Shaka Senghor, a resilience expert, motivational speaker, and bestselling author of Writing My Wrongs, has inspired audiences worldwide with his journey from incarceration to transformation. Shaka joins Oprah to discuss his new book, How to Be Free. Full of hard-earned life lessons and practical tools, How to Be Free is a must read for anyone looking to mani ... Show More
Sep 2025
TED Talks Daily Book Club: How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life’s Hidden Prisons | Shaka Senghor
Note: this talk contains mature content.Shaka Senghor is a resilience expert and New York Times best-selling author, who spent 19 years in prison–including 7 in solitary confinement–for a crime committed when he was young, before finding his path to freedom. In this TED Talks Dai ... Show More
44m 15s
Jan 2022
Shaka Senghor: Letters to the Sons of Society pt. 1
Oprah sits down with New York Times bestselling author, mentor and criminal justice activist, Shaka Senghor, for a powerful conversation about his new book, Letters to the Sons of Society: A Father's Invitation to Love, Honesty, and Freedom. After being incarcerated for nearly tw ... Show More
55m 13s
Sep 2025
TED Talks Daily Book Club: How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life’s Hidden Prisons | Shaka Senghor
Note: this talk contains mature content.Shaka Senghor is a resilience expert and New York Times best-selling author, who spent 19 years in prison–including 7 in solitary confinement–for a crime committed when he was young, before finding his path to freedom. In this TED Talks Dai ... Show More
44m 15s
Oct 2017
Shaka Senghor: Prison Taught Him the Power of Love, Forgiveness and Redemption
Oprah calls this interview one of the most powerful in her career. Author, mentor and criminal justice activist Shaka Senghor turned his life around after spending 19 years in prison and solitary confinement for committing second-degree murder. During his incarceration, an unexpe ... Show More
34m 31s
Feb 2022
Shaka Senghor: A Complex Hero
Best-selling author, recognized speaker and criminal justice activist, Shaka Senghor, brings his full presence to a deeply moving conversation about gun violence, fatherhood, breaking cycles, and healing. Formerly incarcerated, Shaka shares with us how journaling in solitary conf ... Show More
1h 20m
Apr 2022
Shaka Senghor | How Not to Be Defined by Your Worst Moment
<p>I’m fascinated by the idea of snap decisions, how some can lead to amazing outcomes, and others can destroy lives. What you so often find is that nothing actually happens in a moment, there is no real snap, but rather a series of experiences leading up to it, often years in th ... Show More
1h 4m
Aug 2019
Oprah and Iyanla Vanzant: Live from Montreal, Canada
In a live interview, Oprah sits down with bestselling author, spiritual life coach and host of OWN's "Iyanla: Fix My Life," Iyanla Vanzant. As a part of her Path Made Clear book tour, Oprah is joined on stage by a special guest who impacted her journey for a unique one-on-one con ... Show More
17m 3s