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Shaka Senghor on Incarceration, Identity, and the Gift of Literacy
20 Nov 2019 17 published claims 2 attributable people
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“I don’t know many weed smokers that want to do anything other than eat good food and watch comedy and laugh or do something creative.”
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“You mentioned in your book, I think, that there were 36 cases of misconduct brought against you.”
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“Absolutely, absolutely, I think one of the greatest entrepreneurs, the greatest curator of talent.”
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“I think that in a society that has as many resources as we have, it is ridiculous to think that we can’t treat people outside of facilities.”
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“I just didn’t think it was something I would be doing, but I’m going to do it. I think fear is all the reason and motivation to do it.”
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“When I think about Motown, I think about the brilliance of Berry Gordy to really find and discover talent that was just blocks away.”
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“I think there’s also the refining of the principles that oftentimes are sought out: the intelligence, the cultivation of emotional presence.”
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“I think that was just such a tragic story and a narrative that we should all keep our eyes on because it’s happening to so many people.”
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“A lot of us come from a culture where hustling was part of our survival. And what I found in my own ability to be successful in a world where they’re constantly telling you that you can’t get employment or you can’t get housing is that the skill sets I learned in the streets from hustling are transferable.”
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“What I learned from that is that money is only based on the idea behind it and what value you assign to the idea behind the particular form of currency you choose to exchange.”
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“I would say, socially, the thing that I’m most shocked about and shocked by now, especially given the prominence of social media in the world, is how mean-spirited people are toward each other and toward people who just have different beliefs. And how easy it is for us to just cancel people because they don’t believe what we believe, or they don’t see things the way that we see things.”
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“I prefer people don’t engage in that culture at all, but I always tell the young guys that I mentor, if you’re going to make that decision to participate in this culture, then you have to be prepared to deal with all the consequences that come with that.”
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“I think a couple of things about recidivism that people don’t know is, one, most people who go back don’t necessarily go back because they committed a new crime.”
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“Malcolm’s book is probably one of the most popular books in prison because it’s, to me, the one book about personal transformation that just permeates that environment.”
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“Some of the principles of all the faiths — it’s one of the things that I love, is that I can pull from any of those tenets and doctrines something that’s useful and meaningful to my life spiritually today.”
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“No, because I love tequila, so I’m definitely not signing up for that. But my point in raising that argument is, again, it’s up to individuals to do these things responsibly, and if not, then you accept the consequence that comes with irresponsibility.”
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“Mindfulness — being super present in the moment — is really important to me because I think the moments are all that we have.”
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