable memoir, Shaka takes us from the streets of Detroit into solitary confinement in prison, and against all odds, home safely and successfully to a family and community that needs him.”
PIPER KERMAN, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK: MY YEAR IN A WOMEN'S PRISON
`Writing My Wrongs is an extraordinary, unforgettable book...
“Writing My Wrongs is an extraordinary, unforgettable book. It's a necessary reminder of the deep humanity, vulnerability, and potential that lies within each one of us, including those we view as 'thugs' or 'criminals.’ Shaka's story illustrates that if we muster the courage to love those who do not yet love themselves, a new world is possible.”
MICHELLE ALEXANDER, PROFESSOR OF LAW AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY & BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE NEW JIM CROW
``Shaka Senghor is a once-in-a-generation leader...
“Shaka Senghor is a once-in-a-generation leader…behind prison walls, Writing my Wrongs is already taking its place alongside the memoirs of Malcom X and George Jackson as must read literature.”
— VAN JONES, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR & CNN CONTRIBUTOR