Street Scripts: African American Youth Writing About Crime and Violence

Street Scripts: African American Youth Writing About Crime and Violence

Sensitive, angry writings by black young men and women that express the pain in their lives and serve as a tool to help them survive are presented. The views they offer are both comforting and disturbing.

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Veröffentlicht in:Social justice (San Francisco, Calif.) Calif.), 1997-12, Vol.24 (4 (70)), p.56-76
1. Verfasser: Mahiri, Jabari
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescence
African American culture
African American literature
African American teenagers
African American youth
Analysis
Black people
Blacks
Crime
Crime in schools
Hip hop culture
Juvenile delinquency
Literacy
Literature
Personal development
Portrayals
Rap music
School violence
Self-expression
Teenagers
U.S.A
Urbanization
Violence
Violence in literature
Violent crime
Violent crimes
Writing
Youth culture
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Zusammenfassung:Sensitive, angry writings by black young men and women that express the pain in their lives and serve as a tool to help them survive are presented. The views they offer are both comforting and disturbing.
ISSN:1043-1578
2327-641X