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This is for the Mara Salvatrucha: Inside the MS-13, America's Most Violent Gang
by Samuel Logan
Traces the harrowing story of a teenager who became a government informant from within a formidable crime family, describing her entry into a street gang at the age of twelve, her relationship with a high-ranking criminal network leader, and her role in countless acts of violence before she switched sides, entered and left Witness Protection, and was murdered.
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Original Gangstas: Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and the birth of West Coast Rap
by Ben Westhoff
In the late 1980s, the emergence of gangsta rap shifted the epicenter of hip-hop from New York to Los Angeles. N.W.A.'s shocking success led to rivalries between members, backlash from the FBI, politicians, and police, and eventually an all-out war between East and West Coast rappers. In the process, hip-hop burst into mainstream America at a time of immense social change.
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The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
by Wes Moore
Traces the parallel lives of two youths with the same name born a year apart in the same community, describing how the author grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar, White House Fellow and promising business leader while his counterpart suffered a life of violence and imprisonment.
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