Download or read book Homies A David Gonzales Retrospective written by David Gonzales and published by Dynamite Entertainment. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cruise on a trip through my memories of drawing lowriders and tees, of creating Homies for the last thirty-five years. A pictorial narrative of one artist following his dreams..." Created by David Gonzales, the Homies first appeared as an underground comic strip that debuted in Lowrider Magazine in 1978, a reflection of his friends and lifestyle. At first a group of tightly knit Chicano buddies from East Los Angeles, the Homies expanded their crew to over 300 characters from all different cultures, genres, and even species. In an inner-city world plagued by poverty and oppression, they formed a strong, binding cultural support system that enabled them to overcome negativity and turn to laughter and good times as an antidote for reality. Homies erupted as a mainstream sensation in 1994 when trend-savvy retailer Hot Topic offered Homies shirts for sale, rapidly becoming popular with the youth market. Following on the heels of a successful T-shirt run, Homies was licensed for figurines in the vending machine toy industry, where all sales records were broken, with over 150 million figurines sold worldwide. The licensing program soon spread to products such as action figures, remote-control and die-cast cars, notebooks, posters, plush, Halloween masks, video games, music, and more, carried by specialty and mass retailers everywhere. History of the Homies is a triumphant celebration of the turbulent times, remarkable artistry, and youthful street culture of a pop culture phenomenon, including hundreds of pictures and a complete guide to Homies figurines.

Download or read book Across the Border written by Troy Reed and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A police chief with an agenda. A man on a mission. A young man that can't stay out of trouble. Their worlds all collide in Across the Border. For Bill Reynolds, what is supposed to be a routine mission goes terribly wrong when three of his closest friends are captured and sent away to a place known as the Dungeon. Alvin Fisher is the chief of police in San Diego, California. He is also in cahoots with an unsavory character by the name of Larry Morgan. Together, Fisher and Morgan will do whatever they have to do in order to keep their operations flowing smoothly. Corey Duncan is a seventeen-year-old heading on a continued downward spiral. Having no meaning or purpose in life after losing his father, Corey turns to tagging and the streets. He is also at odds with his mother and her new love interest, Randy. One fateful night will bring all three of these men together.

Download or read book Me Share written by Arthur George Olmos and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-29 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read of how a young teenager came about becoming a gang member in California prisons, also of how these two gangs problems first started and still exist today in the Mexican American culture, why the fighting and killings keep happening. Divide and conquer- I truly suspect those in power keep fueling the fire. Read this story, then you will see what I am writing is true. I have lived my life of becoming this crazy gangster who was always incarcerated in prisons and deeply involved in one of the most notorious gangs ever.

Download or read book Roll With It written by Matt Sakakeeny and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roll With It is a firsthand account of the precarious lives of musicians in the Rebirth, Soul Rebels, and Hot 8 brass bands of New Orleans. These young men are celebrated as cultural icons for upholding the proud traditions of the jazz funeral and the second line parade, yet they remain subject to the perils of poverty, racial marginalization, and urban violence that characterize life for many black Americans. Some achieve a degree of social mobility while many more encounter aggressive policing, exploitative economies, and a political infrastructure that creates insecurities in healthcare, housing, education, and criminal justice. The gripping narrative moves with the band members from back street to backstage, before and after Hurricane Katrina, always in step with the tap of the snare drum, the thud of the bass drum, and the boom of the tuba.

Download or read book Growing Up Gangster written by Gregory Marshall and published by Brown Girls Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful...Poignant...Inspiring As a child growing up in South Central Los Angeles, Gregory Marshall was enamored with the fast life. Money, women and cars were the things to have and Greg was determined to get them-by any means necessary. It wasn't long before the innocent youngster had turned into a cold-hearted gangster known around town simply as G Man. His ruthless life of crime made him a legend in South Central LA-and the go-to man for everyone from Tupac Shakur to the notorious Monster Kody. But a drug deal gone bad eventually left him shot and near death...forcing him into the ultimate struggle for survival. Faced with intense rehabilitation and paralyssis that had crippled the entire right side of his body, Greg had two choices, give up or get up. He chose the latter. And with the use of only one finger, he wrote his story through gritty, breathtaking, and sometimes brutal details...including his anger at injustices, the pain of abandonment and one unlikely act of kindness that started him on the path of healing and forgiveness.

Download or read book Living with My Decision s written by Juannikka Callaway and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I can’t fall in love, I can barely fall asleep!” Your favorite characters from the East side of Atlanta are back with more drama, murder, drugs, secrets, and sex. Come take a ride with Charlie as her and the gang deals with grief, depression, deception, and maintaining their lifestyle. Will they survive the life they choose? Or will this life take them under. Who kidnapped Tiarah? What did Charlie see when she walked in Najee’s home? All your questions will finally be answered. Aye! It’s up!

Download or read book Strapped written by Al-Saadiq Banks and published by True 2 Life Publications. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 1316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amber Jones A.K.A Lil Bit was born with the odds totally against her. “A Hard Knock Life” is the best way to describe her childhood years. The verbal, physical and sexual abuse that she endured as a child built a cold brick wall around her tender heart. The death of her mother at an early age leaves her with no guidance in life and she’s forced to navigate through the best way that she knows how.Her life brightens up in her teen-age years when she meets her Prince Charming, Maurice, who steps in and relieves her of all of her misery. Maurice is a cold-hearted Kingpin and leader of the drug organization known in the streets of Newark as The Federation. A strong and powerful leader he is. She learns a great deal from him. He teaches her the code of the streets, the meaning of loyalty, honor, morals and principles. Most importantly he teaches her the true meaning of love.His jealous and controlling demeanor has always been an issue but she somehow managed to live with it because of her love for him. Loving him, as easy as it may be, it’s not at her best interest to do so due to the fact that he’s a married man. For years she’s played number two to his wife but as the years creep by she descends further and further down the list of his multiple women. Finally just as she’s becoming tired of being just another one of his prizes a man that she feels truly loves her enters her life.She’s stuck at the crossroads not knowing whether to continue her and Maurice’s complicated love affair or to cut off their intimate ties and only retain their business affairs. The only problem with that is as much as Maurice has emphasized never mixing business with pleasure when it comes to her he has a problem practicing what he preaches.What’s a girl to do? She finds herself trapped in between unconditional love and the love of money. To make a decision in the name of love could not only affect her luxurious lifestyle, it could also jeopardize her life and the life of her true love.

Download or read book DAMUSLIM written by Zimmy Zim and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zulu is a young Muslin African- American man that's going on an unique religious journey. Struggling to find himself in this illusionistic world, that's full of false acceptance, fake friends, fake love and a deadly reputation. He'll give his loyalty to a gang that will lead him closer to the hell-fire by indulging in the worldly life of crime and not listening to his mother's religious teaching of Islam, who only prays and wishes the best for him. While beginning as a juvenile his so-called friend/homie, Trigg's guidance leads him in and out of incarceration. Until he caught a case facing the death penalty that ultimately has his mother's words reverberating, leaving him to make a life or death decision... Will he continue to follow Trigg or man up by following the righteous path?

Download or read book Rolling With My Homies written by Engy Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-29 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To have a great piece in illustrations and storytelling, it takes a considerable amount of precise planning. This notebook is made to attend to the demands of film makers, story book illustrators, comic artists and advertisers. This notebook contains 120 pages and each pages comprises four 16:9 frames positioned horizontally with lines below for texts. This notebook is a must-have for storyboarding and it is fitting for people who endeavor in creative projects of this kind and it is fashioned to help the creative minds of artists and authors that are building their stories.

Download or read book Trying to Score While Being an Athlete written by Carl Boddie and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the years the team won several championships and broke a lot of records that had never been broken. The only thing "Ro" could think about was winning and Sheryl, they were inseparable. Life was good until, the mean streets of Philadelphia robbed "Ro" of his dreams.Every decision he made had consequences,and he paid the price.

Download or read book Got Your Back written by Frank Alexander and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-01-10 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider in the world of gangsta rap reveals his experiences, and the dark and violent underbelly of the music world that ultimately killed his charge, Tupac Shakur.

Download or read book Orphans of the Revolution written by Ellisa Burks-McKnight and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 1901 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orphans Of The Revolution is the story of how a nation of people became the target of the largest conspiracy the earth has ever encountered. From the pyramids of Egypt through the roads of Jerusalem straight through the neighborhood of south central Los Angeles. Orphans of the revolution is prolific and life changing.

Download or read book Why I Shout written by Al Brown and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's a story of a child who lived in the bar scene from a very young age and grew up attending church regularly. I then adventured into the street life of Omaha, having to learn that life isn't a game as I thought. While facing several challenges, I soon found out that the choices I make can make the difference between life and death. So thank you for choosing to follow me through my journey. Open your hearts and minds as you'll begin to realize that there is a better life than what we tend to think. We can live life to the fullest, but we can't make it on our own. I've written this book in hopes that through my life experiences, it may be able to encourage others that if you don't like the way your life is going, it can be changed by the renewing of your mind. We can make lemonade out of lemons. And I understand that by writing this book, people may see me in a different light that could be challenging for them to recognize me as the person I have become. If that is you, well, you have picked the right book. I have always been the type of person who speaks his mind and now that mind is the mind of transformation. So come and follow me, as I show you how my life has changed-from a thug life to moving toward an abundant life full of love, joy, peace, purpose, power, and destiny in order to find out why I shout!

Download or read book Second Time Around written by C. J. Smooth and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saga continues as the King Family faced with turmoil must return to their old school ways for the new school rules, neither Mr. King or Mrs. King can except such a loss, by all means they are going to make sure that they will not lose their only son they have left to the same streets that have claimed two of their sons lives already, they show the new school why rules exist in the first place. However, their only son feel the same regarding the lost of his brothers and hit the streets with a vengeance with a new school style but with an old school training.

Download or read book SPIN written by and published by . This book was released on 2005-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the concert stage to the dressing room, from the recording studio to the digital realm, SPIN surveys the modern musical landscape and the culture around it with authoritative reporting, provocative interviews, and a discerning critical ear. With dynamic photography, bold graphic design, and informed irreverence, the pages of SPIN pulsate with the energy of today's most innovative sounds. Whether covering what's new or what's next, SPIN is your monthly VIP pass to all that rocks.

Download or read book And Grant You Peace A Joe Burgess Mystery Book 4 written by Kate Flora and published by ePublishing Works!. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...nailed the culture of a Portland cop...beautifully written, and suspensefully told." ~Mystery Lover, Verified Reviewer When a boy raps on Detective Burgess's car window summoning him to a burning commercial building now serving as a mosque, Burgess rushes through the intensifying flames to rescue a screaming woman and her baby locked in a closet. The young mother survives, but suffers traumatic muteness. Autopsy shows the infant was gravely ill, suggesting someone was trying to keep mother and child away from hospitals that might have asked questions. Questioning suspicious‚ uncooperative refugees‚ members of a motorcycle gang‚ and shady businessmen‚ results in threats to Burgess's family, newly grown by two adopted children. Burgess persists, certain that finding justice for the child and mute mother will solve everything, until a witnesses draws him and his team into a building . . . booby-trapped to explode. "An incredible cast of characters and a plot that keeps you guessing to the very last page. Kate Flora is a master of the genre." ~Skye Writer, Verified Reviewer ". . . the pace ramps up on page one and continues throughout the book. The side stories are so much to the richness of the tale. Wholeheartedly recommend." ~Verified Reviewer THE JOE BURGESS MYSTERIES Playing God The Angel of Knowlton Park Redemption And Grant You Peace Led Astray A Child Shall Lead Them A World of Deceit

Download or read book City of Nightmares written by Warren Henderson and published by Rapha Publishing. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: