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Come Together with Ephraim Herschmann#105: Kevin ShirdKevin Shird is an activist, public speaker, associate professor at Johns Hopkins University, and author of/ ghost writer. He worked with the White House (under the Obama Administration) on National Drug Control Policy, as well as President Obama’s Clemency Project. His newest book, A Life For A Life, is available for purchasehttps://a.co/d/4z5SD8Z2025-06-0550 min
WURD RadioKevin Shird - Evening WURDs 4.7.25Kevin Shird is a three-time published author, activist, and lecturer to students. He lectures students on issues, such as substance abuse prevention, education, public health policy, mass incarceration and re-entry after incarceration. Mr. Shird is currently an Associate at the Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine at John Hopkins University, where he teaches a class titled “Life and Death in Charm City: Histories of Public Health in Baltimore, 1750 to the present."
He has just released his new book - “A Life for a Life: Poor Choices and Unresolved Trauma Is Killing America," and he joins Dr. Peterson on Evening WURD...2025-04-0822 min
Tavis SmileyKevin Shird joins Tavis Smiley to talk about ""A Life For A Life"Four-time published author, mental health advocate, and activist Kevin Shird joins Tavis in studio to discuss his newest book "A Life For A Life: Poor Choices and Unresolved Trauma is Killing America," and why it's time to reimagine mental health and trauma care. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.2025-04-0138 min
I Am DadKevin Shird on Trauma, Redemption, and the Power of Mental Health AdvocacyWelcome to another powerful episode of the "I Am Dad" podcast! Today, we’re joined by Kevin Shird, a three-time published author, activist, and public speaker whose life story is a profound testament to resilience, redemption, and the power of transformation. Kevin’s latest book, A Life for a Life, delves into a gripping and deeply personal narrative that explores trauma, mental health, and the complexities of human behavior.
In A Life for a Life, Kevin recounts his time in federal prison, where he met Damion Neal, a fellow inmate whose life was marked by instability and stru...2024-12-221h 01I Am DadKevin Shird on Trauma, Redemption, and the Power of Mental Health AdvocacyWelcome to another powerful episode of the "I Am Dad" podcast! Today, we’re joined by Kevin Shird, a three-time published author, activist, and public speaker whose life story is a profound testament to resilience, redemption, and the power of transformation. Kevin’s latest book, A Life for a Life, delves into a gripping and deeply personal narrative that explores trauma, mental health, and the complexities of human behavior.
In A Life for a Life, Kevin recounts his time in federal prison, where he met Damion Neal, a fellow inmate whose life was marked by instability and stru...2024-12-221h 01
Superpowers for Good: Empowering Changemakers for Social Impact via Regulated Investment Crowdfunding from the SuperCrowd.The Power of Education: A Pathway to RedemptionI’m not a financial advisor; Superpowers for Good should not be considered investment advice. Seek counsel before making investment decisions.Watch the show on television by downloading the e360tv channel app to your Roku, AppleTV or AmazonFireTV. You can also see it on YouTube.When you purchase an item, launch a campaign or create an investment account after clicking a link here, we may earn a fee. Engage to support our work.Devin: What is your superpower?Kevin: I think it's doing the work, man. I had people a...2024-10-1523 min
On the Ground w Esther Iverem‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 5, 2022: Aftershocks from Pelosi Trip to Taiwan… Left Reacts After FBI Raids the African People’s Socialist Party… Headlines on ‘Poison Pill’ Budget Bill, Charges in Breonna Taylor Death and Much More…Aftershocks from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan continue to reverberate as China stages live-fire military drills around the island. And the global left continues to react after the FBI raids properties and affiliates of the African People's Socialist Party in St. Louis and St. Petersburg, Florida, accusing party leadership of being led by Russians and Russian propaganda. All that, plus the poison pills in the so-called the inflation reduction act, Police charged in death of Breonna Taylor, and more headlines.
U.S. assassination of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri... Senate passes legislation to compensate burn pit victims... Sen. Bernie...2022-08-0557 minUncategorized – On The Ground‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 5, 2022: Aftershocks from Pelosi Trip to Taiwan… Left Reacts After FBI Raids the African People’s Socialist Party… Headlines on ‘Poison Pill’ Budget Bill, Charges in Breonna Taylor Death and Much More…
Aftershocks from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan continue to reverberate as China stages live-fire military drills around the island. And the global left continues to react after the FBI raids properties and affiliates of the African People’s Socialist Party in St. Louis and St. Petersburg, Florida, accusing party leadership of being led by Russians and Russian propaganda. All that, plus the poison pills in the so-called the inflation reduction act, Police charged in death of Breonna Taylor, and more headlines.
U.S. assassination of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri… Senate passes legislation to compensate burn p...2022-08-0557 min
The Parenting 411Parenting 411 Episode 9: Raising Black Boys: Lessons From A Wayward JourneyFor this episode, I sat down with Kevin Shird, Speaker, National Youth Advocate, and Author. I asked him to recount his journey to redemption where his quest to escape the perils of poverty and his father's addiction led to drug dealing and violence on the mean streets of Baltimore. There was no question he was unwilling to answer and he owned his mistakes as he offered sobering lessons for young boys today and the parents who are raising them. Callers also chimed in with astute observations.2021-08-2448 minThe Parenting 411The Parenting 411 Episode 9: Raising Black Boys: Lessons From A Wayward JourneyFor this episode, I sat down with Kevin Shird, Speaker, National Youth Advocate, and Author. I asked him to recount his journey to redemption where his quest to escape the perils of poverty and his father's addiction led to drug dealing and violence on the mean streets of Baltimore. There was no question he was unwilling to answer and he owned his mistakes as he offered sobering lessons for young boys today and the parents who are raising them. Callers also chimed in with astute observations.
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The Parenting 411The Parenting 411 Episode 9: Raising Black Boys: Lessons From A Wayward JourneyFor this episode, I sat down with Kevin Shird, Speaker, National Youth Advocate, and Author. I asked him to recount his journey to redemption where his quest to escape the perils of poverty and his father's addiction led to drug dealing and violence on the mean streets of Baltimore. There was no question he was unwilling to answer and he owned his mistakes as he offered sobering lessons for young boys today and the parents who are raising them. Callers also chimed in with astute observations.
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What Goes On Here with Sam WalkerKevinKevin Shird is a writer. He also works with young people, especially those who other people have given up on. He's a good guy. He's also a man who has served more than a decade in prison for dealing drugs on the streets of Baltimore, a lifestyle made famous by the TV show The Wire. What happens inside someone's head to switch them on to the potential of a different future? And how do they shake off the reputation of violence that's defined their life?As told to Sam...2019-07-3134 min
Humanities ConnectionTHE COLORED WAITING ROOM by Kevin ShirdBaltimore author and activist Kevin Shird chronicles his 2017 meeting with Nelson Malden, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s barber and confidante, in The Colored Waiting Room. The book, published in March, gives a historical context to more recent activist movements. Shird reads some excerpts from his book2018-10-1800 min
Enoch Pratt Free Library PodcastWriters LIVE: Kevin Shird, The Colored Waiting Room: Empowering the Original and the New Civil Rights MovementsKevin Shird traveled from Baltimore to Montgomery, Alabama, to meet 84-year-old Nelson Malden. In Malden's barbershop, leaders of the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King, Jr., gathered to organize protests and boycotts and to write the speeches that would help criminalize racial segregation and discrimination.Shird and Malden talked about the significance of recent racially motivated events and how the demonstrations in Charlottesville, Ferguson, Baltimore and around the country help us understand today's second-wave civil rights movement and the urgent actions necessary for racial equality and change.Kevin Shird is an activist, n...2018-06-1958 min
Roughly SpeakingWhat's changed two years after Baltimore unrest? (episode 241)Book critic Paula Gallagher strongly recommends, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” by David Grann, a staff writer for the New Yorker and author of “The Lost City of Z.” His new book is about the mysterious murders of Native Americans in Oklahoma in the 1920s, and the birth of the FBI.Kevin Shird, a Baltimore native and drug dealer-turned-youth advocate, talks about the unrest that hit Baltimore two years ago today, on the day of Freddie Gray’s funeral. Shird is the author of two books, “Lessons of Redemption,” about his tough early life and his 12 years in prison, and “Uprising in the...2017-11-0729 minRoughly SpeakingPolice and protests, Monday's debate, and 'Drunk History'2:26: David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun's media critic, shares his thoughts about Monday night's televised presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, an event that could draw as many viewers as a Super Bowl telecast.16:08: Kevin Shird, a one-time drug dealer turned youth advocate, talks about the latest shootings of African-American men by police — in Oklahoma and North Carolina — and how police body cameras could make a difference in reducing the use of deadly force in the future. Shird is the author of two books, "Lessons of Redemption," about his tough early life and his 12 years in prison, and "Uprising in t...2017-11-0556 min
Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsLessons of Redemption: A Story of Drugs, Guns, Violence, and Prison by Kevin ShirdPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/280875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lessons of Redemption: A Story of Drugs, Guns, Violence, and Prison Author: Kevin Shird Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Lessons of Redemption is the memoir of Kevin Shird, a former drug dealer from Baltimore who now is a leading advocate against violence, drug dealing, and social inequality. The book is an extraordinary account of how one young man turned his life around after years of involvement in serious crime and drug dealing. Shird tells of shootings, murder...2017-01-0103 min
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Title: Lessons of Redemption: A Story of Drugs, Guns, Violence, and Prison
Author: Kevin Shird
Narrator: Kevin Kenerly
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 10 minutes
Release date: January 1, 2017
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Lessons of Redemption is the memoir of Kevin Shird, a former drug dealer from Baltimore who now is a leading advocate against violence, drug dealing, and social inequality. The book is an extraordinary account of how one young man turned his life around after years of involvement in serious crime and drug dealing. Shird tells of shootings, murder, drug...2017-01-017h 10
Free Audiobook: Where Stories Come to LifeLessons of Redemption: A Story of Drugs, Guns, Violence, and Prison Audiobook by Kevin ShirdListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 280875
Title: Lessons of Redemption: A Story of Drugs, Guns, Violence, and Prison
Author: Kevin Shird
Narrator: Kevin Kenerly
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:10:33
Language: English
Release date: 01-01-17
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Genres: Biography & Memoir
Summary:
Lessons of Redemption is the memoir of Kevin Shird, a former drug dealer from Baltimore who now is a leading advocate against violence, drug dealing, and social inequality.
The book is an extraordinary account of how one young man turned his life around after years of involvement in serious crime and drug dealing. Shird...2017-01-017h 10Enoch Pratt Free Library PodcastWriters LIVE: Kevin Shird, Uprising in the City: Made in AmericaUprising in the City explores the unrest in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray. While describing the protests and violence, the book draws on author Kevin Shird's observations, experiences, and feelings as a Baltimore native and national youth advocate dedicated to helping inner city youth understand and escape the perils of street culture. Shird includes extensive interviews with key people in Baltimore and discusses how to break the cycle of problems which have plagued Baltimore for decades. The book looks at other American cities which are facing many of the same issues as Baltimore. It offers solutions on ho...2016-09-1555 minEnoch Pratt Free Library PodcastKevin Shird: Lessons of RedemptionIn Lessons of Redemption, Kevin Shird, co-founder and president of the Mario Do Right Foundation, tells his life story, from the tough streets of Baltimore City, through several years in federal prison, to rebirth as a community leader championing substance abuse prevention and helping children of addicted parents."I want people to know that you don't have to be defined by your mistakes," says Shird. "You can turn your life around and become a positive member in society. I did."Recorded On: Wednesday, July 23, 20142014-07-241h 17