Bloods and crips documentary full biography

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[sustained electronic tone]

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[hip-hop music]

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[siren whooping]

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[gunfire]

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(Muhammad)
There\'s a war going on

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in South Central.

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[guns cocking]

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[electricity crackling]

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(Sherrills)
These Crips and Bloods

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have been warring
for odd years,

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one of the longest-running wars
in the history of this country.

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(Young Dre)
There can always be someone outside

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that\'s ready to kill me
because of where I live at.

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We go over there
and kill one of them,

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and they come over
and kill one of us.

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(B-4)
It\'s like we born into it.

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You can\'t dodge, run away,
or get out of this.

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This is what it is.

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[woman over telephone]
, what\'s your emergency?

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(Sherrills) Over the past 20 years alone
in L.A. County,

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there\'s been over
15, gang-related deaths.

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(Hayden) If you had 15, people
killing each other

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in any other country,

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there would be diplomats;
there would be mediators.

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It would go to the U.N.

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I grew up in the hood.
I was born in the hood.

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I was raised in the hood.
I\'ma die in the hood.

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I didn\'t choose my destiny.

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My destination chose me.

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[fabric fluttering]

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(Whitaker)
In the southern portion

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of the richest city
in the richest state in America

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lays a cluster of neighborhoods,

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their streets and boulevards
laid out in a grid

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between concrete ribbons of freeway.

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Ten miles to the west
is the Pacific Coast Highway

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and the beaches of Santa Monica.

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Five miles to the north
is Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.

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Seven miles to the east
is the corner of Hollywood and Vine.

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25 miles south
lays Orange County and Disneyland.

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Surrounded
by the California dream,

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this region has its own legacy.

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On its streets

"Crips and Bloods" redirects here. For the rivalry between the Los Angeles street gangs, see Crips–Bloods gang war.

American film

Crips and Bloods: Made in America is a documentary by Stacy Peralta that examines the rise of the Crips and Bloods, prominent gangs in America who have been at war with each other. The documentary focuses on the external factors that caused African-American youth to turn to gangs and questions the political and law enforcement response to the rise of gang culture.

Cast

Bo Taylor: He is former Schoolyard Crip and the founder of Unity One, a privately funded organization dedicated to peacemaking and the transformation of gang members into productive citizens.

Skipp, Nikko and Bow Wow: Former Bloods and Crips members that join together as a part of Unity One, working to help active gang members make a better living and make the transformation they need.

Jim Brown: Pro Football Hall of Famer founded of the Amer-I-Can foundation. The mission of the foundation is to help provide life management skills and resources to at-risk youth and has been doing so for more than 20 years.

Rock Johnson: Former original Compton Crip member and currently the National Chief of Staff of the Amer-I-Can foundation. He is also the founder of the I-Can Youth Foundation.

Vicky D. Lindsey: Founder of Project Cry No More, a privately funded organization dedicated to providing therapy to mothers who have lost their children to gang violence.