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Topic: Straight From The Hood: Original Gangsters, Street Legends & Chilli Pimping In Atlantic City
Featured Guests....
1.) Bro. Seth Ferranti Author, Former Kingpin, Federal Prisoner & Founder Of Gorilla Convict Publications
“Have you ever watched American Gangster on BET? Seth ‘Soul Man’
Ferranti brings American Gangster from BET to the books in Street
Legends.” – The Rawsistaz Reviewers
“Ferranti has compiled a who’s who of the late 20th century’s most
infamous kingpins in Street Legends. This is a must read for true crime
enthusiasts.” – Smooth Magazine
As a young man, Ferranti was convicted of running a continual
criminal enterprise that dealt in LSD. He was sentenced to over 25 years
in prison and has been doing his time since 1993. He has the inside
scoop on gangbangers, mobsters, and crime bosses by proving to them he is a man that can be trusted with their stories.
Gorillaconvict.com is the home of recognized prison journalist and
gangster chronicler, Seth “Soul Man” Ferranti, the Gorilla Convict
Blog and Gorilla Convict Publications which published Seth’s books, his
debut Prison Stories, his sophomore effort, Street Legends Vol. 1.
The site also features interviews with Seth from magazines like Black
Men and Don Diva and reviews of his books from Smooth and other
magazines/websites on the media kit section. On the publications
page are many of Seth’s published articles from magazines like King, Don
Diva, Feds and Street Elements. Gorillaconvict.com is all things prison
and gangster. Take your time to explore the site and find out what
gorillaconvict.com and Seth “Soul Man” Ferranti are all about. http://www.gorillaconvict.com
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2.) Bro. Ron Chepesiuk Author, Filmmaker & Founder Of Strategic Media Books
Ron Chepesiuk, an award-winning investigative journalist,
has been described as “the master of high octane journalism.” He is the
author of Gangsters of Harlem and Black Gangsters of Chicago, Drug
Lords, a Fulbright Scholar, an adjunct professor in the journalism
department of UCLA’s Extension Division and a consultant to the History
Channel’s Gangland documentary series. He has also been interviewed by
the Biography Channel, Discovery, the History Channel, Black
Entertainment Television, and NBC’s Dateline. He is the author 24 books
and more than 4,000 articles.
Strategic Media Books, LLC is an independent U.S. publisher that aims to
bring extraordinary true-life stories to the widest possible audience.
Founded in 2010, Strategic Media Books intends to be one of the most
energetic and hard-hitting non-fiction publishers in the business. While
we currently specialize in true crime, we plan to expand and publish
great books in any non-fiction genre. In this politically correct age,
we are not afraid of dealing with controversial subjects. In fact, we
plan to take on subjects that few other publishers would want to handle.
Chili Pimping in Atlantic City describes how Gourdine
developed the stomach for the pimping game, became a corrupt cop,
learned the pimping trade and survived on the mean streets. The author
paints vivid profiles of some the interesting characters he meets along
the way. He concludes with some hard lessons. “The best way to steer a
young boy away from pimping is to change his environment,” Gourdine
writes. “If a young boy is starving, living without heat in his house,
with no real men around him, guess what he’s going to take when he sees
the first person who he deems the best fit to survive in his dismal
circumstances? And believe you me, he will not be a law abiding
citizen.”
W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Needs Your Support...Give To Grow The Movement!
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& Listens 24/7 @ Their Same Link Of Original Broadcast.*** Topic: Strange Fruit @ San Jose State: The 2008 Unsolved Hanging Of Gregory Johnson, Jr.
Parents Of Gregory Johnson, Jr.: Rev. Denise Johnson & Gregory Johnson, Sr.
On Nov. 22, 2008, Gregory Johnson, Jr. was found hanging from the
ceiling of his fraternity house’s basement @ San Jose State
University…Although there were no ligature marks found on his neck, the
authorities quickly ruled out foul play and ruled it a suicide…Also there was a jagged scar found on the back of his head which suggests he sustained blunt force trauma which also points to foul play...Gregory
Johnson, Jr. was only 20 years old… He was a brilliant student, an
ordained minister and a certified personal fitness instructor who had
dreams of becoming a professional sports trainer…He was the only Black
student in the San Jose State University Chapter of the Sigma Chi
Fraternity, the largest and one of the oldest fraternities in North
America…He reported that his clothes and jewelry were stolen/missing and
fights broke out with him and his frat brothers in the days leading up
to his mysterious and untimely death…W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio will
interview Gregory’s parents and others this Weds. Sept. 21 @ 9pm c/10pm
e/7pm p…Spread the news!
Ervin Summer Orientation Program For Fall Semester (2009)
Dean James Earl McLeod 7/26/1944-9/6/2011 “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” ~Albert Pine "Know that you are valued by not how much money you make, titles that are bestowed or what you own but rather by how many lives you have touched and enriched with your presence, passions and talents which are priceless on their own…One ♥!"~r2c2h2
On Tuesday afternoon of September 6, 2011, when I just learned that my mentor made his transition, words at that moment could not do justice on how I felt about the one and only Dean James Earl McLeod…
Although he lost his battle with the Big C, he won his place of honor alongside the Big G…
Although he operated at an elite institution, Dean McLeod was more inclusive than exclusive…He had a way of bringing everyone together with his quiet dignity and humble demeanor…He was the glue that held bonds together, the mortar that cemented bricks to create institutions of excellence and the soil that made new growth and bountiful harvests possible…He was more interested in creating relationships than collecting assets…
What I loved about Dean McLeod was that he accepted people for who they were and where they were at and not necessarily what he, the John B. Ervin Scholars Program, Wash U., nor society wanted them to be…He had a genuine love of people and all of their quirks as you will…I personally know that I am not everyone’s cookie cutter or cup of tea representation of what an Ervin should be…I am not necessarily the one they would send out to recruit other potential Ervins like me per se, but Dean McLeod had a genius for finding value where others just found trouble, difficulty or a waste of time…
I would like to thank everyone for attending my show both in person and in spirit…It was beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Bro. Byron aka Lord Byron aka Mr. B. wowed us with his incredible word play and mastery of a poetic phrase as well as got our heart strings and tear factory going with his emotional tribute to Dean McLeod. People were moved by the art, enjoyed the gallery talk by yours truly, and drank and ate delightful delectables merrily into the night!
I would like to thank my mentors George Sams and Giuseppe Pirone for letting me get my shine on in their wonderful gallery space, the beautiful ladies in my life Callie Herd, Molisa Thomas, Kathryn Bentley, Dail Chambers, Chinyere Oteh, Denise Ward Brown & Freida Wheaton for showing a brother some love and tenderness…Also my supportive parents in creative spirit, Black pride and spunk, Mama D. & Papa Henry Morrowloving for always being true first responders and supporters of their creative prodigal RonSon...My brother from another mother, Travis McAllister aka T-Mac for being the loyal and honorable soldier that he is and for always making his comrade feel at home whenever I hit the STL…
Special shoutout goes to Jeff Pike for showing me true peer respect and admiration and who in my opinion will always be the Dean of the WU Art School…Another special shoutout goes to jazz legend Charles Bobo Shaw for making the show even more memorable and edutaining! I hope people take the time to actually ‘see’ the show before it is taken down on Oct. 7…It is powerful and will change your life…Why? Because it changed mine! One Love!
