Invité:
Kevon Gulley, auteur de Just Like Compton
Dr. Ikaweba Bunting, Professeur, Université de Compton
Un roman de fiction où les noms ont été changés pour protéger les coupables, «Just Like Compton’ a été présenté comme ayant le grain de Monster Monster Kody, l'intrigue et le mystère d'un roman de James Patterson, compléter avec le genre de roman noir qui rivalise avec l'auteur acclamé Zane.
Écrit par Kevon Gulley, un natif de Compton, qui a passé la majorité de sa vie dans et hors de l'un ou l'autre système, pour ceux qui ont déjà interrogé sur ce qui se passe dans la tête de ceux qui cogner ou ce que c'est que de faire dans une prison en Californie, un homme noir aujourd'hui, Just Like Compton fait un travail incroyable de briser la violence inexplicable, vengeance, trahison, racisme, médicaments, amour et la fidélité à une couleur, bloc de quartier, et la famille des gangs que beaucoup ont du mal à comprendre le temps. «Just Like Compton’ is the perfect blend of real life-straight up with no chaser complete with baby mama drama, un poussin sur le drame de côté, hotte drame, et le drame derrière les murs.
The novel gives readers a strikingly real portrayal of gang life in Los Angeles. Rien n'est hors limite ou trop graphique quand il s'agit de dire les choses comme il est pour ce premier temps auteur qui admet que, pour son premier roman, il a attiré beaucoup de sa vie personnelle.
“I love Compton,” Kevon says. “I didn’t always do right and I paid the price for it. I’ve seen a lot in these streets and today I just think that if there’s anything that I can do to help make a difference, alors je vais le faire. Personne ne veut être enfermé. Prison is no joke, believe me.”
Just Like Compton is currently available online at Amazon.com, librairies locales, y compris Eso Won dans Leimert Parc, Smiley à Carson, Livres N Things de Zahra à Inglewood, Shades of Afrika in Long Beach and can also be ordered directly through his website at www.justlikecompton.com.
Avril 23, 2012 à 7:58 h
I heard the author of this book on the radio this morning, good for him that he has a book out. En outre, the professor’s words were VERY powerful – I would love to hear him speak more.
Cependant, this isn’t the 19th century. Si, the front cover makes me cringe and here’s why…
The front cover of the book specifically depicts the woman standing behind the man, why couldn’t she have been standing beside her man? Are they not equals?
Seems to perpetuate the viewpoint that women are seen as less equal than their African-American male counterparts.
Real women stand beside their men, not behind a man. A man who genuinely respects and appreciates his woman fully, wants her to stand beside him since he sees her as his other/better half, and a woman who knows her worth would have it no other way.
Avril 24, 2012 à 3:43 h
Whats wrong with a woman standing behind her man. Thats the problem. People look at everything from a power perspective. Women need to stand behind their men and when the time comes for men to stand behind their women they will do the same. With that statement WE ARE EQUALS.
Avril 28, 2012 à 5:11 à la
Johnny,
Stop with the ridiculousness and the shenanigans.
Si, you are basically saying that you want and expect a woman to have your back at all times and yet you don’t have her back in return? This seems to be the point you are making here. Sounds like a double standard.
If you and she are equals like you say, then then the power between you is shared. Is this not correct?
Now the question becomes, why are you so afraid to share the power and have your woman by your side and have her back?
The answer is so glaringly obvious. No real man who fully has his woman’s back would let her (nor expect her) to take the rap for him and have her sitting in jail for something she didn’t do. He mans up and takes full responsibility for his own actions.
Avril 23, 2012 à 8:15 h
@ Average Gal. This is a street novel. Most street novels show their women holding them down, when everyone else is against them. It is not unusual for a woman to be standing “behind” her man in the streets. Lying and saying that he was with her when the murder was committed. Hiding drugs in the baby pamper when she goes to visit her man in jail. Taking the rap for a crime, because she’ll receive a slap on the wrist, whereas her man would do hard time. This is what happens in the streets! A woman standing “behind” her man!
This book is no kid story! You’d have to know the streets, to know this book
Avril 23, 2012 à 8:29 h
avg girl i think your’re over analyzing my dear. i don’t want a woman to stand beside me, walk beside me, march beside me yes but i can’t protect her in that way. the phrase “i have your back” est populaire pour une raison… je crois les femmes sont plus intelligents, et plus fort que les hommes s'il vous plaît ne pas confondre le couvercle avec mes pensées personnelles… Maintenant, si vous êtes juste une personne négative et c'est quelque chose tout à fait différente.
l'auteur..
Avril 24, 2012 à 4:02 à la
Si, vous dites que la femme de prendre le rap pour des activités illégales de son petit ami qui conduit à son incarcération ou le décès est quelque chose à être glorifié? C'est ce que vous appelez debout “behind” her man?
Cela ressemble à l'achat dans la glorification des médias de l'homme noir comme un voyou de la rue, seriez-vous pas d'accord?
Ressemble plus à des activités au niveau de la rue menant à la chute de la femme et à la disparition de la communauté afro-américaine.
En outre, le type de mentalité ci-dessus est probablement pourquoi Zimmerman a estimé justifié de la prise de vue Trayvon Martin (même si ce n'était pas juste), parce que dans l'esprit de Zimmerman Martin n'était rien de plus qu'un stéréotype rue voyou noir.
Avril 27, 2012 à 2:14 à la
D'abord, toute femme qui aime son homme prend la “rap” d'une manière ou d'une autre. J'ai pris le “rap” pour mon ex-mari quand il a déserté l'armée et me quitta pour élever ses deux enfants. Ma mère aussi “a pris le rap” quand elle est devenue l'aide pour me soutenir . Je n'ose pas envisager ce qui a causé Zimmerman pour tirer une jeunesse innocente. Le problème était qu'il n'était pas un voyou ni ne garantit qu'il perdre sa vie pour porter un chandail à capuchon. Si jamais vous vraiment aimé un homme noir, d'une certaine façon ou d'une autre vous avez pris le “rap”. Si vous n'avez pas encore vous voulez. I would have stood in front of my son to take the bullet and I am standing in front of my grandson whose is no thug! Fille, come on, maintenant, Hillary Clinton, stood by his man, no was he a thug?
Avril 28, 2012 à 4:19 à la
Jurline,
You call that love? I bet your man wouldn’t do the same for you if the roles were reversed. Stop kidding yourself. You would be sitting right there in jail and then you’d get ditched by him for another woman.
Avril 24, 2012 à 3:44 h
Well said.
Avril 24, 2012 à 3:54 h
Just Like Compton IS a real street novel. My book is Men and Women: Yin and Yang Love circle.
Avril 24, 2012 à 3:58 h
M.. Gulley, great book my brotha. I appreciate the things you do for the children in our neighborhoods. Keep up the good work.
Avril 25, 2012 à 2:19 à la
This comment is for Average Gal, I feel as if you are receiving the message of the cover all wrong. As a black women, qui est indépendant et est assez fort pour se tenir derrière son homme. Ne veut pas dire nécessairement que je suis en dessous de lui, mais plus de lui être mon protecteur. Dans la vie, dans les rues, vous ne voudriez pas que la situation se, mais si votre vie est menacée et votre homme se tenir devant vous pour éviter quelque chose de happining de vous, voudriez-vous rester à côté de lui alors. Tout ce que je veux dire, c'est que son rien de mal à vouloir être traité comme un égal, mais parfois vous devez tenir derrière votre homme. Je me sens si plus de femmes se tenaient derrière il ya des hommes, alors nous aurions beaucoup plus de forts hommes noirs. Kevin je vous souhaite rien d'autre que le succès, Je vous félicite pour ce que vous avez accompli. Keep it up
Avril 28, 2012 à 5:49 à la
Latrice,
Vous plaisantez? Arrêtez avec les excuses.
A woman can’t teach a man how to be a man. It is the father who teaches a boy how to develop into a man and how to support and feed his family. A boy learns how to be a man from his father, not a woman (although she may try to teach him as bet as she knows how).
What is the man’s role in all of this? Did you know that over 70 percent of black fathers are missing from African-American homes? These men need to have their children’s backs, their woman’s back, and stand up as men and support their children and families. It works both ways.
Avril 25, 2012 à 2:22 à la
I mean Kevon, I wish you success, error on my touch screen with your name.
Avril 27, 2012 à 2:06 à la
Kevon is telling this story from his prospective which is real. I am a retired Supervising Children’s Social Worker and spent much of my career working in South Central Los Angeles. I retired from the Compton Office. I know first hand about the foster care system how it sets up Black and Brown Youth to fail. I AM PROUD OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I am from Chicago and lost many relatives to gang violence. As far as the women standing behind her man, I do not feel as it is demeaning in any way. It is educational in the sense that many of the people working the “systems” have no clue about our community, our culture, our sense of pride! Consequently, they hold on the the negative mainstream images that are played out nightly on the news! I am supporting Kevon as his story will provide foster youths still trapped into into an unfair heartless system. I am a community activist and belief that the only way things are going to change is telling it like it really is. Tonight there is a rally at West Angeles
Church for the two youth gunned down !!!!!!! We are taking to the streets. Kevon novel is coming out at a critical time in our country. I just returned from Sacramento lobbying for a new bill AB1611 which addresses racial disparity among African American and Latino Youth in foster care!!!!!! Watch and support!