Crips

<p>SOUTH CENTRAL L.A. CRIPS is the story of why nearly 10000 people were</p><p>destined to get killed during the 1970's 80's and 90's in a social explosion</p><p>that began in L.A. then spread across this nation and indeed the world.</p><p>This is the story of O.G. Jimmie Black (aka O.G. Bobby Johnson in the movie)</p><p>who evolves during those explosive years in South Central L.A. from the</p><p>Watts Rebellion (1965) to just prior to the days that sparked the L.A. Uprising</p><p>(1992). It is the story of a father and son's triumph in the midst of America's</p><p>most deadly gang war.</p><p><br></p><p>Bakeer's story moves swiftly and his writing is deft Gayle Anthony LA.</p><p>Sentinel.</p><p><br></p><p>I loved the book and the movie. Tupac Shakur.</p><p>The novel CRIPS by Don Bakeer corrects your assumptions about the</p><p>gangs. LA Weekly.</p><p><br></p><p>Many of the characters personify the collective spirit of the Original Crips/</p><p>O.G.'s and specifically that of Raymond Washington the founder. But even</p><p>more than that the characters represent the rebellious spirits of Bunchy</p><p>Carter Stanley (Tookie) Williams Ice T Ice Cube Tupac Nipsey Hussle</p><p>and Sanyinka Shakur (aka Monster Cody) etc.</p><p><br></p><p>Bakeer collaborated with Oliver Stone Steve Anderson</p><p>and Warner Bros. to develop the classic fi lm SOUTH</p><p>CENTRAL (1992) from this book yet the movie only</p><p>tells a small portion of the true story.</p><p><br></p><p>Hajji* Donald Bakeer 77 and father to 9 has been a poet</p><p>in Los Angeles for over 50 years and taught secondary</p><p>school English in South Central L.A. for 30 years.</p><p>He is now retired from teaching and lives in Inglewood</p><p><br></p><p>CA. He made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 1997.</p><p><br></p><p>His books: South Central L.A. CRIPS - The Story of the L.A. Street Gang</p><p>($8.99);</p><p><br></p><p>PTSD! Who Me? ($7.99) and his songs are available at</p><p>donaldbakeerbooks.com</p>