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Author: Ruben Castaneda Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1620400057 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
During the height of the crack epidemic that decimated the streets of D.C., Ruben Castaneda covered the crime beat for the Washington Post. The first in his family to graduate from college, he had landed a job at one of the country's premier newspapers. But his apparent success masked a devastating secret: he was a crack addict. Even as he covered the drug-fueled violence that was destroying the city, he was prowling S Street, a 24/7 open-air crack market, during his off hours, looking for his next fix. Castaneda's remarkable book, S Street Rising, is more than a memoir; it's a portrait of a city in crisis. It's the adrenalin-infused story of the street where Castaneda quickly became a regular, and where a fledgling church led by a charismatic and streetwise pastorwas protected by the local drug kingpin, a dangerous man who followed an old-school code of honor. It's the story of Castaneda's friendship with an exceptional police homicide commander whose career was derailed when he ran afoul of Mayor Marion Barry and his political cronies. And it's a study of the city itself as it tried to rise above the bloody crack epidemic and the corrosive politics of the Barry era. S Street Rising is The Wire meets the Oscar-winning movie Crash. And it's all true.
Author: Ruben Castaneda Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1620400057 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
During the height of the crack epidemic that decimated the streets of D.C., Ruben Castaneda covered the crime beat for the Washington Post. The first in his family to graduate from college, he had landed a job at one of the country's premier newspapers. But his apparent success masked a devastating secret: he was a crack addict. Even as he covered the drug-fueled violence that was destroying the city, he was prowling S Street, a 24/7 open-air crack market, during his off hours, looking for his next fix. Castaneda's remarkable book, S Street Rising, is more than a memoir; it's a portrait of a city in crisis. It's the adrenalin-infused story of the street where Castaneda quickly became a regular, and where a fledgling church led by a charismatic and streetwise pastorwas protected by the local drug kingpin, a dangerous man who followed an old-school code of honor. It's the story of Castaneda's friendship with an exceptional police homicide commander whose career was derailed when he ran afoul of Mayor Marion Barry and his political cronies. And it's a study of the city itself as it tried to rise above the bloody crack epidemic and the corrosive politics of the Barry era. S Street Rising is The Wire meets the Oscar-winning movie Crash. And it's all true.
Author: Curtis E Mozie Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1477180508 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 686
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Curtis Mozie, known on the streets as C-Webb is without a doubt a leader in Washington DC. He spends every waking moment trying to prevent gangs and gun violence on the streets of DC. With the creation of Tale of the Tape Foundation, Curtis produces films that document the lives and death of 65 of his friends murdered by gun violence. He has been a catalyst for positive change for over twenty years, earning the trust of both police officers and gang members having been a police officer himself, its incredible that gangs have allowed him to intimately explore their violent and brutal world. His video camera captures their day-to-day lives playing basketball and also their candidness in interviews at his apartment, which is known as the Safe House, a place where at risk youth come to be mentored on life skills, and to have someone hear their problems and concerns. When one of them gets killed or injured in gang violence, Curtis is there to mourn the lost with family members. He then creates a montage of their lives and deaths in a video tribute-lessons learned. Curtis without a doubt is a unique individual a community hero for DC Mothers, and Fathers. Hes appeared on numerous news media outlets across the world. His message is an unfaltering dedication and commitment to making the streets of DC safer for everyone. He now works at the Kennedy Recreation Center for the Department of Parks & Recreation working with youth and serving the community.
Author: Kevin Quattlebaum Publisher: ISBN: 9781536890594 Category : Languages : en Pages : 316
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Drugs, money, bitches and murder this is what Tim lived for. His life takes a turn for the absolute worst and brings him to his lowest point when his twin brother is murdered in the cold streets of DC. Left to not only grieve his brother's murder, but to also find the person or people responsible by any means necessary. Tim is ready to burn the whole DMV down to avenge his brother's death. No one is safe and everyone is a suspect!
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia Publisher: ISBN: Category : Quackenbos Street (Washington, D.C.) Languages : en Pages : 20
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Considers (69) S. 1116, (69) S. 3211.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia. Special Subcommittee on Traffic, Streets, and Highways Publisher: ISBN: Category : Express highways Languages : en Pages : 358
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia Publisher: ISBN: Category : Electric railroads Languages : en Pages : 530
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia Publisher: ISBN: Category : Fourteenth Street (Washington, D.C.) Languages : en Pages : 36
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Considers legislation to authorize the extension of Fourteenth Street through military reserve lands of Walter Reed General Hospital.
Author: Briana A. Thomas Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1467139297 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 192
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"Before chain coffeeshops and luxury high-rises, before even the beginning of desegregation and the 1968 riots, Washington's Greater U Street was known as Black Broadway. From the early 1900s into the 1950s, African Americans plagued by Jim Crow laws in other parts of town were free to own businesses here and built what was often described as a "city within a city." Local author and journalist Briana A. Thomas narrates U Street's rich and unique history, from the early triumph of emancipation to the days of civil rights pioneer Mary Church Terrell and music giant Duke Ellington, through the recent struggle of gentrifiction" --
Author: Ruben Castaneda
Author: Ruben Castaneda
Author: Curtis E Mozie
Author: Kevin Quattlebaum
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia. Special Subcommittee on Traffic, Streets, and Highways
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia
Author: Briana A. Thomas