LA's Gang Expert Uncensored

Описание: Alex Alonso was born on August 19, 1970 in Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for My Kingdom Come: An LA Gangster Rap Story (2016), Bastards of the Party (2005) and L.A. Gang Unit (2008). Mr. Alonso founded StreetGangs.com and StreetTV.net is called upon to do lectures every month, mostly in the Southern California area. Alex Alonso has spoken at several colleges and professional organizations including Occidental College, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, USC, Cal State Northridge and several high schools and city colleges. He has also addressed the Los Angeles Department of Probation and Paroles, several law enforcement agencies, and numerous community groups.
When reporters, lawyers and cops need a “gang expert,” the person they turn to often has a badge. The result can be a one-sided and myopic depiction of barrio life, says Alex Alonso.
The academic got a close-up view of L.A.'s gangs while growing up in Mid-City and attending John Burroughs Middle School and Los Angeles High. He has documentation even from back then of his fascination with gangs. “I went to all the gang members,” he recalls, “and I said, 'Hit up your gang in my yearbook.'”
As a student in the mid-1990s, Alonso jumped on a geography class assignment to create a web page that came with university hosting. He created streetgangs.com, a repository of the history and vital stats of L.A. gangs. Intended as a destination for the local gang-curious, the site grew to become encyclopedic, with histories, rivalries and links to news stories about shootings, beefs and court cases. It has become a magnet for gang members themselves, who often “net bang” by arguing with enemies and making threats in comment threads. Some post a “roll call” of clique members. Others offer rest-in-peace messages.
Alonso's insight is rare. He downplays, for example, a recurring theme in law enforcement and media lore: that Latino gangs are constantly targeting African-Americans solely because of their race. While there allegedly have been hate crimes perpetrated by Latino gangs such as Big Hazard and Canoga Park Alabama, there is almost always a personal beef at their core, Alonso says.
Part of Alonso's job involves knowing the rules of the streets and interviewing local gang legends with names like OG Beefy and Nutty Blocc.

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