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The Gregory Mantell Show -- Escaping the Gang Life

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Uploaded by on Feb 14, 2006

By age 12, Luis J. Rodriguez was already a veteran of East LA gang warfare. By 18, 25 of his friends had been killed. But he turned to reading and poetry and broke free. He is now the award-winning author of "Always Running," a book he wrote to save his son -- unsuccessfully -- and future generations from the cycle of violence.

Gregory Mantell has been called one of the best interviewers in America. www.gregorymantell.com

The Gregory Mantell Show is a weekly 1/2-hour cable TV talk show that airs in LA and New York. The program focuses on experts, the entertainment industry, and health & fitness.

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  • woooow he said shit!

    lololol

    i loved the book

    best ever

  • Very good video.

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  • U DUNO SHIT IM FROM A GANG LAME ASS FOOLS ONLY A RETIRED GANG MEMBER CAN TELL IT HOW IT IS FUCK U BITCHES LOL

  • His book is a must read!! Why isn't it a movie yet!?

  • Some very powerful and key stuff here - the so called experts around the world should really watch and listen to what is being said in this video

  • they r working on the movie rite now

    but we r still casting

    or they r still casting

    ya...hes my grandpa..im not just sum stalker.. :D

  • i loved this book !!!!!

    he is a great writter and the book is all the truth

    thanks for posting!

  • dam i wonder if theres a movie about it

  • Comparing warring gangs to the Israel/Palestine conflict is simplistic. In the Israeli-Palestine conflict, one group(the Israelis) have oppressed and stolen the land of another group(the Palestinians) and continue to do so on a daily basis. What other choice do the Palestinians have except to fight back? I would encourage you to read "Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation" by Saree Makdisi for a better understanding of the situation. Music of the Mill by Lus Rodriguez is wonderful!

  • Great book, and writer!

  • who you calling a rat?

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