Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and One Man’s Story of Redemption in an American Prison Audiobook (Free)

New York Instances bestseller from a member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100.

An memorable memoir of redemption and second possibilities amidst America’s mass incarceration epidemic.

Shaka Senghor grew up in a middle income neighborhood on Detroit’s east side during the height of the 1980s split epidemic. An honor roll student and an all natural leader, he imagined becoming a doctor-but at age group 11, his parents’ relationship began to unravel, and beatings from his mother worsened, which sent him about Writing My Wrongs: Lifestyle, Death, and One Man’s Tale of Redemption within an American Prison on the unpredictable manner. He ran away from home, turned to drug working to survive, and finished up in prison for murder at age 19, filled with anger and despair.

Writing My Wrongs may be the story of what came following. During his nineteen-year incarceration, seven which were spent in solitary confinement, Senghor uncovered literature, deep breathing, self-examination, as well as the kindness of others-tools he used to confront the demons of his former, forgive the individuals who harm him, and begin atoning for the wrongs he previously committed. Upon his discharge at age group thirty-eight, Senghor became an activist and mentor to young men and ladies facing situations like his. His function locally and the courage to share his tale led him to fellowships in the MIT Media Lab and the Kellogg Foundation and invitations to speak at occasions like TED as well as the Aspen Ideas Celebration.

In equal turns, Writing My Wrongs is a page-turning portrait of life in the darkness of poverty, violence, and fear; an memorable story of redemption and a engaging witness to our country’s dependence on rethinking its approach to crime, prison, and the men and women sent there.