Video Feature: Tavis Smiley Show Looks at CRIPS AND BLOODS

Posted on May 7, 2009

On Tuesday, May 12 at 10:00 PM (check local listings), Independent Lens will present CRIPS AND BLOODS: Made in America, which examines the conditions that have lead to the devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles. Following the broadcast, be sure to watch the Tavis Smiley Show with CRIPS AND BLOODS Producer Baron Davis, Director Stacy Peralta and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Learn more about the film as well as the latest efforts to stop gang violence in Los Angeles and around the country. Get a preview of next week’s Tavis Smiley Show and watch the special excerpt below:    

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