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Straight from the Hood [Electronic Resource] : Amazing but True Gangster Tales by Chepesiuk, Ron; Wilson, Scott is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Many books have written about the black gangster. They have been, for the most part, lengthy tomes focusing on the kingpins of the gangland scene, gangsters with names like Nicky Barnes, Frank Lucas, Lorenzo Fat Cat Nichols and Kenneth Supreme McGiff. Yet there are many stories about the black gangsta that have not received much press coverage or have simply been ignored or missed by the media. They indeed reveal a lot about the history of the hood. Straight from the Hood is a compilation of some of those fascinating stories in Straight from the Hood , you will find tales feature drug kingpins, entertainers, hit men, street gangs, con men, corrupt cops and reformed gang bangers. Read about the most feared man in the entertainment industry, the love story between Fran, a former heroin addict, and David, a reformed gangsta, both of whom have become celebrities; the unlikely alliance between an ambitious Black gangsta and a violent-indeed crazy-white Italian-American mobster; the terrorist plot involving a Chicago street gang, and more. Did you know old "Scarface" Capone had an impact on the Chicago's African American community? What does Alcatraz have to do with Harlem's most famous

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Author

Chepesiuk, Ron; Wilson, Scott

Publisher

Strategic Media, Inc

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780984233366

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Biography, Humanities