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Just a Little Bit: on Shaka Senghor’s Talk

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“Twenty-three years ago, at the age of 19, I shot and killed a man. I was a young drug dealer with a quick temper and a semi-automatic pistol.” Shaka Senghor started his TED talk with this short, not-too-promising bio, but his life path defies people’s expectations for how someone with such a background would end up. What background? Before hearing the whole story, most of us are probably already thinking about dangerous neighborhoods full of guns, drugs, and juvenile delinquents that roam the street. Senghor wasn’t like that. Not at first. An honor-roll student who aspires to be a doctor, Senghor was driven to pick up a gun for the first … Continue reading Just a Little Bit: on Shaka Senghor’s Talk

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About me: Jianing

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Jianing is a prospective Comp Lit major who loves languages almost more than bubble tea, and a proud Forbesian who nonetheless complains about #thewalk (read: the cold) all the time. On campus, she’s involved in Chinese Theatre, l’Avant Scène, Petey Greene, the Institute of Chocolate Studies, as well as several publications including the Daily Princetonian and Princeton Journal of East Asian Studies. She also co-founded Princeton Language Housing Association, interns for the university’s Office of Communications, and enjoys hiking across the woods near campus at around midnight. She’s also tired of writing in third person, so… I really loved my CA trip (and group! @Kadence) … Continue reading About me: Jianing