-Books & Publications:

"The 50 Most Asked Questions About Gangs"
ISBN #0974990906

-A Review from Ras Baraka, Deputy Mayor, Newark, New Jersey
This is required reading for parents, children, clergy, educators, gang bangers, law enforcers, social workers, and anyone else working with healing social ills.

-A review from Susan A. Phillis, Faculty Director at Pitzer Claremont College
As a former gang member, T Rodgers has a broad vision of what societal trends are at work in producing gangs, as well as the inner wokrings of the gangs themselves. His perspective and writing style make the book accessable as well as interesting reading for anyone. His book is a tremendously valuable addition to literature on gangs. His views are political and critical of the larger society. His is one of the most unapologetic and passionate accounts of these issues I have ever read. T. Rodgers' voice is a cry for equality and peace in an untraditional but immensely powerful way. I greatly respect T Rodgers for sharing the invaluable perspective he has nurtured from a lifetime of dealing with gangs and gang youth.

-A review from Ken Bell, Sr. Trainer/Consultant, L.A.D.P. RET.
Excellent, excellent book! What a reward! Very Proud. Your concept was the best part of the book! God has truly gifted you in the area of communications. This book is an outgrowth of that gift.

-A letter from Mario de Biji, Netherlands
Your book contains valuable ideas and facts for me. Even the matters that were not completely new for me are helpful, because they eliminate possible doubts that I had. It is clear from the book that you know what you are talking about. I agree with you that a person must love him/ herself before he/ she can give love to others.

As a former gang member and leader T Rodgers is an authority on the subject. "The 50 Most Asked Questions About Gangs" identifies the questions and provides realistic, straight forward answers to some of the most vital questions that deal with the who, what, where, when, how, and the why of gang activity and it's causes.

Questions answered in this enlightening publication include: What is a gang? What kind of kids join gangs? What does a gang do? What do gang menbers think of the outside world? How can you tell if your child is involved in a gang? And many other questions that have been asked for years...

This book brings an understanding of the causes of gang actions in order that parents, community leaders, teachers, and all interested parties might be better able to identify, communicate, and relate to the younger generations.

Shipping for most of T Rodgers publications is $5.00 in the US, $8 in the UK (including tracking). Money orders only please. You may also send a money order for $20 plus the $2.21 shipping to T if you would prefer not to buy the book online. Do not forget to include your shipping address.

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50 Most Asked Questions About Gangs

Lies My Homeboys Told Me

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Available Books, Mags, & Prints from T Rodgers:

-Urban Living: April/May 2005 No.8 -Youth Crime and Urban Policy $3.00
-A View from the Inner City: 1980 American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research $10
-Uprising: Crips and Bloods Tell the Story of America's Youth in the Crossfire; Yusef Jah Sister Shan’ Keyah $15
-Sports Illustrarted Oct. 19, 1992: Up Against the Wall $5
-HARPER’S March 1989: When You're a Crip or a Blood $10
-F.E.D.S Magazine: vol. 3 issue 13 2004 $10
-GQ Sept. 1992: L.A. Original Gangster $10
-GQ Nov. 1992: Lord Jim $5
-Los Angeles Jan. 2001: To Love and Die in Los Angeles $10
-Youth Gangs Talk More - Fight Less $2.50
-The Last Warrior, Team Leader $2.50
-Of Love and Bloodshed $2.50
-The Quill; Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood $1.50
-L.A. Sentinel; Farrakhan Rocks Compton College $1.50
-Gang Members Suggest a Way to End Violence $2.50
-L.A. Mag; The Rumble and How to Stop It $2.50
-The New Mexican; Ex-Gang Leader Offers a Way $2.50
-Crack: Riches Prove Elusive in Drug's Grim Economy $2.50
-The Final Call; Black Males Face Exstinction $2.50
-The Final Call; Workshop Targets Gangs $1.50
-L.A. Times; Rules of the Jungle $2.50
-L.A. Weekly; A Matter of Respect $2.50
-Dorsey Gram; Gangs According to T Rodgers $1.50


Publications in the Works from T:
-Lies My Homeboy Told me: The Truth About the Beginning
- Master of the Long Shoe Game
-From the Mind of a Player
-The Independent Workbook for Thoughts and Actions for Victims of Gang Violence
-S.E.L.F. Expeditor Book
-SURVIVAL EDUCATION FOR LIFE AND FAMILY (S.E.L.F.)
-Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Gangs But Were Afraid to Ask
-How Not to be a Professional Victim

Please contact SWU for more information on all of these publications @ sidewalku@hotmail.com.

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