Author
Ytzhak
In light of the Tookie Williams case, we decided to pull out an old interview we did with former gang member Twilight Bey who speaks about the ins and outs of gang life and culture and the way outside forces like the police impact day to day life… Twilight was the inspiration for Anna Deavere Smith’s award winning play/documentary on the LA Riots…This is part 2 of that incredble interview w/ former LA gang member/community activist Twilight Bey.
This is part 2 of that incredble interview w/ former LA gang member/community activist Twilight Bey.. As was mentioned in pt 1, this is probably the realest interview you will ever hear about gang life, the efforts to bring about peace and the role police and other outside forces played in disrupting the progress undertaken by those who were on the frontline trying to make a better tomorrow…
http://odeo.com/audio/463828/view
part 1
"...You know it’s interesting because today people talk about Palestine and the war tactic they use of suicide bombings. It’s the ultimate level of showing your discontent. The disbelief of the conditions that you are living in leads you to destroy yourself, let alone your own community. So what I seen taking place back then and what I see taking place today in Palestine, to me it’s the same thing. When people have no other way to show their discontent then they use whatever is most effective...."--Twilight Bey
E-mail