When you break it down, Ricky was only a lucky drug dealer at the right place at the wrong time… a pawn essentially. To find out how the crack epidemic in L.A. started, you have to take a trip to the capital city of Managua in Nicaragua. In June of 1979, the hills surrounding Managua were swarming with Cuban assisted Sandinista rebels who pulled of a major upset in the battle for the Managua. This was one of the biggest upsets in Central American history. In the bloody Cuban instigated war the Sandinistas demolished the well U.S. trained army of Nicaragua’s Dictator Anastasio Somoza.
Frank Lucas The American Gangster Frank Lucas was born in La Grange, North Carolina on September 9, 1930. He made a living in Harlem, New York in the 1960’s and 70’s as a heroin dealer and organized crime boss. He was successful mainly for cutting out the middleman and buying his heroin directly from Southeast Asia. A rumor, denied by Leslie Atkinson, was that he smuggled heroin into the U.S. in the coffins of dead servicemen (American Gangster True Story). Much of Frank Lucas’s childhood life explains his motivation for living a life of crime.
Paid in Full is about a young man who rises to the top of the cocaine industry in Harlem; which is common for most African Americans to do for those who grew up without father figures. At the beginning of the movie, Ace is stuck in a dead end job working in a dry cleaner's shop. His sister's boyfriend, Calvin, is a big time drug dealer who often tries to lure Ace into becoming a part of the drug trade with promises of fast money and glamour. Ace resists these temptations, warning constantly that Calvin's flashy style and audacious method of dealing will get him arrested. When Calvin does get locked up, Ace ends up taking his position on the streets after a chance encounter with Lulu, a Dominican drug dealer.
There is loads of evidence that can prove the theory of the mafia murdering JFK. First of all JFK’s father Joseph Kennedy used the mafia to get the support in key states and that could explain why he won by less than 0.5%. Evidence number 2 is that he had an affair with a godfather’s girlfriend. When his death was announced and everyone was in shock a thousand miles away at a restaurant in Tampa Florida a celebration was under way where mobster Santo Trafficante raises his glass and toasts the assassination of JFK. For mafia don Carlos Marcello in New Orleans and Johnny Recelly in Chicago it is also welcome news.
Hannah Howarth English assessment task Monster by Walter Dean Myers In his recent masterpiece “Monster” Walter Dean Myers brilliantly presents the story of young 16 year old Steve Harmon to uphold and raise his concerns about the mind puzzling Justice System in America and its confusing handling of minors. Walter skilfully questions the barbaric enforcement of the harsh felony murder laws and the courts sentencing of minors as adults in adult incarceration. He uses a variety of techniques to make his audience stop and think whether the American Justice system is doing right or wrong. Steve Harmon is on trial with James King for felony murder from a group robbery in Mr Nesbitts drugstore, Although Steve is not fully responsible
This was done at the time when prohibition was at its highest. During the 1920’s, “Al joined the James Street Gang, a tough street gang of teenagers and kids run by Johnny Torrio who would himself become a founder member of the Chicago Mob(1). Capone was then asked to work with Torrio’s uncle who was a major part of the cities prostitution and gambling rings. At that time, Al Capone was America's best known gangster because of his disobedience to laws
Theme: Clockers The movie Clockers, by Spike Lee, took place in the projects of a Brooklyn, NY. Striker (Mekhi Phifer), the main character, runs the street doing petty drug deals for the local drug lord Rodney. During the movie, Rodney and Striker meets up and start another drug dealer, Darryl Adams, who Rodney thinks is stealing from him. So Rodney persuades Striker into killing Darryl. But Striker did not the heart to takeout Darryl his self, so he when to his brother, Victor, to do the job.
Sam is visited by Dallas.Episode 6: Trust: Finn tells the others about Dallas siphoning money from their accounts. Sam goes missing and Caleb is now a very trusted ally of the four.Episode 7: Welcome to Mexico! : Sam and Dallas are in Mexico. Chris goes after them as Jack and Caleb set up some high paying job plans.Episode 8: Come Back Soon: Chris and Sam hide in a run-down hotel waiting for Finn but Dallas has already got to him. Caleb suggests laundering all of the groups cash and invests in two of the most popular elderly caring homes.Episode 9: The Price Of Life: Finn's death has ruptured the group.
Kelvin Hernandez Mexican Cartels Lure American Teens as Killers LAREDO, Tex. — When he was finally caught, Rosalio Reta told detectives here that he had felt a thrill each time he killed. It was like being Superman or James Bond, he said. Gabriela Maldonado, whose son Gabriel Cardona became an assassin for a Mexican drug cartel as a teenager. “I like what I do,” he told the police in a videotaped confession.
He spends time in prison and involves himself in drug dealing. Eventually, Doughboy participates in gang-related violence and in the end is murdered by another gang. His mother favors his brother Ricky more, and doesn’t have a father figure to support him in a positive way. All of these factors show why Doughboy is the way he is. Ricky Baker was the maternal half-brother of Doughboy and all-star football player at Crenshaw High School.