Author Shaka Barrett

Shaka Barrett

Shaka T. Barrett, LMSW- A licensed master social worker by trade, Shaka has been writing for over 14 years. An aspiring author of poetry and children’s books; this Atlanta University Center Alumni (BA-Morehouse College/MSW-Clark Atlanta University) has over ten years of experience working with children, teenagers, adults and families in the Atlanta area. Shaka also has seven years of professional experience working with state and local government as well as private social service agencies in the Atlanta-Metropolitan area. His history of community work includes volunteer work at several local YMCA’s, mentorship, working with AUC students to organize the First Annual Reparations Summit at Clark Atlanta University in 2003 and bieng selected as a workshop facilitator for the 3rd Annual H.Y.P.E. Youth Conferance sponsored by the Fulton County Sheriff's Department. He is currently a member of Sankofa United Church of Christ where he is a member of the Council of Elders and serves as a leader of the Children's Ministry and Men’s Ministry. Shaka is husband and father of three who has dedicated his life to giving voice to the voiceless.

2012 London Olympics Recap

Shaka Barrett

From Serena Williams' “Crip Walk” to the best Gold Medal Basketball game since 1972, the 2012 Summer Olympics were one for the ages. While Beijing brought a spectacle of human power like no other, London prese... See More...

A Call To Students

Shaka Barrett

Student Involvement in the Reparations Movement There is an African Proverb that states…”When the student is ready, the teacher will come.” This moniker expresses the notion that life will always provide thos... See More...