A late Nobel Peace Prize nominee describes his co-founding of the notorious Crips gang and the criminal activities for which he was executed in 2005, relating how he became a powerful anti-gang activist while in prison.
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Stanley "Tookie" Williams, founder of the notorious L.A. gang the Crips, recounts his involvement with the gang, his experiences in prison, and his efforts to discourage others from following in his violent path.
A late Nobel Peace Prize nominee describes his co-founding of the notorious Crips gang and the criminal activities for which he was executed in 2005, relating how he became a powerful anti-gang activist while in prison.
A late Nobel Peace Prize nominee describes his co-founding of the notorious Crips gang and the criminal activities for which he was executed in 2005, relating how he became a powerful anti-gang activist while in prison.
Having written about the street gang lifestyle in "My Bloody Life," the author describes how hard it is to escape gang life and the lasting damage of physical, mental, and sexual abuse.
This riveting sequel to My Bloody Life traces Reymundo Sanchez's struggle to create a "normal" life outside the Latin Kings, one of the nation's most notorious street gangs, and to move beyond his past.
"This book describes the rise, features, and behavior of street groups in mid-century South Los Angeles. It charts the influence of social factors on the changing culture of neighborhood street sets, describing their behaviors, customs, and values, as remembered by interviewees …
"This book describes the rise, features, and behavior of street groups in mid-century South Los Angeles. It charts the influence of social factors on the changing culture of neighborhood street sets, describing their behaviors, customs, and values, as remembered by interviewees …
Every morning Chicagoans wake up to the same stark headlines that read like some macabre score: "13 shot, 4 dead overnight across the city," and nearly every morning the same elision occurs: what of the nine other victims? As with war, much of our focus on inner-city violence is…
Every morning Chicagoans wake up to the same stark headlines that read like some macabre score: "13 shot, 4 dead overnight across the city," and nearly every morning the same elision occurs: what of the nine other victims? As with war, much of our focus on inner-city violence is…
"This book provides a concise and engaging examination of the subculture of the Crips and Bloods--the notorious street gangs that started in Los Angeles, but have now spread throughout the United States"--
This book provides a concise and engaging examination of the subculture of the Crips and Bloods--the notorious street gangs that started in Los Angeles, but have now spread throughout the United States"
"This book provides a concise and engaging examination of the subculture of the Crips and Bloods--the notorious street gangs that started in Los Angeles, but have now spread throughout the United States"--
"This book provides a concise and engaging examination of the subculture of the Crips and Bloods--the notorious street gangs that started in Los Angeles, but have now spread throughout the United States"--