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Street Gangs Magazine

News and commentary on the key issues related urban culture, hip-hop, and street politics. The opinions of the authors do not necessarily reflect those of SGM.

Selected on-line articles from SGM

Feb / March 2007

December 2006 / January 2007

October 2006

September 2006

August 2006

July 2006

June 2006

May 2006

February 2006

January 2006

December 2005

November 2005

October 2005

September 2005

August 2005

July 2005

From Bangin' to Prison, June 30, 2005, by Timothy Williams

Vanishing Dreams, June 11, 2005, by André J. Norman

MY SIDE OF THE RACIAL DIVIDE, RACE RELATIONS AND POLITICS AMONG BLACKS AND MEXICANS INSIDE LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2005, by Ronald Chatman

God and Gangs, Part 2, June 7, 2005, by Hansel Boyd

Straight Outta Hunter's Point on DVD, June 5, 2005, by A Alonso

Disaggregating the High-Risk Youth Category: Toward a Definition of Proven-Risk Youth , June 1, 2005, by André J. Norman

Mama Hill Seeks Safe Passage For South L. A. Youth, April 12, 2005, by Valerie Shaw

Home of the Body Bags is published by gang member Terrell Wright, April 9, 2005, by A Alonso

T. Rodgers Speaks on Gangs, the Past, and his New Book, February 26, 2005, by A. Alonso

From Compton to the Halls of Academia: Reflections on L.A. from a Chicano in the Educational Matrix, February 9, 2005, By Juan F. Carrillo

Injection of justice into veins of tyranny, January 23, 2005, By Francisco Romero

Guns Don't Kill, People Do, November 30, 2004, by Ronald Chatman

WHO IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE BABIES?, by Ronald Chatman, September 20, 2004

No More Blood Shed, by Ronald Chatman, Aug 2, 2003

Why We Bang is Screened in Los Angeles, August 1, 2004, by A. Alonso

Response to: "It's Not About Crime and Never Was: Bernard Parks' ouster as LAPD Chief", July 26, 2004, N. Driller

God and Gangs, Part 1, By Hansel Boyd, July 12, 2004

Low Poverty areas and Gangs in Los Angeles County, by Alex Alonso, July 11, 2004

Top Ten Poverty locations in Los Angeles and gangs, by Alex Alonso, June 20, 2004

Police Officers killed by gang members in Los Angeles County, by Alex Alonso, June 7, 2004

Jermaine Choctaw shot and Killed and female Juvenile Wounded, by Alex Alonso, March 9, 2004

Two Day Gang Summit at USC attracts Lee Baca and William Bratton, by Alex Alonso, January 19, 2004

Life Has Been a Rough Ride, by Ronald Chatman, January 15, 2004

Busy Night on the Streets of South LA , by Alex Alonso, December 4, 2003,

Response to:Won't You Please Be My Nigga: Double Standards with a Taboo Word,by Faheem Amir, November 26, 2003

Life is Predestined, by Ronald Chatman, October 29, 2003

Techquest, the Computer Service Company Provides Substandard Service and does Poor Lattop Repair, September 23, 2003

An Open Letter To The Mother Of A Teenage Killer, September 8, 2003

BLOOD IS LOVE, BLOOD IS FOR LIFE!! by Ronald Chatman, September 2, 2003

KEEPIN' THE "B" IN IT , by Ronald Chatman, Aug 12, 2003

Response to:Won't You Please Be My Nigga: Double Standards with a Taboo Word, by Corey Washington, Aug 4, 2003

URBAN VIOLENCE AND STREET GANGS, by James Diego Vigil, posted July 19, 2003

Rocky Delgadillo attempts a Civil Gang Injunction Against the Rollin' 60s Crips, by Alex Alonso, July 17, 2003

How Many Times Will I Have to Die! , by Ronald Chatman, July 17, 2003

Why John Rocker is Not in the Majors , by Alex Alonso, July 8, 2003

Two Officer Involved Shootings Last Night in Los Angeles, By Alex Alonso, June 20, 2003

The Art of Gang Bangin' , by Ronald Chatman, June 18, 2003

Response to:Won't You Please Be My Nigga: Double Standards with a Taboo Word, by Marannia N. Faul, June 4, 2003

Power of Words, by by Ronald Chatman, May 31, 2003

Won't You Please Be My Nigga: Double Standards with a Taboo Word, by Alex Alonso, May 30, 2003

Larry Elder Signs His New Book at UCLA, by Alex Alonso, May 3, 2003

How To Choose a Web Host, by Alex Alonso, April 20, 2003

Last Victim of Gang Violence, by Ronald Chatman, April 15, 2003

Free Your Mind, by Ronald Chatman, March 19, 2003

Rampart Corruption Scandal: Born and Died in March 1997, by Brian Bentle, March 10, 2003

Families and Gangs, by James Diego Vigil, Feb 26, 2003

The Conscious Revolution, by Ronald Chatman, Feb 9, 2003

Who Is Responsible for Ray Ray's Death? , by Amanda Santiago, Feb 1, 2003

Bernard Parks, Maxine Waters, LAPD and others Address Youth, by Alex Alonso, January 18, 2003

New Anti-gang Strategy is Introduced by Chief Bratton, by Alex Alonso, January 15, 2003

Homies Figures Featured in Snoop Dogg's Video, by Alex Alonso, January 7, 2003

Yellow Tape: Murder in Los Angeles , by Ronald Chatman, December 31, 2002

Another Gang Related Murder and a $25,000 Reward Offered , by Alex Alonso, December 23, 2002

The Trials and Tribulations of Suge Knight and Death Row Records, by Imran Mizra, December 20, 2002

To Live and Die in LA: Connection to Inner City Violence, by Amanda Santiago, December 10, 2002

Antwain Butler pleads not guilty for the murder of Clive Jackson, by Alex Alonso, December 9, 2002

The Rising Death Toll in LA , by Alex Alonso, December 9, 2002

Response to: Los Angeles Riots 10 Years Later and the Likelyhood of Another Revolt, Dec 9, 2002

Antwain Butler accused of Shooting, by Alex Alonso, November 26, 2002

Clive Jackson murdered in South LA, by Alex Alonso, November 21, 2002

Jam Master Jay, 37, of Run DMC gunned down, by Alex Alonso, October 30, 2002

The War On Us From Within Us, by Ronald Chatman, August 5, 2002

Response to:The Williams Sisters are not Gangsters: Confusion over hand signs, by Eugene Angton, May 18, 2002

Response to:Los Angeles Riots 10 Years Later and the Likely Hood of Another Revolt, by Sam Zavala, May 11, 2002

Los Angeles Riots 10 Years Later and the Likely Hood of Another Revolt, by Alex Alonso, April 29, 2002

Response to:It's Not About Crime and Never Was: Bernard Parks' ouster as LAPD Chief , by Mathew Millen, April 17, 2002

It's Not About Crime and Never Was: Bernard Parks' ouster as LAPD Chief , by Alex Alonso, April 12, 2002

Response to: Tricked into Silly Interview with Ali G of Britain, by Johnnie Mousico, March 24, 2002

Tricked into Silly Interview with Ali G of Britain, by Alex Alonso, March 12, 2002

The Williams Sisters are not Gangsters: Confusion over hand signs, by Alex Alonso, February 6, 2002

The Pico Youth and Family Youth Center opens in Santa Monica, by Alex Alonso, January 26, 2002

Small Riot Erupts Outside the Staples Center after Lakers Win Championship , by Alex Alonso, May 30, 2000