9 Quotes by Shaka Senghor

That’s why I’m asking you to envision a world where men and women aren’t held hostage for their pasts, where misdeeds and mistakes don’t define you for the rest of your life. In an era of record incarcerations and a culture of violence, we can learn to love those who no longer love themselves. Together, we can begin to make things right.

...besides, you can’t change a person for the better by treating him or her like an animal. The way I see it, you get out of people what you put into them…

Thousands of youths are making the same mistakes every day. But we weren’t born that way. None of our children are born that way. And when they get that way, they aren’t lost for good.

When someone gets locked up, so does their family.

Thinking back, those tears might be the best gift my father has ever given me. He showed me that real men cry, especially when they love deeply.

One of the greatest gift you can give another human being who is going through adversity is HOPE.

There is no way in hell you are giving up and letting them win,' she said. …'We are in it to win it. I will never give up on you. Giving up is not an option, Shatka.

I had never thought about the fact that by getting locked up, I was also imprisoning everyone who loved or cared about me.

This is one of the costs of being locked up-inmates are basically left behind by the world.