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Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage is a coming-of-age story, but it is much more. It is a book about urban legends, about the mythology of the inner cities, right in the underbelly of New York City during a time when the city seemed to have lost its soul, when cities were dying all across America. In fact, two presidents, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, campaigned before a ruin on Charlotte Street in the South Bronx to underscore urban decay. In the midst of this decay, Cedric Carpenter, a teenager, looks to make sense of his life on the mean streets. He finds it in the teachings of the Five-Percent Nation. Streets of Rage is a book that William Faulkner would have written had he lived in the hood during this period.
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Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage is a coming-of-age story, but it is much more. It is a book about urban legends, about the mythology of the inner cities, right in the underbelly of New York City during a time when the city seemed to have lost its soul, when cities were dying all across America. In fact, two presidents, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, campaigned before a ruin on Charlotte Street in the South Bronx to underscore urban decay. In the midst of this decay, Cedric Carpenter, a teenager, looks to make sense of his life on the mean streets. He finds it in the teachings of the Five-Percent Nation. Streets of Rage is a book that William Faulkner would have written had he lived in the hood during this period.
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Streets of Rage

Streets of Rage

by Easy Waters
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Streets of Rage

Streets of Rage

by Easy Waters

Overview

Streets of Rage is a coming-of-age story, but it is much more. It is a book about urban legends, about the mythology of the inner cities, right in the underbelly of New York City during a time when the city seemed to have lost its soul, when cities were dying all across America. In fact, two presidents, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, campaigned before a ruin on Charlotte Street in the South Bronx to underscore urban decay. In the midst of this decay, Cedric Carpenter, a teenager, looks to make sense of his life on the mean streets. He finds it in the teachings of the Five-Percent Nation. Streets of Rage is a book that William Faulkner would have written had he lived in the hood during this period.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781496968265
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Publication date: 02/05/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 180
File size: 261 KB

About the Author

Easy Waters is the pen name of William E. Waters, an award-winning poet, playwright, and author. He is the author of three collections of poetry-Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass: Remembrance of Things Past and Present (cowinner of the Edwin Mellen Poetry Prize); Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats (a National Poetry Series Finalist); and The Black Feminine Mystique (a Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award Finalist). Waters is a criminal justice professional and an independent consultant for a number of nonprofit and for-profit organizations. He states that he is “a change agent for a just society.” He has a master’s degree from New York Theological Seminary and bachelor’s degrees from SUNY New Paltz and Albany University. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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