CATCH THE PREMIERE OF THE HBO DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE BLOODS AND THE CRIPS AND L.A. GANG VIOLENCE

Last updated: Tuesday, February 6, 2007

CATCH THE PREMIERE OF THE HBO DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE BLOODS AND THE CRIPS AND L.A. GANG VIOLENCE

Premieres Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at 10 PM ET only on HBO!

Bastards Of The Party, The HBO Documentary That Chronicles The Development Of Black Gangs In LA

Raised in the Athens Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Cle "Bone" Sloan was four years old when his father died, and 12 when he became a member of the Bloods. Now an inactive member of the notorious gang, Sloan looks back at the history of black gangs in his city and makes a powerful call for change in modern gang culture. Acclaimed feature film director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) produces BASTARDS OF THE PARTY along with Sloan, who also directs.

In researching the subject, Sloan discovered that the roots of black gangs were nurtured within a distinct political landscape. BASTARDS OF THE PARTY traces the development of black gangs in Los Angeles from the late 1940s, through the charged atmosphere of the '60s and '70s, to the breakdown of community in the '80s and '90s, and the brief truce between the Crips and Bloods that followed the Rodney King riots in 1992.

The documentary features interviews with past and current gang members from the Bloods and Crips; and also chronicles the role of the Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI in the evolution of gang culture.

Don't miss this informative look at the history of Los Angeles and the cultural genocide that continues to occur day-in and day-out.

Source: deep-focus.net

| Tuesday, February 6, 2007

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