Shaka Senghor
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Involved in the drug trade at age 19, Senghor shot and killed a man in 1991, for which he served 19 years in prison. His book about his experience, ''Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death and Redemption in an American Prison'' (2016)'', became a New York Times'' best-seller''.'' His second book, ''Letters to the Sons of Society'', collects letters written to his sons Jay and Sekou. Provided by Wikipedia