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Writing My Wrongs Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison

Shaka Senghor

New York Times Shaka Senghor was raised in a middle class neighborhood on Detroit’s east side during the height of the 1980s crack epidemic. An honor roll student and a natural leader, he dreamed of becoming a doctor—but at age 11, his parents' marriage began to unravel, and beatings from his mothe...

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The Jordan Harbinger Show

It was written to help people understand the transition from innocence to a destructive culture and the impact that has on a person's identity and development; it also discussed experiences with trauma and abuse in childhood.

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I really wanted people to understand how you go from the innocence of childhood to being caught up and it's very addictive culture it's very destructive culture you know and how that changes and trans...

— Episode: 305: Shaka Senghor | Writing My Wrongs

Episode: 305: Shaka Senghor | Writing My Wrongs

It was written to help people understand the transition from innocence to a destructive culture and the impact that has on a person's identity and development; it also discussed experiences with trauma and abuse in childhood.

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I really wanted people to understand how you go from the innocence of childhood to being caught up and it's very addictive culture it's very destructive culture you know and how that changes and transforms who you are as a human being

when I got into the culture you know I was a smart nerdy kid yeah who just happened to grow up in the hood which wasn't even really the hood then it wasn't the hood until crack came you know but having gone through that and being able to go back and look at how I changed from this sweet innocent kid which means it being a doctor into now my heart and guy in the streets but I was hard because of the shit that happened to me when I was in that culture you know

prison reinforces everything negative that you know about yourself

I began journaling to actually figure out how do I go from one to be a doctor and to serving on my most promising years in prison

I had to reboot it before I got out

Episode: 305: Shaka Senghor | Writing My Wrongs

It was written to help people understand the transition from childhood innocence to being trapped in a destructive drug culture and how it changed people's lives, particularly black and brown children.

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I really wanted people to understand how you go from the innocence of childhood to being caught up and it's very addictive culture it's very destructive culture you know and how that changes and transforms who you are as a human being

even the cops who arrested me asked me why I was wasting my life they believed in me more than I believed in myself

prison reinforces everything negative that you know about yourself

I began journaling to actually figure out how do I go from one to be a doctor and to serving on my most promising years in prison

it takes a lot of courage to like walk a different path you know but if anybody can do what you can

Episode: 305: Shaka Senghor | Writing My Wrongs

It was inspired by the author's desire to help others understand the transition from childhood innocence to the destructive nature of drug culture and the lasting impact on one's identity.

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I really wanted people to understand how you go from the innocence of childhood to being caught up and it's very addictive culture it's very destructive culture you know and how that changes and transforms who you are as a human being

when I got into the culture you know I was a smart nerdy kid yeah who just happened to grow up in the hood which wasn't even really the hood then it wasn't the hood until crack came you know but having gone through that and being able to go back and look at how I changed from this sweet innocent kid which means it being a doctor into now my heart and guy in the streets but I was hard because of the shit that happened to me when I was in that culture you know

even the cops who arrested me asked me why I was wasting my life they believed in me more than I believed in myself which is crazy to think that somebody who's arresting you was like hey what are you doing yeah you're not that what are you doing or this is not who you are and you're thinking like what do you know about me

prison reinforces everything negative that you know about yourself

I had to reboot it before I got out

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