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Mar 2024
54m 10s

GANG INITIATIONS (part two)

CHELSEY WEBER-SMITH
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For the second part of this Urban Legends Hotline episode, we are continuing to explore various tall tales of ruthless gang initiations from the 1990s onward, as well as looking at the sweeping anti-gang laws of the 80s and 90s that had devastating effects on communities and categorized entire neighborhoods as gang associates, enacting severe punishments bas ... Show More
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