Author and activist Shaka Senghor will talk with DeKalb County School District students on March 29 about his life, how he overcame odds and how they can too during
Senghor, author of “Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death and Redemption in an American Prison” was incarcerated when he was 19 for second-degree murder.
Today, he is in demand as an advocate for justice reform and speaks to educators, faith groups and youth around the nation.
He’s received fellowships at the MIT Media Lab and the Kellogg Foundation and invitations to speak at TED and the Aspen Ideas Festival.
Had been taught early to to realize his self-worth, said Senghor. He may not have ended up behind bars.
The events are only open to students.
Senghor will speak at Ronald McNair High School, 1804 Bouldercrest Rd. S.E. from 9 a.m. until 10a.m.
Then he goes to the Administrative and Industrial Complex (AIC), 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd. in Stone Mountain, at 10:45 a.m. At noon he will talk with 125 students from Martin Luther King Jr. , Miller Grove and Columbia high schools , selected staffers and chaperones.
Senghor said his life changed after reading about Malcolm X and getting a letter from a relative of the man he murdered.
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