Sold my first book, Crack Vol.1, in the parole parking lot (first day out)

First speaking engagement at the U.S. Social Forum downtown Detroit (first week out)

First flight to Wisconsin

First book signing

First car (1996 Caprice Classic)

First job writing for Michigan Citizen (started writing music reviews)

Released second book, Crack Vol. 2 (June 22, 2011)

Enrolled in Specs Howard School of Media and Design (Digital Media Arts)

My son, Sekou Akili Senghor, is born December 13, 2011

Nominated for Black Male Engagement (BME) Award

Won BME Leadership Award

Started Live in Peace mentoring program with 25K grant

Began Directors Fellowship at MIT Media Lab

Wrote Writing My Wrongs (original version)

Release Live In Peace: A Youth Guide to Turning Hurt into Hope

Starred in a play, Mocha Monologues

Nominated for TED Prize

Released Writing My Wrongs

Bought first home

Speaker at Personal Democracy Forum

Started teaching at University of Michigan (class called Atonement Project)

TED Prize finalist TED Talk

Began Kellogg Leadership Fellowship

Interviewed by Oprah for Super Soul Sunday

Won Manchester University Innovator of the Year award

Joined #Cut 50 as Director of Strategy and Innovation

Wrote and Produced my first stage play

Visited a German Prison

Co-founded Men of Courage (an organization that celebrates black men)

White House visit with Dream Corps

Signed book deal with Convergent (Penguin Random House) for Writing My Wrongs

Became Super Soul 100 member

Ebony Power 100 member

Received NAACP Great Expectations Award

Received Ford Men of Courage Award

Moved to LA

Writing My Wrongs debuts on NY Times and Washington Post Best Sellers Lists

Paperback and Chinese versions of Writing My Wrongs released

Met President Obama

Worked as consulting producer on an OWN show called Released

Featured in of film 13th

Received GLIDE’s Rev. Cecil Williams Legacy Award

Commissioned by Geffen to write play

Chosen as opening Keynote at President Obama’s My Brother Keeper launch

Started as Executive Director at Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC)

Travelled to Ghana (first trip to an African country)

New book deal, Letters To Son’s of Society

Bought new home in LA

Featured in Ben Horowitz’s new book, What You Do is Who You Are

The Bet 100: 2020 Social Justice Warriors of the Year

Founded Redeemed Sole

Joined TripActions as Head of Sales and Success Culture

Featured on Nas’ Grammy nominated album King’s Disease II

Appeared in Oprah Winfrey’s New York Times Best-Seller “What Happened To You?”