The power of transformation
is in us all.

Give yourself permission to let go of the things you can’t control while embracing the empowering energy of being in control of how you think and feel.

SHAKA SENGHOR

 

FROM A LIFE ON THE STREETS, TO IMPRISONMENT, TO RECOGNITION AS A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND SPEAKER, LEARN HOW REDEMPTION, HOPE, AND A SECOND CHANCE CHANGED SHAKA’S LIFE.

 
 

Words
of redemption

Check out Shaka’s curriculum, essays, and books, including his best-selling memoir, Writing My Wrongs. Learn more>

Speeches
to inspire

Hear Shaka’s honest, insightful perspectives on fatherhood, the power of transformation, and the benefits of a diverse, inclusive culture. Learn more>

CREATING DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE CULTURES

Hear how being proximate to issues we care about can create diversity and inclusivity in families, community, and workplaces.

VIDEOS

 

SHAKA FEATURED ON COMPOSURE by NAS

Believe in the magic of who we are

'Cause what you believe is everything

And what someone believes about you, is nothing

— Shaka Senghor on the Nas track Composure, featuring Hit-Boy

 

What People Are Saying

 
 
Testimonials

“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 FAILURES AND TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY RESONATE IN EVERY WALK OF LIFE, FROM THE STREETS TO THE BOARDROOM.”

— MELLODY HOBSON, PRESIDENT OF ARIEL INVESTMENTS

“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

“SHAKA SENGHOR IS A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION LEADER...BEHIND PRISON WALLS, WRITING MY WRONGS IS ALREADY TAKING ITS PLACE ALONGSIDE THE MEMOIRS OF MALCOLM X AND GEORGE JACKSON AS MUST-READ LITERATURE.”

— VAN JONES, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR & CNN CONTRIBUTOR

 

Shaka Senghor is an author, speaker, investor and the President of Shaka Senghor, Inc. He also serves as the Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at TripActions, and is an investor.   

His memoir, Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death and Redemption in an American Prison, debuted on The New York Times and The Washington Post Best Seller Lists. Shaka’s widely anticipated second book, Letters to the Sons of Society will be released in January 2022.