Street Lit Corner discussion

I wanted to let everyone know about my latest novel, 'The Making of a Gangster.' It's an urban tale based in Hawthorne, CA/Los Angeles County, about a young Black male from a broken home who falls victim to the negativity that surrounds him. He starts gangbanging, and as a result his life is destroyed. Throughout the book, the underlying theme is that even though we as Black people have suffered from racism, our continued problems are increasingly a result of our own doing. The book is based on things I witnessed growing up in Hawthorne.

"Gangbanging had been a destructive force in Los Angeles County for nearly thirty years, and resulted in the murders of thousands of Black and Hispanic males. As the millennium approached, gang wars between Bloods, Crips, and different Crip factions continued to harm the Black community. Violent crime resulted in the forced removal of Black males from the Black community through murder and incarceration. And despite the negativity caused by gangbanging, Black youth continued to enter that lifestyle.

Antoine Edwards was raised in the City of Hawthorne, which was one of 88 cities in Los Angeles County. He never knew his father, and his mother was addicted to crack cocaine. His grandmother raised him, and although she wanted the best for him, her plan was unable to compete with the negativity that surrounded them.

Before Antoine became a teenager, he joined the local street gang. The influence of the older members of the gang turned him into an adolescent robber and killer. He embodied the gangster lifestyle and sought to be a successful gangbanger instead of a productive, law-abiding member of society. Antoine cared little about the harm his actions caused his people and community. But he was eventually forced to suffer the consequences of his actions, and when that occurred, it was too late for his life to be redeemed."

Check it out. I'm sure you'll enjoy!
http://amzn.com/1499626304