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Foreword
***By
Geoffrey Canada
Introduction
***By
Philip Kay
I.
Things Get Hectic
When Things Get Hectic
By Juan Azize
What Happened to My American Dream?
By Natalie Neptune
II.
Home Is Where the Hurt Is: Abuse
My Abused Friend:
She Needs More Help Than I Can Give
By Myriam Skye Holly
Home Is Where the Hurt Is
By Zeena Bhattacharya
My Terrible Secret: Breaking the Silence
By Anonymous
No One Spoke Up for Irma
By Ana Angelica Pines
A Proud Moment: Reporting the Abuse Upstairs
By Jessica Cabassa
III.
The Mind Slowly Begins to Defrost: Loss
Will There Ever Be Justice for David?
By Grismaldy Laboy
Maribel Feliciano:
She Died in the Arms of a Friend
By Adrian Jefferson
His Sneakers, My Dreams
By Suzanne Joblonski
Remembering Mike
By Carlos Lavezzari
No One Deserves to Die Like That
By Wunika Hicks
How I Made Peace with the Past
By Paula M. Verna
IV.
The Culture of Violence
Cops and Kids
Why I Love Gangsta Rap
By J. Slade Anderson
Women Are Under a Rap Attack
By Yelena Dynnikov
Diving into the Pit: I Came, I Saw, I Moshed
By Allen Francis
Gaybashers: What Are They Trying to Prove?
By Meliska Gruenler
The Media War Against Arabs
By Mohamad Bazzi
Violent Time, Violent Movies
By Daniel Jean-Baptiste
Hoods n' the Boys
By Karina Sang-Petrillo
V.
A Gassed-Up Head Is Dangerous: Choices
We Wanted Revenge
By Carlos Lopez
A Proud Moment: Turning In a Killer
By Anonymous
Why I Carry a Gun
By Anonymous
Why I Don't Have a Gun
By Anonymous
I Carry Mace…Just in Case
By Anonymous
My Secret Habit
By Anonymous
I Hated Myself
David Miranda
Racking, Bombing, Tagging…My Career as a Writer
By Anonymous
No
More Clubbing for Me
By Fabayo McIntosh
Karate Killed the Monster in Me
By Robin K. Chan
VI.
A Bull's-Eye on My Body: The Culture of Sexual Assault
Tired of Being a Target
ByLoretta Chan
Why Guys Talk Nasty
By Nanci S. Paltrowitz
Tell Him Why
By Lisa Frederick
VII.
The Price of Love: Boys, Girls, and Violence
I Paid a High Price for Love
By Melissa Krolewski
He Won't Stop Hitting Me
By Anonymous
Dream Guy, Nightmare Experience
By Anonymous
My Love, My Friend, My Enemy
By Anonymous
I Never Thought He'd Try to Kill Me
By Anonymous
The Anger Can Go Somewhere Else
By Anonymous
VIII.
Cops and Kids
Cops and Kids
By Julio Garcia
Caught in the Act
By Rance Scully
Rikers: Frontin' for Respect
By Jose R.
Busted
By Ligeia Minetta
IX.
Some Serious Deja Vu: War Stories
New York City Is Worlds Apart from El Salvador
By Norma E. Lopez
How My Family Escaped the Nazis
By Alison Stein Wellner
My Escape from the Secret Police
By Hanify Ahmed
The L.A. Riots: Beirut All Over Again
By Mohamad Bazzi
My Summer in the Israeli Army
By Melissa Chapman
No Parades for One Bronx Family
By Sheila Maldonado
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